Shion 69 Leonard Street

This quiet sushi-ya, now under the leadership of Chef Shion Uino, serves rare, beautiful seafood primarily from Japan. The restaurant follows a classic and cozy Edomae-style sushi-ya.

Shion 69 Leonard Street is one of the city's most costly omakase, at $420 per person. For the price, the restaurant delivers on all it must: expertly cooked fish, great service, and enough food to avoid a secret second meal at McDonald's. The seven-plate otsumami course in the first half of the dinner, with signature dishes like butterfish in hot ponzu, a cold horsehair crab salad, and tilefish with deep-fried scales, is what makes the two-hour meal absolutely extraordinary. Nigiri follows, with rare fish from the chef's hometown of Amakusa sometimes has, and the dreamy piece of tomago at the end stands out.

Address: 69 Leonard St, New York, NY 10013

Website: https://www.69leonardstreet.com/