Shuko, an unmarked Japanese spot near Union Square, is our favorite omakase experience in NYC.

Open late and always excellent, Sushi Seki Upper East Side is our favorite sushi restaurant in NYC. Sit at the counter and order piece by piece.

Cocoron serves up awesome soba on Kenmare Street.

Three blocks from the Barclays Center, Chuko is not only an ideal pre-game move, but our favorite ramen joint in Brooklyn.

The world’s first shabushabu omakase restaurant, owned by the people behind Cocoron, is a unique experience in a number of ways.

Some of the best ramen in New York City currently resides in Long Island City.

Momofuku Noodle Bar is an indisputable Infatuation favorite.

Llama San is a Nikkei restaurant in the West Village from the people behind Llama Inn. It’s pricey, but the food is incredibly delicious.

This underground bunker of a sushi restaurant in Tribeca would be a really good place to wait out an apocalypse. Or to eat excellent, expensive sushi.

Okonomi in Williamsburg is one of the best kept Japanese secrets in NYC.

The same Ippudo that you love downtown, in Midtown.

Want to impress someone who loves Japanese food? Bring them to Kyo Ya. The unmarked subterranean restaurant is a unique and amazing place.

Bohemian has a secret phone number and referral process to get a reservation, but that’s not why you should care about this Japanese spot in Noho.

Davelle is an all-day Japanese spot on the LES that’s unlike any other place in the city.

Our favorite soba spot now has an additional new location a few blocks east.

Shalom Japan is what happens when two chefs from different backgrounds (Japanese & Jewish) fall in love and start making food instead of babies.