Takeda

Chef Yukihiro Takeda debuted this sliver of an eight-seat omakase counter on the Upper West Side right before the pandemic hit in 2019, and the 19-course, $250 omakase has, up until just recently, largely flown under the radar. But word is getting out. At Takeda, expect a fairly-priced, highly seasonal Edomae-inspired meal that mixes small appetizers with nigiri, like nodoguro or kombu-cured red snapper in a roasted red rice sake sauce. The team sources all of its ingredients from Japan, with fish deliveries coming in twice a week from Toyosu Market.
Cost: $250