24/08/2026
Amsterdam has no shortage of sushi restaurants, but proper omakase is still a different category altogether.
Omakase Amsterdam only opened on Ferdinand Bolstraat in 2025, yet the restaurant already feels remarkably confident in what it wants to be.
The concept stays close to traditional Japanese sushi. No avocado, mayonnaise or unnecessary distractions. Instead, the focus is on the fish, the rice, real wasabi, technique and the interaction with the chefs preparing each course in front of you.
Every evening there are two menus to choose from: the regular omakase and a Bluefin omakase, which incorporates more exclusive cuts of bluefin tuna such as ōtoro.
And this was exactly the kind of dinner I hoped it would be.
Piece after piece was beautifully balanced, with that attention to temperature, texture and seasoning that makes great sushi seem incredibly simple while you know there is an enormous amount of technique behind it.
What also surprised me was how approachable the experience felt. Omakase can easily become formal or intimidating, but here the chefs guide you through what you are eating while preparing everything right in front of you.
They even host a monthly Tuna Festival for returning guests, built entirely around bluefin tuna, which probably tells you everything you need to know about how seriously they take their fish.
I spend an unreasonable amount of my free time eating my way through Amsterdam, and places that genuinely make me want to book another visit before I have even left are becoming increasingly rare.
This was one of them.
Omakase Amsterdam, Ferdinand Bolstraat 11H. 🍣
