The Top 8 Tasting Menus Near Kai Asian Street Fare
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Rank 1. Soseki
Omakase Sushi
Chef Mike Collantes stages an intimate ten-seat omakase where traditional sushi meets Florida ingredients, the counter glowing like a theater beneath dark walls and sleek wood. Each course—from scallop with caviar to corn chawanmushi to foie gras flan—arrives scored and garnished with the precision of someone who believes technique is generosity.
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Rank 2. Ômo by Jônt
Japanese-inflected French
Ryan Ratino's Winter Park outpost marries classical French rigor with pristine Japanese ingredients, letting the seasons dictate each refined plate. Chawanmushi arrives with braised sweet potato and brown butter; a two-part scallop course and chocolate kakigori showcase kitchen precision with quiet confidence.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Best New Restaurant
- Wine Enthusiast 2025 · Top 50 New Restaurants
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Rank 3. Kadence
Omakase Sushi
At an eight-seat counter in Winter Park, Chef Mark Berdin builds each course directly before you with the ease of someone who has earned your trust. Sashimi and nigiri flow into warm ramen and restrained sweets, orchestrated by a sommelier's attention to sake pairings and a kitchen's quiet precision.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: South · Jennifer Berdin and Mark Berdin
- Time Out The 20 best restaurants in Orlando
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Rank 4. Juju
Izakaya Japanese
A six-seat kappo counter tucked into a retro izakaya space serves sashimi aged anywhere from days to weeks—rock fish with citrus zest, skin-on snapper, otoro finished with Kaluga caviar—alongside chawanmushi steamed in lobster head dashi. The approach is seasonally driven and deliberately oblique, treating raw fish like an experiment rather than tradition.
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Rank 5. Victoria & Albert's
Contemporary
Within the Grand Floridian, Victoria & Albert's conducts a three-hour service with the precision of seasoned hands and a kitchen that moves fluidly between classical technique and global idiom. Tuna arrives with caviar and lychee, venison comes crusted in juniper and porcini, and every plate reads as deliberate—the kind of cooking that justifies the difficulty of getting a table.
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Rank 6. Kabooki Sushi
Sushi
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Best Chef: South · Henry Moso
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: South · Henry Moso
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Orlando
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Rank 7. Norigami
Sushi
Eight seats at a counter in a market hall, where Chef David Tsan plates sushi onto colored washi paper that guests fold into cranes for a shared bowl. The fish arrives with modern restraint—goldeneye dusted in tomato powder, scallop with tobanjan aioli and lime—anchored by rice that's seasoned and loose enough to feel alive. Small, unfussy, priced fairly.
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Rank 8. Nami
Contemporary Japanese
In a hotel dining room with soaring ceilings, Nami splits its ambition between a contemporary Japanese à la carte and a chef's counter devoted to playful reinterpretations—crispy wagyu beef and broccoli four ways, caviar corndog, citrus-cured buri. The cooking is precise and occasionally whimsical, anchored by quality ingredients and a confidence that elevates even familiar forms.