2026 Chef's Counter
637 Sushi Club
Don’t let Kevin Yanaga’s mild-mannered disposition lull you into thinking his omakase is modest. The owner and chef of this sushi speakeasy (located through the bookcase of his other restaurant, Yanaga Kappo Izakaya) is a maximalist — at his counter, a single piece of nigiri is actually a tower of scallop, toro, A5 Wagyu, squid, and uni teetering on a sheet of nori. The chawanmushi? Made with coffee milk dashi and topped with coffee caviar (a product of his coffee-inspired OmaCafe collaboration with the Coffee Connoisseur Club). The bites here are like nothing you’ll experience at any other omakase in town.
637 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123; 215-305-4130; ykisushi.com/637phillysushiclub