damnlines.comdamnlines.comChef Keiji Nakazawa's six-seat hinoki-counter omakase was promoted to three Michelin stars in the 2025-26 guide, making it the first NYC sushi counter to reach that tier since Masa.
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There is no walk-up line at Sushi Sho — access is decided entirely by when reservations release. The Infatuation reports that new dates open two months out, on the 1st of each month at 11am, and warns that landing a seat requires being ready the moment booking opens: "if you want a seat in January, stay glued to the reservations page on December 1." Per thesushilegend.com, demand has intensified since the restaurant's promotion to three Michelin stars in the 2025-26 guide — the first NYC sushi counter to reach that tier since Masa — pushing the practical booking window out to roughly three months.
The venue's own site, sushi-sho.com, states that "online reservations are required in advance" for the six-seat hinoki counter, which runs a single seating per evening. A minimum charge of $190 per diner (before tax) applies, and the restaurant confirms bookings by call or text no later than one day before the visit, per sushi-sho.com. Guests who cancel or change plans inside 48 hours of their booking are charged a $100-per-diner fee regardless of reason, and a table is held for only 15 minutes past the reservation time before it's released.
Pricing reinforces how tightly the room is controlled: The Infatuation lists the omakase at $450 for 20-23 courses, with an optional $180 sake pairing, and sushi-sho.com bars children under 13. No source consulted mentions a walk-in option or standby list for the counter.
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Reservations: Online reservations required in advance, per sushi-sho.com. Per The Infatuation, new dates release two months out on the 1st of the month at 11am; thesushilegend.com reports the effective window has stretched to roughly three months out since the 2025-26 three-star promotion. $190/diner minimum before tax; 48-hour cancellation window with a $100-per-diner fee inside that window, per sushi-sho.com.
Walk-ins: Not accepted per available sources — sushi-sho.com states online reservations are required in advance for the six-seat counter.
There's no walk-up line to wait in — availability is decided when reservations release. The Infatuation reports that new dates open two months out, on the 1st of each month at 11am, advising diners to be "glued to the reservations page" the moment booking starts. Since the restaurant's promotion to three Michelin stars in the 2025-26 guide, thesushilegend.com reports demand has pushed the practical booking window out to roughly three months.
Yes. Sushi-sho.com states that "online reservations are required in advance" and lists a per-diner minimum charge of $190 before tax; The Infatuation names Tock as the booking platform. Bookings must be reconfirmed within 48 hours of the visit or a $100-per-diner cancellation fee applies, per the venue's own site.
Not according to available sources — sushi-sho.com specifies that online reservations are required in advance for the six-seat, single-nightly-seating counter, and neither The Infatuation nor thesushilegend.com mention a walk-in option.
The Infatuation lists the omakase at $450 for 20-23 courses, with an optional $180 sake pairing and no tipping required, while sushi-sho.com's official minimum charge is $190 per diner excluding tax.
Yes — Sushi Sho was promoted to three Michelin stars in the 2025-26 Michelin Guide, making it the first NYC sushi counter to reach that tier since Masa, per Crain's New York Business and thesushilegend.com.
Sources: thesushilegend.com · The Infatuation · Sushi Sho official site (reservations) · Crain's New York Business