Omakase Tokyo 2026: 13 Best Sushi Counters, Prices & Booking

Omakase in Tokyo means you hand the menu to the sushi chef and eat what they serve, piece by piece, at the counter. In Shibuya, Ebisu and Daikanyama in 2026 that costs from about ¥5,500 for a weekday lunch to ¥33,000 for a top dinner counter, and almost every good one is booked online in advance with a credit card.

Below: 13 counters whose prices, seats and booking rules we checked on their own booking pages on 24 October 2026 (ten around Shibuya and Ebisu, three elsewhere), plus etiquette, cancellation traps and the cheaper lunch route.

What is omakase, and how is it different from kaiseki?

Omakase (お任せ) translates as “I leave it to you”. At a sushi counter it means a chef-chosen sequence: a few small dishes, then nigiri handed over one at a time, paced to how fast you eat.

Kaiseki is a different thing: a multi-course seasonal meal of many cooking techniques, served in a set order, often in a private room rather than at a sushi bar. Ginza Kyubey shows the split well, with nigiri courses from ¥8,250 at lunch and separate kaiseki courses from ¥25,300 (Kyubey). For kaiseki counters, tea and the rest of that world, see our kaiseki guide to Tokyo fine dining. This article sticks to sushi.

	Sushi omakase	Kaiseki
Format	Counter, chef serves each piece by hand	Set sequence of dishes, often private rooms
Core food	Nigiri plus a few small dishes	Seasonal dishes across many techniques
Shibuya-area dinner price (2026)	¥9,900–¥33,000	See our kaiseki guide

How much does omakase in Tokyo cost in 2026?

Prices below come from each restaurant’s own course listing on Tabelog, TableCheck or OMAKASE, or its official site, checked 24 October 2026. Watch for the service charge: Sushi Sublime adds 10%, Kyubey adds 10% at dinner, and Sushi Shin by Miyakawa adds 15%, all on top of the listed course price.

Tier	Price per person	What you get	Examples (2026 listed price)
Lunch and casual	¥5,000–¥10,000	Nigiri-led sets, 10–16 pieces, timed sittings	Sushi Tokyo Ten lunch ¥5,500; Sushi Sublime lunch ¥4,999 + 10%; Kyubey lunch from ¥8,250
Mid-range	¥10,000–¥20,000	Full omakase, 14–23 items	Sushi Hanaoka ¥16,500; Sushi Naoki dinner ¥18,000; Sushi Takeuchi ¥19,800
High end	¥20,000–¥35,000	Small counter, long tsumami section, aged fish	Sushi Kumakura ¥22,000; Sushi Fujimasa ¥27,500; Ajuuta ¥33,000
Top tier	¥35,000+	Famous names, very hard to book	Sushi Shin by Miyakawa ¥36,300 + 15%; Sushi Chef Yuki Usui ¥38,500 + service

Drinks are extra unless stated. One useful exception is Sushi Yuu Tsubasa in Ebisu, where every course at ¥15,000 includes all-you-can-drink. If you want to see where omakase sits in a full trip budget, our Japan travel cost breakdown has daily figures.

The best Shibuya omakase counters (with verified prices)

These ten Shibuya omakase counters all publish their course price and booking route. Seats and cancellation terms are as the restaurant states them; where a policy is not published, we say so rather than guess.

1. Sushi Tokyo Ten, Shibuya Stream: the easy first omakase

On the third floor of Shibuya Stream (3-21-3 Shibuya), right by the station. Weekday lunch omakase is ¥5,500, dinner omakase ¥9,900, and the Full Omakase and premium courses ¥13,200–¥16,500, all tax included (TableCheck). Lunch counter sittings start at 11:00 and 13:30, and lunch has a 90-minute limit.

• Book: TableCheck, credit card required; the restaurant is fully cashless.
• Cancellation: same-day cancellations are charged in full.
• Seats: counter and tables; seat count not published.

2. Shibuya Sushi Sublime TOKYO, Center-gai: the budget all-rounder

A 24-seat restaurant on the 4th floor of Hulic Shibuya Center-gai, about a minute from the station. Listed courses are a 12-dish lunch at ¥4,999 and 16- or 18-dish omakase at ¥7,999 and ¥9,999, tax included, plus a 10% service charge (Tabelog).

