8 Best Omakase Sydney Restaurants [2024]

Omakase Sydney

If you’re looking for an unforgettable dining experience, omakase Sydney is the way to go. omakase translates to “I’ll leave it to you,” and that’s exactly what you get when you order this type of meal. At omakase restaurants, chefs prepare a tasting menu for their guests, featuring some of their most creative and delicious dishes. If you’re looking for the best omakase restaurants in Sydney, look no further! We’ve got you covered with a list of the top 8 Omakase Sydney spots in town.

1) KUON

Key Service	Exquisite food in a very relaxing environment
Address	Shop 20/2-58 Little Hay St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Website	https://www.kuon.com.au/
Phone	NIL
Email	NIL
Operating Hours	DINNER (2 Sessions) Tuesday – Saturday 5:15pm & 8:00pm LUNCH Thursday – Saturday 12:00pm

The kitchen is run by Raita and his son Momo, who are your chefs, performers, and finest hosts at the night. They create delectable, creative dishes that you can see on the shop’s display case. They also have extensive knowledge of drink, with a $110 omakase beverage on top of their regular $170 omakase. For his omakase, Chef chooses the most exquisite and distinguished ingredients available.

Key Differentiators:

• Elegantly presented dishes
• Traditional Japanese restaurant
• Exquisite food in a very relaxing environment

Customer’s Review:

A wonderful omakase experience. If you are a fan of uni, you’ll be in food heaven. The staff and chefs work meticulously like a well-oiled machine. All dishes are delicious and elegantly presented. It is a terrific choice for a special occasion or an indulgent treat for yourself.

Joanne Luu

2) Sokyo

Key Service	Follows Japanese heritage
Address	Level G, The Darling, The Star, 80 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont NSW 2009
Website	https://www.star.com.au/sydney/eat-and-drink/signature-dining/sokyo
Phone	1800 700 700
Email	NIL
Operating Hours	Breakfast Daily 7:00am – 10:00am Lunch Friday and Saturday 12:00pm – 3:00pm Sunday 11:00am – 3:00pm Dinner Monday to Friday 5:00pm – 10:00pm Saturday & Sunday 5:00pm – 11:00pm

A seat at Sokyo’s omakase counter, prepared by chef Takashi Sano, isn’t easy to obtain. It is no wonder why this restaurant became a local favorite and won many awards. The popular 19 – 21-course dinner menu (approximately $185) waitlist is usually a few months long, but booking ahead of time is unquestionably worthwhile. Chase Kojima, an executive chef of Sokyo, said it all begins with working with the best people and using the finest fish for the Pyrmont eatery.

Key Differentiators:

• Follows Japanese heritage whilst infusing it with a modern touch using the finest Australian produce
• Tradition and innovation collide
• Rule-breaking Japanese calligraphy

Customer’s Review:

Great food – excellent service! Lovely ambience! $800 for four but includes a bottle of Champagne and a bottle of Premier Cru Chablis! I would go back tomorrow! Very nice girl served us but I can’t remember her name.

David Bihari

3) Raita Noda Chef’s Kitchen

Key Service	Unique open kitchen set up
Address	Shop1, 222 Riley St. Surry Hills NSW 2010
Website	http://www.raitanoda.com.au/
Phone	02 8093 9807
Email	NIL
Operating Hours	Dinner Only. Monday to Saturday from 7pm (Close Sunday)

This celebrated Surry Hills omakase spot, which only has a long white bench between eight seats and chef Raita Noda’s culinary magic, has quickly become a favorite among locals since debuting six years ago. The menu is designed to provide contemporary Japanese food sans the use of processed ingredients. The finest fish available at the markets is utilized in the cuisine.

Key Differentiators:

• Re-creates traditional Japanese cuisines
• Unique open kitchen set up
• Inspiring culinary techniques

Customer’s Review:

Amazing omakase experience, there’s plenty of food and it varies in flavours and textures and is presented beautifully. The place is small, but quirky and nice and sat 8 when it just opened post covid. Service was efficient and friendly by the younger chef.

Denise (Dee)

4) Sushi Oe

Key Service	Intimate dining experience
Address	476 Miller St, Cammeray NSW 2062, Australia
Website	Facebook
Phone	61 451 970 984
Email	sushiooe@gmail.com
Operating Hours	Tues to Sat 6 PM to 10 PM

If you’re seeking for the greatest dining experience imaginable, look no further than Sushi Oe. The tiny Cammeray restaurant, which is run by chef Toshihiko Oe, seats just six people. A 30-plus-course degustation (about $180) will include carefully prepared sushi.

Key Differentiators:

• Intimate dining experience
• Excellent food
• Beautifully arranged and very carefully arranged foods

Customer’s Review:

Amazing Omakase! So many dishes and food that was exceptional. Chef Oe took the time to explain each dish and was friendly and great to chat too throughout the night. Well worth the effort in trying to get a booking.

