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    A U-shaped counter of Southern cypress sets the tone at this West Midtown omakase spot: dark walls, low light, and enough intimacy that the room feels like a secret. The chef holds a Michelin star and a James Beard nomination, and the menu leans into surprise over ceremony, moving from cooked bites to nigiri in a way that keeps regulars from ever quite memorizing the sequence. Dessert is not, as regulars will tell you, an afterthought.

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    One number, weighted & current 93

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    The dishes from the writeups

    • Hakurei turnip tartlets

      “beautiful dishes like hakurei turnip tartlets”

      Eater
    • Tamagoyaki

      “tamagoyaki (Japanese shrimp and egg cake similar to an omelet)”

      Eater
    • Hokkaido hair crab

      “Nigiri needs little to impress, while supplemental dishes offer the likes of Hokkaido hair crab, tosazu and mozuku.”

      Michelin Guide
    • Roasted sesame ice cream

      “ends with roasted sesame ice cream with miso rum caramel”

      The New York Times

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      Four fifths of the score is the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin Key outweighs a listicle. The last fifth is where it is: the ranked places to eat and things to do around it, and how safe the country is. When you sort by what's nearby, distance from you changes the order, never the score.

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