S E C R E T /// omakase for $100, hidden inside a cocktail bar in Costa Mesa.
naishoomakase is a 14-seat sushi counter tucked behind
highball.cm , OC’s newest Japanese-style cocktail bar. Chef Shimpei Shinohara leads a 1-hour nigiri-focused journey that brings the quality of a luxury counter to a price point that actually makes sense.
The reason it’s everywhere:
🍣 16 courses for $100: the kind of value that makes most omakase counters look overpriced by comparison.
🥢 12-course option at $75: for when you want the experience without committing to the full run.
🚪 The entrance: you walk through Highball to find it, dim lighting, intimate counter seating, all eyes on the chef.
🍸 Cocktails from the bar menu: available alongside the omakase, since you’re already inside one of OC’s best new cocktail programs.
🪑 Walk-ins welcome if you’re early: 14 seats go fast, but show up before the rush and you might get lucky.
📍 Naisho Omakase, 3033 Bristol St
#117, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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