Nodoguro is a high-end restaurant that feels like anything but. Think intimate home dinner party, but with Michelin-caliber omakase and sushi. Diners gather around a festive table in a room that feels like a European apartment, with chef Ryan Roadhouse’s wife, Elena, as host, life coach, and walking culinary wiki. Their personal food vision is keenly attuned to the seasons and served on flea market plates, some 100 years old. You might find an ethereal sesame tofu or a breath-stealing vision of uni rice and ground espresso. And always, sushi rice arrives as the gods meant it—still warm, fresh from the pot. There’s nothing quite like it anywhere—the transcendent food, the chatterbox vibe, the elusive notion of connection and nourishment. If there’s a better antidote to the Nomas of the world, we haven’t seen it. Reservations go whip-fast. Sign up for the newsletter to get the jump.