• Book: Tabelog online; phone lines are closed.
• Cancellation: no detailed policy published.

3. Ajuuta, Udagawacho: Shibuya’s serious dinner counter

A basement counter in ARISTO Shibuya (37-15 Udagawacho), about nine minutes from JR Shibuya. One course: ¥33,000 with seven appetisers and 12 nigiri, dinner only, Monday to Saturday, in two sittings at 18:00 and 20:30 (Tabelog).

• Seats: 8-seat main counter, plus a 4-seat counter and a 4-seat private room.
• Cancellation: 100% within three business days, including changes of date or party size; arriving more than 20 minutes late counts as a cancellation.
• Rules: the person who booked must attend; gluten or wide-ranging allergies may be declined; main counter for middle-school age and up.

4. Sushi Naoki, Shibuya 2-chome: five seats, good lunch value

A five-seat counter in VORT Aoyama, about ten minutes from Shibuya or Omotesando. Lunch omakase is 16 pieces for ¥10,000; dinner is six appetisers and 14 pieces for ¥18,000, tax included (Tabelog). Closed Mondays.

• Book: Tabelog online only.
• Cancellation: not published on the listing, so check your confirmation email.

5. Sushi Hanaoka Shibuya, Sakuragaokacho: 23 items for ¥16,500

Nine counter seats on the ground floor of La Corinne Shibuya, five minutes from the New South Exit. The special course is 23 items for ¥16,500, tax included, at 18:00 and 20:30 on weekdays (17:30 and 20:00 at weekends) (Tabelog). Closed Thursdays plus some Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

• Cancellation: cancel by 17:00 the day before; after that, or 20 minutes late without notice, it counts as a same-day cancellation.
• Rules: bookings made through agents such as AutoReserve, or by proxy, are invalid; strong perfume or fabric-softener scent can mean refused entry; middle-school age and up.

6. Ebisu Sushi Kumakura, Ebisunishi: private counter option

On the 6th floor of Granbell Ebisunishi (1-9-7 Ebisunishi). Omakase is ¥22,000, or ¥30,000 with a bottle of white wine or Champagne per two people; tax included, service excluded (TableCheck). A private counter costs ¥10,000 extra for groups under four.

• Book: TableCheck for 1–8 people, card required; 03-6455-2035 for larger groups.
• Cancellation: no fee schedule shown; if you have not been in touch 15 minutes after your time, the booking may be cancelled. No perfume.

7. Ebisu Sushi Fujimasa, Ebisu Minami: the long course

Three minutes from Ebisu’s west exit, on the 2nd floor of Ryuo Building II. The Omakase Full Course is 23 items for ¥27,500, tax included, at dinner Tuesday to Saturday and also at Sunday lunch (Tabelog).

• Seats: 12 at the main counter, 6 at a private counter.
• Book: Tabelog, TableCheck or phone (03-6303-0298).
• Cancellation: 100% from three days before. Bookings cannot be transferred to someone else.

8. Sushi Yuu Tsubasa, Ebisu: drinks included

A 12-seat counter on the 5th floor of Ginza K2, one minute from Ebisu’s west exit. Every course is ¥15,000 with all-you-can-drink and about ten pieces of sushi, at lunch on weekends and at 17:30 or 20:00 for dinner (Tabelog). Sittings are two hours; closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

• Book: Tabelog online.
• Cancellation: not published. There is no waiting area, so arrive on time, not early.

9. Takumi Sushi Owana, Ebisu Minami: the Wednesday nigiri lunch

Five minutes from Ebisu Station, 4th floor of the Timezone Terrace building. Its listed set is the Wednesday-only nigiri lunch, 13 items for ¥9,680, tax included; the restaurant lists its dinner budget at ¥20,000–¥29,999 (Tabelog). Closed Mondays and the 1st and 3rd Sundays.

• Seats: 8 at the counter plus a 6-seat private room.
• Book: Tabelog with instant confirmation; some seats are phone-only. No service charge.

