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Omakase@Barracks Row

Courtesy of Omakase @ Barracks Row
Capitol Hill
Japanese
Chef Ricky Wang and service director Gabriel Enjamio, both alums of Minibar, turn the omakase experience into a 14-seat show. No other sushi counter in DC presents as much detail about its fish and has so much fun along the way. (“Thank you for avenging Nemo’s family” precedes a bite of barracuda.) The 20ish-course menu starts with hyper-seasonal prepared dishes—flame-jellyfish shooters, say, or blowfish tempura—followed by deceptively simple nigiri, such as sea bream with eight-hour-simmered sake sauce.
Price
Based on dinner for two, including tax and 20-percent tip:
Expensive: $201 to $299
Locations
522 8th St SE, Washington DC, 20003