A tlanta’s high-end Japanese scene didn’t build slowly. It landed fully formed right after Covid, which is a dining prediction I could not have foretold given the intimate nature of most omakase dining. In just a few short years, the city has evolved from having a handful of high-end Japanese restaurants to boasting multiple Michelin-starred omakase restaurants, which offer a fixed menu the chef chooses. Those starred establishments are: Mujo , Hayakawa , Omakase Table , and O by Brush . What was once a niche genre has become a defining part of the city’s fine-dining culture, taking over last year’s Michelin awards to the chagrin of some people. Not me.

Along with that recognition came the prices. There are numerous omakase places where someone can eat for less than $150, but a

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