The Best Sushi in Miami

The sharp smell of vinegar hitting the air signals the start of service at this 14-seat omakase counter in Coral Gables, where chef Shingo Akikuni holds a Michelin star. Fish comes almost entirely from Japan, each piece dressed with little more than a swipe of nikiri. Fourteen seats sounds intimate until you notice the team switching sides mid-meal without missing a beat, running the room like it's half the size.

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A Wynwood omakase that earns its Michelin star behind a sliding door with a time-sensitive passcode, which is either thrilling or mildly stressful depending on your punctuality. Inside, Chef Seijun Okano runs a compact counter where fish arrives from Japan multiple times a week, pressed into vinegar-seasoned rice made fresh each service. Questions are encouraged, drinks flow, and the playlist keeps things from getting too reverent.

1. Michelin Guide 1 Star

Ogawa earns its Michelin star as an omakase counter tucked into Little River, where the name means "small river" and the warm wood and bold art signal that someone thought hard about every inch of the room. The chef runs a tight procession of cooked courses before the nigiri arrives, and the cooked dishes alone make clear this isn't a standard sushi night out. Seafood flown in from Japan handles the closing argument. The beverage list is worth your attention too.

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Backlit wood slats arc over the counter like a wave frozen mid-break, and the room earns its reputation before the food arrives. Hiyakawa is a contemporary Japanese restaurant in Wynwood doing both omakase at the counter and a la carte, with top-grade seafood flown in from Japan sharing the menu with lamb chops served over burning rosemary. It's the kind of place where the theatrics feel earned rather than borrowed.

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The beer list is the twist: this omakase bar inside the Hilton West Palm Beach was opened by a Chicago brewer, and the pairings lean into craft ales the way a traditional house leans into sake. The sushi itself tilts Western, with garnishes, sauces, and a Floridian looseness that keeps things from feeling reverent. Dark, intimate, and priced accordingly. The kind of room where wagyu hand rolls arrive with croutons fried in beef tallow, and somehow that makes complete sense.

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A nigiri counter tucked into a food hall in Miami's Design District, where the neighbors outside are Bulgari and Armani but the vibe inside is strictly no-ceremony. Chef Yasu Tanaka keeps the menu to nigiri sets made with fish flown in several times a week, and the whole thing moves fast enough that you can be back on the marble-floored sidewalk in under twenty minutes, which is not something most sushiyas would advertise as a selling point.

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A sliding door off Sushi Azabu's dining room inside the Stanton Hotel opens onto a pale Hinoki cypress counter where an omakase menu moves between hot and cold courses with a few quiet surprises along the way. Most of the fish is handpicked at Japanese markets and flown in weekly, and the itamae are the kind who actually enjoy questions. For Ocean Drive, the whole setup is notably low on attitude.

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