4 editor picks in Austin.
4 japanese places in Austin we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Austin | Japanese across every city.
Austin's modern Japanese cooking was largely codified by one chef and his kitchens on the city's Lamar corridor. Uchi on South Lamar is Tyson Cole's James Beard-winning sushi room, and its sibling Uchiko on North Lamar in Rosedale extends the same elevated farmhouse approach to the north side.
Uchi in Austin is Tyson Cole's James Beard-winning sushi room on South Lamar since 2003, the kitchen that codified modern Japanese on the south side.
OrderThe hama chili and the maguro sashimi, ordered before anything else.
TipSit at the sushi bar; the omakase is built in real time and the chefs talk you through each piece.
Uchiko in Austin is Tyson Cole's elevated farmhouse sushi room on North Lamar, the second of the Hai Hospitality kitchens and a Top Chef alumni line.
OrderThe Yokai berry course; it has been on the menu since opening for a reason.
TipHappy hour from 5 to 6pm at the bar runs a $5 sushi list; it is the cheapest way into the kitchen.
Uchi in Austin is Tyson Cole's James Beard-winning sushi room on South Lamar, the kitchen that codified modern Japanese in Texas, with omakase counter.
OrderThe omakase route at the sushi bar; the bar tasting flows in real time.
TipSake Social and the early seating run a discounted bar menu daily from 5 to 6:30pm.
Uchiko in Austin is Tyson Cole's elevated Japanese farmhouse room on North Lamar, the Hai Hospitality sibling to Uchi and a Top Chef alumni line.
OrderThe Yokai Berry course; it has been on the menu since opening for a reason.
TipSake Social runs 5 to 6:30pm and is the cheapest way to sit at the bar.
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