Restaurants & Bars
New Omakase Joint To Replace UWS Dental Spa: Reports
The new Japanese spot will be paying $15,000 a month for the spot, reports show.
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UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A new omakase spot has signed on the dotted line for a West 71st Street location, according to reports.
The restaurant, known only as Omakase Resturant, will rent a 1,500-square-foot spot at 163 West 71st St. for $15,000 per month, according to TradedNY and I Love The Upper West Side.
The unnamed restaurant joins a litany of omakase spots on the West Side. Just a block closer to the park on Columbus Avenue sits Omakase Shihou.
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Further south in Hell's Kitchen, cozy omakase is taking over, where a number of small chef-menu sushi spots openings were announced this past spring in the foodie neighborhood.
While the city is seeing a rise in omakase spots, the trend is not necessarily a new thing, with some food writers suggesting that a 2012 Netflix show could be responsible.
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