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Omakase
Omakase means 'I'll leave it up to you' — a meal where you hand the chef the wheel and they serve a sequence of dishes chosen from the day's best ingredients.
Ordering omakase is an act of trust: instead of picking from a menu, you let the itamae decide what to serve and in what order, course by course, paced to the seasonal shun and the rhythm of the counter. It usually moves from lighter white fish toward richer, fattier neta, with egg or a roll near the end.
It isn’t necessarily the most expensive option, but it is the most personal — and the best way to eat what a chef is genuinely proud of that day. A little etiquette goes far: eat each piece promptly, trust the pacing, and tell the chef your dislikes up front rather than sending things back.