One of the Best Sushi Omakase 17 courses Chef Set menu The Araki London $594 (£454) Japanese Food Best in Europe Dinner Fine Dining

The Araki is a sushi restaurant founded by Japanese chef Mitsuhiro Araki which opened in London in 2014. It was awarded two stars in the 2016 Michelin Guide for the UK and Ireland, before being awarded three in the 2018 guide, making it the first Japanese restaurant to win three stars in Europe.

In March 2019, Mitsuhiro Araki left London returning to Japan, and his apprentice UK born Marty Lau took over the position of head chef.

As many course menus tend to be, omakase sushi tends to be more expensive due to not only the many dishes that you’re provided with, but also due to the quality. There are also set menu and set price omakase places, where both the menu and the price are already determined for the day. Omakase offers a unique dining experience that transcends all other restaurant services in ambiance, food, and chef and customer interactions. In just one meal, you’ll learn the differences between the origins of fish and the process for creating excellent sushi.

17 Courses Sushi Omakase

Appetizer

Fired Cornish St. Iveswild seabass with sacks and skin crawling with an okra and wasabi “gin an”

Zouke soy preserved fatty tuna with flashed egg omelette, white truffles from Umbria Italy and Wiltshire England black truffle

Steamed Galician octopus with Imperial sociétariats caviar, shiso flowers, pumpkin miso purée with green yuzu zest

Sushi

Cornish Wild gilt-head bream

2 Kinds of Tuna (“Cutoro / medium fatty tuna, Otoro/belly tuna)

Rock salt charcoal grilled yellowtail

Cornish squid golden almas caviar and Almalfi lemon

Grilled hand-torn Cornish lobster with miso

Wild Cornish red mullet with a prawn crumble “Ebi-oboro”