JuNi has opened at 1081 Juniper Street in Midtown, led by Yukihiko Tanaka of Circle Sushi and Circle Noodle. Upstairs is an omakase experience, currently with one 7 p.m. seating and roughly eight to 16 courses. Reported prices run $185 to $225 per person depending on the menu and market availability.
The downstairs dining room is designed for a more casual donburi menu of Japanese rice bowls, planned to begin around the end of October. That creates two very different ways to try the same kitchen, and the casual option may be a better first visit than committing to the tasting menu.
What to do: review the current opening status, dress requirements and reservations. The restaurant asks omakase diners not to wear perfume; confirm the rice-bowl service has actually begun before showing up for a casual lunch.