Try the chef’s best and most creative dishes, without having to choose beforehand. This is the premise of the omakase menu – which in Japanese means something like ‘I trust the chef’. So, how about trying some of the restaurants serving omakase menus in São Paulo?
Usually, the customer sits at the counter and the chef serves up freshly-created options with the freshest and most seasonal ingredients possible. In other words, an unusual gastronomic experience that promises to surprise customers.
Discover restaurants in São Paulo that serve the omakasemenu
Asian icon
For those who love sitting at the counter, watching the kitchen work at full steam and leaving the choice of dishes in the hands of the chef, the Asian Icon is a good bet.
Here, every Saturday and Sunday, you can enjoy the omakase menu with the freshest items of the day.
Where: Rua Fidalga, 79 – Pinheiros
Imakay
The magic of the omakase menu, called the “Imakay Experience”, happens at the counter of the Japanese restaurant in Itaim Bibi.
Among the highlights are sushi with matured fish; tuna jamón carpaccio (slices of cured and smoked fish, tomatoes marinated in vinegar and honey, Spanish olive oil, finished with pupunha and maldon salt); usuzukuri (an ancient Japanese technique consisting of thin slices of very thin fish – white fish with ponzu sauce) and much more.
Where: Rua Urussuí, 330 – Itaim Bibi
KISŪ
KISŪ is a contemporary Japanese restaurant in Jardins. There you can sit at the counter and be personally attended to by chef Rodolfo Yusa. You can order two options of omakase: twelve or sixteen pieces. The restaurant also offers an à la carte option.
Where: Rua Dr. Melo Alves 506 – Jardins
Kuro
Here, the menu is so popular that the venue serves omakase only with reservations through the restaurant’s instagram. This is because the house only accommodates ten people per service to guarantee a unique and intimate experience.
Where: Rua Padre João Manuel – Jardins
Massae San Sushi
The traditional restaurant serves the six-stage omakase at the popular counter. Here, customers experience a traditional Japanese menu, respecting the seasonality of the ingredients, valuing perfect cuts, variety of delicacies and classic and traditional Japanese cuisine.
Where: Rua Leopoldo Couto Magalhães Jr, 275 – Itaim Bibi
Murakami
Customers can choose from three omakasemenus, all surprises created by chef Tsuyoshi Murakami. The first menu is the Murakami Experience, which takes six courses, five savory and one sweet. The Sushi Experience, on the other hand, offers sushi served at the ideal temperature between rice and fish, which is hard to find around here.
Where: Alameda Lorena, 1186 – Jardins
Watanabe
Chef Dennis Watanabe’s menu serves the best fish of the day in 15 steps, finished off with dessert and green tea.
Where: Rua Pedroso Alvarenga, 554 – Itaim Bibi