Hide Sushi

The best sushi I have ever had. The staff were amazing. The food unrivaled and the chef is a true master of his craft. I went back for seconds on the needle fish. Don't miss out on this amazing restaurant if you get the chance to go.

Everything was fresh and high quality. It's a topnotch Sushi Omakase restaurant on this island with excellent hospitality. Sushi chef Tsukasa san is cool and easy/fun to talk. This is the only Omakase place with a view (city view) and it's open air. You will have a great time at this speakeasy spot. The bonus is that you can enjoy Sky Waikiki for drinks before and take that drink to Hide Sushi. I highly recommend!

The omakase is tucked away on the rooftop of Waikiki, hidden behind a large door at the back of Sky Waikiki restaurant/club. We had a 7:30 pm seating, so it was already dark, but the city lights of Waikiki made for a nice backdrop. Seating was at a high-top counter for eight, while another group of ten men sat together loudly celebrating something throughout the evening. With four at the lounge and the rest at counters, there were about 22 guests total. The space is open-air, which can be hit or miss depending on the weather. On our night, it was muggy and rainy, so there wasn’t much of a breeze. The omakase featured about 12 different pieces of fish, along with one appetizer course that set the tone nicely: egg noodles in cold dashi with yuzu and sardine flakes. Other starters included: • Edamame tofu with caviar and wasabi stems • Organic tomato marinated in shiso ponzu • Pumpkin & bean karaage • Poached scallop with okra and seaweed sauce Favorites of the night were the sawara (Spanish mackerel) with yuzu, Chinese cabbage pickle, and calamansi; the aji (horse mackerel) with green onion and ginger juice; and the Hokkaido uni. While the flavors were solid, they weren’t mind-blowing. At one point, I joked to the chef that “it just tastes like fish,” and he laughed, giving a thumbs-up and saying, “Yeah, it’s supposed to be fish.” Because of the number of guests, there was quite a bit of waiting between courses. The main chef handled all of the nigiri by hand, while two servers and a sous chef supported him. We were celebrating a birthday, and the host made sure it felt special with a personalized dessert plate and a lively birthday song. That extra attention definitely stood out. The whole experience lasted about 2.5 hours longer than expected but the city views on the way out made for a nice ending, and of course, we stopped for a few pictures.