hoshi
Omakase · おまかせ

The counter.

The word means “I leave it to you”, and that is the whole arrangement. Ten seats, two seatings, 12 courses handed across one at a time in the order they should be eaten.

What you are agreeing to.

You do not choose the courses. We do, from what came in that morning, and we get about ninety minutes to prove that was the better idea. Everything else on this page exists so that is a small leap rather than a large one.

  • Seats10
  • Seatings6:00 PM & 8:30 PM
  • Courses12
  • LengthAbout 90 minutes
  • Per guest$145
  • Sake pairing$75, five pours

Tax and gratuity are not included. Prices are provisional until we open.

Before you sit

Four things worth knowing.

Ninety minutes, roughly

Two seatings a night, 6:00 PM and 8:30 PM. The second is not rushed — it is simply the second. Come as you are; there is no dress code and nobody here cares.

Eat it straight away

Nigiri is set down warm and it is at its best for about thirty seconds. Fingers are correct, chopsticks are correct, waiting to be polite is the one wrong answer.

Tell us before, not during

Allergies, dislikes, anything you would rather not meet — we ask when you book and build around it. On the night the run is already planned, so a surprise costs somebody a course.

It is already seasoned

Every piece is finished at the counter with what it needs — soy, salt, citrus, a little wasabi. There is a dish of soy on the table for the sashimi, and no offence taken if you use it.

At the counter, two seatings

Omakase

Twelve courses, about ninety minutes, ten seats. There is no printed card — the shape below is what an evening tends to look like, and the fish decides the rest.

Please tell us about any allergy before you order.
Sake poured into a small glass at the counter
Nihonshu

Five pours, as you go.

Not five glasses lined up in front of you. Each one arrives with the course it was chosen for and leaves with it — a dry junmai against the white fish early on, something with more weight by the time the tuna comes round, and one warm pour near the end that changes the whole evening.

If five is more than you want, ask for the short pairing instead. And if you would rather drink champagne all the way through, that is not a compromise: it is the other correct answer.

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Questions

Asked before booking.

How much is the omakase?

$145 per guest for 12 courses. A five-pour sake pairing is $75, and there is a shorter pairing by the glass if that is more than you want. Tax and gratuity are not included.

What if I do not eat something?

Say so when you book and it simply will not appear. Shellfish, uni and roe are the usual ones and none of them is a problem. A guest who eats no raw fish at all is better off in the dining room, where the cooked half of the card is much wider — we will say so honestly rather than sell you a counter seat you will not enjoy.

Can we sit together as a group?

The counter seats 10 and a party of four is comfortable. Larger than that and the run starts to fall out of step from one end of the group to the other, so we would usually seat you in the room — or, for 8 or more, talk about taking the counter for the seating.

Is there anything to drink besides sake?

Yes — a short cocktail list, Japanese beer, a few high-acid whites and grower champagne, and proper loose-leaf tea refilled as long as you sit. Champagne with raw fish is not a compromise, it is one of the two right answers.

How far ahead can I book?

The counter opens 30 days ahead once online booking is live. Until then we are taking names by hand: send a request through the site or email hello@hoshiob.com and we will come back to you.

Request a Counter Seat

Would rather sit at a table? The dining room orders from the same card.