"New York's most exacting omakase - chef Nozomu Abe's two-star Edomae sushi at a 200-year-old hinoki counter on the Upper East Side."
Sushi Noz sits on a quiet stretch of East 78th Street on the New York Upper East Side, the creation of Hokkaido-born chef Nozomu Abe, who opened it in 2018. It holds two Michelin stars - awarded its first in 2019 and doubled in 2023.
Past a blue curtain, the room is built in the spirit of a Kyoto temple, with sliding wooden doors and a counter carved from 200-year-old hinoki. It anchors part of our sushi and Japanese coverage of the city.
The menu is Edomae omakase - numerous, meticulously prepared courses of sushi in the Tokyo tradition, the rice seasoned with care and the fish aged and dressed to order. Chef Nozomu Abe is a precise, engaging craftsman, and the meal moves at the counter's quiet, deliberate pace.
This is purist sushi, around $550 per person before extras - no fusion, no spectacle beyond the produce and the technique. The focus is the fish, the rice and the hands shaping it in front of you.
The space is a hushed inner sanctuary: kimono-clad staff, bamboo slats, pale blond hinoki and just fourteen seats split between an eight-seat counter and a smaller six-seat room. It is intimate, ceremonial and built for full attention on the food.
Seatings run twice a day, and reservations - released in advance and quick to go - are essential.
Sushi Noz suits a milestone anniversary, a memorable proposal, or a counter to impress clients. For other New York sushi, compare Sushi Nakazawa, Sushi Ichimura or Sushi Yasuda.
Not for a casual night, a big group or a tight budget - it is a fourteen-seat, $550 omakase counter built for quiet, ceremonial sushi.
Exacting Edomae omakase - meticulously prepared Tokyo-style sushi from chef Nozomu Abe at a 200-year-old hinoki counter. The Upper East Side room holds two Michelin stars and seats just fourteen guests.
Two. Sushi Noz won its first Michelin star in 2019 and was raised to two stars in the 2023 Michelin Guide.
The omakase runs around $550 per person before drinks, tax and gratuity, placing it firmly in the top $$$$ band.
At 181 East 78th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, just off Third Avenue, behind a blue curtain in a Kyoto-temple-style room.
Seats are released in advance via Tock and go quickly, with two seatings a day across a fourteen-seat room. Book as early as you can.
Reservations are essential and released in advance via Tock, going quickly. Phone +1 917 338 1792. Find it at 181 East 78th Street on the Upper East Side. Omakase runs around $550 per person.
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