Omakase at Cagen

We celebrate Mr. T's birthday with an omakase every year.  It used to be our annual meal at Sushi Yasuda but since he went back to Japan we've been trying out new places and this year it was Cagen; the cozy sushi den located inside the old East Village Kajitsu space.  We sat at the eight person sushi bar right in front of Chef and owner Toshio Tomita and let him work his magic.



Cagen offers both a Kappo Omakase and Sushi Omakase of which we went the latter.  To begin a cool summer Gazpacho with shrimp and cucumber.



Red Snapper with plum paste and yuzu


Fluke with chimichurri


Tai (Sea Bream)


Engawa (Halibut)


Kasago (Red Perch)


Japanese Mackrels


Baby Snapper


Fugu (Blowfish) with fresh wasabi


A trio of Squid preparations


Kumamoto Oyster with kelp sauce and salt


Seared Shrimp


Scallop with Japanese Red Sauce


Wagyu Beef with chili flake


Toro


Marinated Tuna


Hokkaido Uni Hand Roll


Japanese Karage (Jellyfish) Hand Roll


Anago (Sea Eel)


Toro Hand Roll with Japanese Pickle


Handmade Soba Noodles- plain, yuzu and pepper


Sobayu (soba dipping sauce with soba seeds, negri wasabi)


Green Tea Ice Cream with chocolate sauce and frozen berries

It was an amazing experience.  Chef Tomita expertly sliced each piece of sushi from the whole fish with such swift precise knife skills.  He apparently grinds the buckwheat for his soba noodles every morning and even grows his own fresh wasabi.  I was so excited to finally have fugu (although I was not a fan of the rubbery texture) and loved the little additions to each piece of fish like the chimichurri on the fluke and the yuzu on the red snapper. It was an absolutely incredible meal from start to finish and I highly recommend to anyone who loves sushi as much we do.

The $140 Sushi Omakase is only available at 6:00 or 6:30 Monday- Saturday and reservations must be made at least 48 hours in advance. 

414 East 9th Street between 1st & Avenue A
New York, NY 10009

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