Sakura Counter Reserve

Omakase · Eight seats

One counter.
One chef. One evening.

Rice pressed a minute before it reaches you. Fish chosen at dawn, aged by hand, served at the temperature it prefers. We cook for eight guests at a time — no menu, only the season.

8seats
nightly

壱 · Philosophy

Sushi is subtraction. What remains is rice, fish, and the moment between your hand and the plate.

一

Rice first

Akazu-seasoned shari from a single Niigata farm, cooked in small batches and held at body temperature.

二

Fish at its hour

Each neta is aged — a day, a week — until it tastes more like itself. We tell you when and why.

三

An unhurried counter

Eight seats, one pace. Phones stay in pockets; conversation, with us or beside you, is welcome.

弐 · Omakase

Three ways to be served

Prices are per guest, before tax and service. Dietary notes are welcome with your reservation.

Hana

$95per guest

12 pieces · 75 minutes

  • Seasonal otsumami
  • Eight nigiri
  • Tamago & miso soup
MOST CHOSEN

Tsuki

$145per guest

18 pieces · 105 minutes

  • Three otsumami
  • Twelve nigiri incl. uni
  • Hand roll & tamago
  • Miso soup, sweet to finish

Kaze

$210per guest

24 pieces · 2.5 hours

  • Chef's choice from the day's market
  • Bluefin & A5 wagyu nigiri
  • Sake pairing optional (+$65)

参 · This month

At the market now

Sawara

Spanish mackerel, lightly smoked

Kinmedai

Golden-eye snapper, seared skin

Uni

Hokkaido, bafun grade

Anago

Simmered, warm from the pot

The list changes with the tide. We update this page on the first of each month.

八SEATS · ONE COUNTER

Cut from a single hinoki log

The counter is sixteen feet of Japanese cypress, planed smooth enough that you will want to rest your hands on it. It smells faintly of citrus and rain.

We seat eight guests, together, at the start of each service. Arriving a few minutes early lets us pour you tea before the first piece.

伍 · Visit

Reserve your seat

Seatings

Tuesday – Thursday
Seatings 6:00 pm & 8:30 pm
Friday – Saturday
Seatings 5:30 pm, 7:45 pm & 9:45 pm
Sunday – Monday
Closed

Find us

14 Willow Lane
Portland, OR 97209

+1 (555) 013-4820
seats@sakuracounter.example

Request a seat

We confirm within one day. Cancellations inside 48 hours are charged at 50% of the omakase.