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Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York

Sushi Noz

A nine-seat Edo-style counter behind a courtyard door, where Nozomu Abe ages fish with the patience of a craftsman who has nothing to prove.

4.8

FlightLogic expert score: 9.2/10 · Editorial composite rating 4.8/5 · ££££ · Japanese , Sushi

Special-occasion omakaseSerious sushi devoteesQuiet, intimate dinners Two MICHELIN StarsFlightLogic Gold 2026
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Front door of Sushi Noz, New York ★★ Michelin Stars

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Quick answer

Is Sushi Noz worth visiting? FlightLogic assigns an expert score of 9.2/10 based on editorial research. The 4.8/5 star figure is an editorial composite for guide comparison — not a verified consumer aggregate. It has 2 Michelin stars. Best for special-occasion omakase, serious sushi devotees, quiet, intimate dinners.

About Sushi Noz

You find the entrance before you find the restaurant: a slatted wooden gate off a quiet Upper East Side block, then a short courtyard walk that does the work of clearing your head before you sit down. Inside, nine seats face a single hinoki counter where Nozomu Abe works in near silence, his knife doing most of the talking. This is Edo-style sushi — fish cured, aged, or lightly cooked before it reaches you, never simply sliced and served raw for shock value. Kohada is pressed and vinegared until its silver skin tightens like a drum; tuna arrives in three ages, each one a different argument about umami. The rice is seasoned warm, packed loose, gone in a bite. Nothing here is plated for a camera; it's plated for the eleven seconds you have before the temperature changes.

Menu highlights

  • Omakase Counter Menu $420 20-plus pieces, chef's sequence, no substitutions
  • Aged Bluefin Tasting (Three Cuts) $85 Akami, chutoro, otoro aged in-house 4 to 14 days
  • Kohada Nigiri $18 Pressed and vinegar-cured, sold as a single supplement piece

Editorial rating breakdown

Distribution reflects FlightLogic editorial modelling for guide comparison. See published excerpts below.

Published reviews

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  1. 4.0
    Editorial sample

    Technically flawless, especially the aged toro progression, though the pacing between courses ran slower than I'd have liked on a Friday seating.

    — Mei Lin Chao ·

    Response from Sushi Noz

    Thank you for the detailed note — we've adjusted Friday pacing and hope to welcome you back to see the difference.

  2. 5.0
    Editorial sample

    The tamago at the end nearly moved me to say something out loud, which would have broken the silence of the room. Worth the wait for a reservation.

    — Daniel Reyes ·

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How far in advance should I book Sushi Noz?

Reservations open 28 days out and the nine-seat counter fills within hours, so plan to book the moment the window opens, especially for Friday or Saturday seatings.

Is there a set menu, or can I order individual pieces?

The counter runs almost entirely on the omakase sequence set by chef Abe; a small number of supplemental nigiri, like the kohada, can be requested but the core menu is not customizable.

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