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8.6

Omakase By Yanaga

$$$$

1832 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia
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At Omakase By Yanaga, there are only eight seats. The chef plates sashimi with gold Louis Vuitton chopsticks. Alaskan salmon is blow-torched with a David Blaine-esque pyro-and-smoker setup. It’s all a little over the top, and absolutely has the capacity to make you feel like Philly nobility. If you’re into that kind of thing–pampering, fawning, fresh fish, and shiny kitchen tools–then this omakase experience at the back of Izakaya By Yanaga is an excellent way to spend around $200 a head. 

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The atmosphere is swanky but never stuffy, and that’s the beauty of this place. SZA plays on the speakers while couples toast at the sleek wooden table and talk about their plans for the night. Seafood is flown in from Japan and served with gold caviar, but you can comfortably wear your favorite t-shirt and never feel out of place. Chef Yanaga slices hamachi with surgical precision while telling jokes about wasabi.

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The 25 dishes include nigiri, like scallops coated with preserved lemon, a toro tartare served on crunchy milk bread, and crispy yellowtail topped in a miso caramel glaze. You can (and should) add the $85 sake pairing. The menu rotates weekly, but you can always expect outstanding dishes like Japanese sea perch with pickled daikon, a citrusy kampachi crudo, or Chilean sea bass with truffles. 

There are lots of great omakase options in the city (including Hiroki, which is in our top 25), but here they offer a menu much longer than Hiroki’s and an atmosphere much livelier than the bare room at Royal Sushi & Izakaya. Yanaga’s omakase is more expensive than both, but the extra courses, unique sakes, and chance to ask the expert behind the counter virtually anything make the extra bucks a fair trade for such a memorable night. 

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Come for a special occasion, an unforgettable date, or when you just want to devour sushi and feel like a Greek god being hand-fed grapes in an old oil painting. Whatever the occasion, it’s expensive, extravagant, and completely exceptional.

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Food Rundown

Your only option here is the 25-course omakase. Below are some examples of things you might see.

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Amuse Trio

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Japanese Scallop

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Chilean Sea Bass Handroll

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Big Daddy Roll

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Foie Gras Roll

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