10. Daikanyama Sushi Takeuchi, Sarugakucho: the Daikanyama pick

Eight seats, ten minutes’ walk from Daikanyama Station (5-8 Sarugakucho). The Special Omakase Dinner Course is ¥19,800, tax included; the restaurant lists lunch at ¥6,000–¥7,999 (Tabelog). Open daily except 30 December to 5 January.

• Book: dinner on Tabelog; lunch by phone only (03-6455-0080 in the listing notes). Calling can work even when online looks full.
• Cancellation: 100% from two days before.

Names on other lists: check before you plan

• Jukusei Sushi Yorozu, which appears on several Shibuya lists, says on its listing that reservations are closed until 15 January 2027 while it opens in Ise and Abu Dhabi (Tabelog).
• Sushi Akira in Ebisu (8 seats) and Sushi Ikki in Shibuya (9 seats) publish no course price, so we have left them out of the table. Akira books through its own reservation site; Ikki through Tabelog (Akira, Ikki).
• Sushi Kuriyagawa in Ebisu lists a ¥20,000–¥29,999 dinner budget but no course price. Cancellation: 50% two days before, 100% the day before or on the day (Tabelog).

Omakase in Tokyo beyond Shibuya: three standouts

Sushi Shin by Miyakawa, Mandarin Oriental Tokyo (Nihonbashi)

The Tokyo branch of Sushi Shin by Miyakawa, inside the Mandarin Oriental in Nihonbashi. Dinner omakase and lunch omakase are both ¥36,300, with a ¥24,200 lunch nigiri course of about 12 pieces; prices include tax and a 15% service charge is added (TableCheck). New Year courses at ¥57,000 run from 19 December 2026 to 5 January 2027.

• Cancellation: 50% within 48 hours, 100% within 24 hours or no-show, also for reduced party size.
• Limits: guests 16 and over; no vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, kosher or halal, and no guests who cannot eat raw fish or shellfish.
• Book: TableCheck, or your hotel concierge.

Ginza Kyubey (Ginza 8-chome)

A long-running Ginza name with counters over several floors (14 seats on the ground floor alone). Lunch nigiri courses are ¥8,250 (10 pieces), ¥11,000 and ¥16,500 (16 pieces); dinner nigiri is ¥16,500 plus 10% service (Kyubey). Closed Sundays and Mondays.

• Book: phone (+81-3-3571-6523), hotel concierge, My Concierge Japan or IKYU.
• Cancellation: same-day fee of ¥5,000 per person at lunch, ¥10,000 at dinner.

Sushi Arai Deshi no Ma, Ginza: the apprentices’ counter

Sushi Arai runs a four-seat counter where its apprentices serve a Chef’s Tasting Course at ¥27,500 including tax, plus 5% service (OMAKASE). It is booked only through OMAKASE, which opens dates in rounds; when we checked, the next round was listed as “TBD”.

• Cancellation: 5% once booked, 30% from seven days before, 50% from three days, 100% the day before; plus a ¥390 per-seat booking fee.
• Rules: no caps, shorts, sandals, large luggage or strong fragrance.

Omakase etiquette: what to do at the counter

• No perfume. Ajuuta, Ikki, Kumakura, Owana and Sushi Shin all ask you not to wear it, and Hanaoka may refuse entry over strong scent, including fabric softener.
• Arrive on time, not early. Many counters serve everyone at once. Ajuuta opens the door five minutes before, Kuriyagawa will not let you in earlier, and late arrivals can miss courses or lose the booking.
• Eat each piece straight away. Nigiri is made at the right temperature for that moment. Hands or chopsticks are both fine for nigiri.
• Go easy on soy sauce. Most chefs brush or season each piece. If a dish arrives without, dip the fish side lightly, never the rice.
• Photos: ask first, no flash. Rules vary by counter; a quick nod to the chef settles it. Phones on silent, and take calls outside.
• No tipping. JNTO says tipping is not common in Japanese restaurants (JNTO). Where there is a service charge, it is on the bill.
• Dress smart-casual. Sushi Arai’s counters ban caps, shorts and sandals; Sushi Ikki asks for no sandals.

