After researching omakase sushi options in Europe over the past 3 years, I have found 37 restaurants across 10 countries with some version of omakase sushi. Here is the country count:

|| || |Denmark |1| |France |4| |Germany |5| |Italy |3| |Norway |3| |Portugal |3| |Spain |8| |Sweden |4| |Switzerland |1| |UK |5|

Edit: not sure why the table doesn't populate for me, but here's the breakdown:

  • Denmark: 1
  • France: 4
  • Germany: 5
  • Italy: 3
  • Norway: 3
  • Portugal: 3
  • Spain: 8
  • Sweden: 4
  • Switzerland: 1
  • UK: 5

I have visited 17 of these restaurants so far. I found the following 6 restaurants to have great-tasting sushi, listed in order of my preference. I would repeat these, although not at the price point for a couple of them.

  • RONIN SHOKUNIN, Milan, Italy (2023). My experience was specifically with the head chef from Hatsune in Tokyo. He seems to travel between Milan and Tokyo. While everything was amazing, this is the most expensive at around 580€, just for the food.
  • Sabi Omakase, Stavanger, Norway (2022). Most of the fish was local with the rest imported from Japan. The cost was probably around 200€.
  • Zuara, Madrid, Spain (2024). This is very expensive, close to 500€ with extras.
  • IYO Omakase, Milan, Italy (2023). The counter is manned by a Japanese chef and after the meal, he brought out all of the available sake and let us taste whatever. 200€.
  • Aska, Regensburg, Germany (2023). Japanese chef. 250€ with extras.
  • Oyster Lodge, near Frankfurt am Main, Germany (2023). Japanese chef. 230€.

While the following three were great, I would not repeat:

  • Sabi Omakase Oslo, Oslo, Norway (2023). This has the same owner as the one in Stavanger. Won't repeat because I found the Stavanger location slightly better. 425€ (includes sake pairing).
  • The Sakai, Frankfurt, Germany (2023). This is closer to traditional edomae sushi, although I don't remember there being a lot of sushi pieces in the tasting menu. This is the main restaurant and the chef has a branch store in Tokyo. 150€.
  • Omakase, A Coruña, Spain (2023). Had a conversation with the chef about the lack of high-end sushi in Spain and he mentioned Kiro Sushi in Logroño, mentioned below. 90€.

Mid-level, the following 7 restaurants had decent tasting sushi, also listed in the order of my preference:

  • Sushi Anaba, Copenhagen, Denmark (2023). 215€.
  • The Araki, London, UK (2022). I visited some time after they lost their 3 stars. This was very expensive, which I didn't think was justified by the quality of the food. I liked their tuna pieces a lot, although I think some of this cost extra. 500€.
  • Sushi Sho, Stockholm, Sweden (2022). This is not Sho style. 145€.
  • Kiro Sushi, Logroño, Spain (2023). This has a lot of Spanish influence with unique tastes. 150€.
  • Omakase Ri, Lisbon, Portugal (2024). 98€.
  • Ushi, Munich, Germany (2023). Japanese chef. They didn't have a long omakase option when I visited, but I suggested it to the chef as the sushi was good. 80€.

Meh:

  • Omakase Wa, Lisbon, Portugal (2024). I found this to be more of a show and "experience" than an emphasis on great-tasting sushi. The sushi is too westernized with too many ingredients and perhaps catered to the "European palate." 105€.
  • Alex Sushi, Oslo, Norway (2022). This was the most disappointing experience for me. This is more like a regular sushi place trying to do an omakase meal than a high-end sushi omakase restaurant. I was at the counter and there was a couple sitting next to me. The woman somewhat loudly proclaimed how amazing this was after every bite. Perhaps it was the best-tasting sushi to her, which is fine as taste is subjective. But the disappointing sushi for my tastes in combination with her constant proclamations made it an annoying experience. Probably cost less than 135€.

I believe the below restaurants have omakase sushi, but I have not visited them yet. I likely will not visit the restaurants in Paris or London.

  • Sushi B, Paris, France.
  • Sushi Shunei, Paris, France.
  • Jin, Paris, France.
  • Hinoki, Brest, France.
  • Otsuka, Berlin, Germany.
  • Sushi Moi Omakase, Prato, Italy.
  • Sushi Omakase, Braga, Portugal.
  • Sushi Sato I Tanaka, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Sushi Sensato, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Sushi Kaido Sushi, Valencia, Spain.
  • Sushi Ebisu by Kobos, Madrid, Spain.
  • Restaurante Kappo, Madrid, Spain.
  • HOZE Sushiya, Goteborg, Sweden.
  • Tsuki Hana - Omakase Sushi, Goteborg, Sweden.
  • Koizen Omakase Room, Goteborg, Sweden.
  • Shin, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Endo at the Rotunda, London, UK
  • Sushi Kuriso Omakase, London, UK.
  • Sushi Tonari, London, UK.
  • Sushi Tetsu, London, UK.

Are there other higher-end restaurants specifically serving omakase sushi in Europe?