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Art by Clark MillerThe Best New Power-Dining Spots Specialize in Fishy Bliss
From San Francisco to New York, we’re in a boom time for the highest-grade omakase sushi bars, and in many ways, they’re the perfect venues to seal a deal or pore over a cap table.
On the bottom floor of a luxury high-rise in San Francisco’s SOMA district—a few blocks away from Slack’s headquarters—a newly relocated counter spot sends out puffy milk toast with toro and golden osetra caviar. It sears blackthroat sea perch and tops it with onion jam.
Welcome to Akikos, where dinner runs $250, or more realistically closer to $400 after tax, tip and sake. And it’s not the only local option. Akikos is just a short walk away from The Shota, a $300 sushi spot in the Financial District. From there, you could stroll over to Kusakabe for a slightly more affordable Kyoto-style sushi tasting ($198). Or perhaps instead you’ll take a five-minute Uber to Friends Only ($325).