What does a typical 15–20 piece omakase look like?

Course descriptions on the booking pages above follow a familiar shape: Ajuuta serves seven appetisers then 12 nigiri, Sushi Naoki six appetisers then 14, and Hanaoka and Fujimasa 23 items in total. A typical dinner runs roughly like this:

• Tsumami (small dishes), 3–7 plates: sashimi, a grilled or simmered fish, perhaps chawanmushi.
• Light nigiri first: white fish such as sea bream or flounder, then squid or shellfish.
• Silver-skinned and cured fish: kohada (gizzard shad) is the Edomae classic.
• Tuna run: lean akami, then chutoro and otoro.
• Rich pieces: sea urchin, salmon roe, prawn.
• Finish: simmered anago (sea eel), a hand roll at some counters, tamago (sweet omelette), miso soup. Sushi Shin lists egg, soup and dessert at the end.

Feeling full? Say so; most chefs will slow down or shrink the rice. In late autumn and winter, expect richer fish such as buri (yellowtail).

How do you book omakase in Tokyo as a foreigner?

Online, mostly. Almost every Shibuya listing above says its phone line is closed and sends you to book online. Our guide to booking restaurants in Japan covers each platform in depth; here is what matters for sushi counters.

Channel	Counters above using it	Fees and rules
Tabelog	Sublime, Ajuuta, Naoki, Hanaoka, Fujimasa, Yuu Tsubasa, Owana, Takeuchi	¥440 per person system fee, charged on booking, generally non-refundable; card required (Tabelog help)
TableCheck	Tokyo Ten, Kumakura, Fujimasa, Sushi Shin	Card required to hold the booking; fees per restaurant policy
OMAKASE	Sushi Arai counters	¥390 per seat booking fee; staged cancellation from 5%
Phone or concierge	Kyubey, Takeuchi lunch, large groups	Hotel concierge is the easy route if you do not speak Japanese

Lead times

Mid-range Shibuya counters and lunches can often be booked a week or two out. The famous names open in rounds: Sushi Chef Yuki Usui, for example, takes bookings irregularly from one week before (OMAKASE).

Deposits and no-show fees

Few counters take a deposit; they hold your card and charge the cancellation fee if you break the rules. That fee is often 100% of the course, and for some it starts two or three days before (Takeuchi, Ajuuta, Fujimasa). Tabelog charges cancellation fees to the card you booked with (Tabelog).

Proxy bookings and names

Some counters reject third-party booking agents: Hanaoka says AutoReserve and proxy bookings are invalid, and Kuriyagawa does not accept AutoReserve. Ajuuta and Fujimasa require the person who booked to attend. Book in the name of someone who will be there.

Dietary restrictions

This is where many visitors come unstuck. Sushi Shin cannot serve vegetarians, vegans, gluten-free, kosher or halal diets. Kuriyagawa cannot handle alcohol, wheat or soy allergies, and Ajuuta and Sushi Akira may decline wide-ranging allergies. Declare everything when you book, not at the counter.

Is lunch omakase the cheaper route?

Yes, often by half. Sushi Naoki charges ¥10,000 at lunch against ¥18,000 at dinner, and Kyubey’s 10-piece lunch is ¥8,250 against ¥16,500 for its dinner nigiri course, before service. Sushi Tokyo Ten’s weekday lunch is ¥5,500.

The catch: fewer pieces, shorter sittings (90 minutes at Tokyo Ten, two hours at Yuu Tsubasa) and limited days, such as Owana’s Wednesday-only lunch. At the top the gap closes: Sushi Shin charges ¥36,300 for both.

Planning the rest of the night? Our Shibuya guide and map and best bars in Tokyo pick up where dinner ends.

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Sources and how we checked

We checked every price, seat count and booking rule in this guide on 24 October 2026 against each restaurant’s own listing on Tabelog (marked as restaurant-managed official information), TableCheck or OMAKASE, Kyubey’s official site, Tabelog’s help pages and JNTO. Prices and policies change, so the booking page on the day is what counts.

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