Chicago, IL

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Be the first local to put Japanese in Chicago on the map. Your Top 5 anchors the City Consensus for everyone who comes next.

Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Infatuation and Time Out Chicago. Updated September 2026.

Wild omakase. Hand-fed otoro, pyrotechnics, a 14-seat counter.

SHŌ Omakase · Old Town

The Infatuation features Shō Omakase as an Old Town sushi destination.

Kyoten Next Door · Logan Square

Bite-per-dollar omakase value in Chicago.