Peter

5) HARADA

Key Service	Wider range of wine choices
Address	18a Wentworth Street, Glebe, New South Wales, Australia
Website	https://www.harada.net.au/
Phone	Contact
Email	Contact
Operating Hours	Lunch: Friday and saturday 11:30-2:00 Dinner: Monday to Saturday 6:30pm-10:30Pm (no walk in

On the outskirts of Glebe, Yoshinobu Harada has created a tiny sliver of modern-style real Japanese cuisine. Harada’s initial Izakaya was in Sydney, where he developed his capacity to flexibly adapt the menu after creating his first at 29. He’s now perfected it with his creative omakase meal ($160), which is largely accompanied by Japanese whiskey, sake, and wine.

Key Differentiators:

• Wider range of wine choices
• Fused with French and Italian techniques
• Delightful sushi

Customer’s Review:

Had a great and memorable experience at Harada tonight. Every single piece of sushi was made with love and I can definitely say that each sushi was art. I cannot wait to come back. Thank you chef Yoshi for making may first Omakase experience a delightful one. I enjoyed every dish you served.

Karla Ysabel San Pedro

6) Besuto

Key Service	traditional Japanese Omakase restaurant
Address	6 Loftus Lane, Sydney, 2000 NSW
Website	https://besutosydney.com/
Operating Hours	Monday & Sunday: closed Tuesday-Thursday: 5:30-11pm Friday&Saturday: 12:30-11pm

Another interesting addition to Sydney’s rapidly expanding selection of omakase eateries is Besuto. Omakase restaurants, which take the decision out of your hands by providing multi-course set menus created every day by the head chef, are popular in Japan and elsewhere. The size of both the space and the menu distinguishes Besuto from the competition: with only 12 seats available, each diner receives a massive 18-course meal.

Key Differentiators:

• intimate 20-course experience
• Kuniyoshi-inspired mural by Australian artist Lisa King

Customer’s Review:

SUCH an incredible dining experience. My husband and I were in for our anniversary and had the most amazing dinner. The staff were all so friendly, professional and attentive, the food by Hiro (2) was memorable and the wine/sake program was really impressive. Really can’t wait to come back here. Book in advance!

7) Bay Nine Omakase

Key Service	personalised omakase experience
Address	Bay 9, 7-27 Circular Quay W, The Rocks NSW 2000
Website	https://thevenuescollection.com.au/venues/baynine/
Phone	02 9251 0897
Email	info@baynine.com.au
Operating Hours	WEDNESDAY – THURSDAY – 5:30pm – 10:30pm FRIDAY – SUNDAY – 12:00pm – 10:30pm

From the minute you walk in, their patrons get a personal and intimate experience at Nine Omakase. Their chefs have a thorough understanding of genuine, authentic Japanese cuisine while also adding their own creative contemporary spin. Their chefs rely on humility and instinct to create a bespoke journey from first course to last dish, using only the finest quality ingredients.

They offer two distinctive Menu Choices, one from the Omakase Counter and one from the dining tables on the main floor, which have been carefully curated in-house.

Key Differentiators:

• an ultra-intimate 10-seater dining experience at the bar
• personalised omakase experience will be adapted to the customer as well as what’s in season
• handful of tables where you can sample some of the omakase dishes with a set menu

Customer’s Review:

Finally Sydney has a classy Omakase restaurant! My partner & I had the 11 course menu at the counter, what an experience. The food was super fresh, very tasty and delicious and the cocktails were refreshing. The chefs were very talented & friendly and kept us entertained with their food skills. A very sophisticated restaurant, we will definitely be returning.

8) Kisuke

Key Service	traditional Japanese culinary creations
Address	50 Llankelly Pl, Potts Point NSW 2011, Australia
Website	https://www.kisukepottspoint.com/
Operating Hours	Monday & Sunday: closed Tuesday-Saturday: 5:30–10:45pm

On the heels of a lifetime spent training and working in kitchens all over the world, from Tokyo and Amsterdam to London and Sydney, chef Yusuke Morita opened Kisuke in Potts Points in 2020. With his wife, Mirota’s restaurant serves just six seats for a genuinely personal dining experience showcasing a lifetime of passion for and knowledge of traditional Japanese cuisine. Expect soups, sashimi, grilled and steamed dishes, as well as sushi to match with sake or whisky.

Key Differentiators:

• menu changes daily according to the freshest ingredients
• hand-picked by our chef

Customer’s Review:

Nice little place. Loved every dish that the chef has presented. Will definitely come back next time. The only thing is, it’s quite hard to book. I had to set alarm to wake up at midnight to book.

Omakase Sydney

Omakase Sydney is an omakase restaurant that caters to the modern omakase meal. The omakases are designed with a wide range of wine choices and fusions from French and Italian techniques, as well as delightful sushi. This may be your best omakase experience.

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