Omakase platter at NORI
Omakase · Shibuya · Tokyo

Eight seats.
One chef.
Seventeen courses.

A seasonal omakase experience built on thirty years of craft. Every course is a conversation between chef and guest — spoken through fish, rice, and fire.

Reserve Your Evening

"I do not cook what I want to cook. I cook what the sea and the season give me. My only job is to not ruin what is already perfect."

— Chef Takeshi Morimoto, founder
NORI restaurant interior — hinoki wood counter, eight seats
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The Counter

Eight seats of hinoki cypress face the chef directly. No tables, no distance. You watch every cut, every brush of soy, every placement on the plate. The counter is not a barrier — it is the stage.

Chef Morimoto preparing nigiri at the counter
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The Course

Seventeen pieces over two and a half hours. We begin with lighter fish — hirame, tai — and build toward aged tuna, uni, and anago. The rhythm is set by the chef, not the clock. Each piece arrives when the previous one has settled.

Otoro nigiri on dark ceramic
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The Season

The menu changes with Tsukiji. Winter brings buri and fugu. Spring brings sayori and hotaru-ika. Summer, aji and katsuo. Autumn, sanma and sake. You will never eat the same omakase twice — and that is the point.

Seasonal omakase selection
Sake and ceramic cups at NORI
Drinks

Sake, curated to the course

Our sommelier pairs each movement of the omakase with a different sake — from crisp junmai daiginjo with hirame to rich aged koshu with anago. We source from twelve breweries across six prefectures.

  • Junmai Daiginjo Niigata
  • Tokubetsu Junmai Akita
  • Nama Genshu Yamagata
  • Aged Koshu Hiroshima
Tsukiji fish market at dawn
Sourcing

Tsukiji at 4:30 am

Every morning, Chef Morimoto walks Tsukiji Outer Market before the sun rises. He selects fish by eye and touch — firmness, color, fat marbling. What he brings back determines tonight's omakase. There is no standing order.

4:30am
Market visit
12
Sake breweries
30+
Years experience
Guest voices
★★★★★

"The most intimate dining experience in Tokyo. You feel the care in every single piece. The chu-toro alone was worth the trip from London."

James W. · Tabelog, March 2026
★★★★★

"We've been coming every spring for three years. Chef Morimoto remembers what we liked last time and still surprises us. This is not a restaurant — it's a relationship."

Yuki & Haruto · Google, January 2026
★★★★★

"Eight seats, zero pretension. The anago finale made me close my eyes. If you get a reservation, do not cancel it."

Sarah L. · Instagram, April 2026
Practical Details

Seatings

Two per evening
18:00 and 20:30
2.5 hours per seating

Price

¥35,000 per person
Drinks paired separately
Tax and service included

Location

3F, 2-10-4 Dogenzaka
Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0043
2 min from Shibuya Station

Reserve your evening

Reservations open 30 days in advance. Eight seats per seating, two seatings per night.

Check Availability

Cancellation requires 48 hours notice · Allergies accommodated with advance notice