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Arami, Chicago, IL
Award-winning

Arami

4.5
4.5
944 Reviews
$31 to $50
Japanese
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Located in West Town, Arami’s warm and charming ambience is matched by the contemporary Japanese cuisine it serves. Chef Nelson Vinansaca offers a tier of thoughtful and delectable omakase featuring a variety of specialty nigiri. Omakase menus range from a 5-piece nigiri to a 16-course chef tasting menu with various additions like beverage pairings, truffles and caviar.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Japanese, Seafood, Sushi
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–9:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:30 pm
  • Phone number
    (312) 243-1535
  • Website
    http://www.aramichicago.com/
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Owned/operated by
    Asian and Pacific Islander
  • Executive chef
    Ismael Lopez
  • Catering
    Whether it is an intimate dinner or a large social event, our offerings are sure to leave a lasting impression. A wide variety of service styles are offered, from on-site sushi chefs, station service or family style dining. Let us make your next event something truly special.<br /><br />For more information on catering, visit aramichicago.com.
  • Private party facilities
    Host your event at Arami and enjoy high quality sushi in our peaceful, garden like atmosphere as you mingle and dine with your guests.
  • Private party contact
    Rochelle Ibarrola: (312) 243-1535
  • Location
    1829 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622
  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN Plate 2022
  • Neighborhood
    Bucktown / Wicker Park
  • Cross street
    Wood Street
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    CTA Bus-Chicago &#34;66&#34; at Wood St.
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 944 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4Value

Noise • Moderate

944 Reviews

  1. Adventurousdiner

    Washington DC

    28 reviews

    4.0

    28 reviews

    Dined on September 9, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    The atmosphere is quite casual and relaxed. The food was fresh and delicious, but a bit overpriced in my opinion. Service was warm, but slow.

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  2. Marco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    it's an extraordinary sensory voyage that leaves you in awe of the culinary mastery on display. It's an experience worth savoring, cherishing, and returning to time and time again.

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  3. Doron

    Memphis/West TN

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We haven't been to Arami in quite a long time. It isn't cheap, and the nigiri pieces are small but it is the best quality sushi you can find in Chicago. It rivals the great places in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. Their roles are a better value, but I can't resist the sashmi and nigiri. You also get fish that are uncommon in many other sushi restaurants, such as Shima Aji , New Zealand Salmon, and Kanpachi. My favorite by far is Shima Aji and my second favorite is Kanpachi (which they were out of when I last visited).

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 18, 2023

    overall2food2service4ambience3
    Good sushi, but overpriced. Ambience isn’t anything special. Service was great though!

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  5. Andrew

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    staff was super friendly and knowledgeable about everything. Zach, who helped us, was incredible !!!

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  6. Ajay

    Chicago

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Best sushi in the city. Superb beverage menu offerings. Excellent service.

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  7. KevinL

    Las Vegas

    25 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    25 reviews

    Dined on August 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Incredible food. Knowledgeable staff. Great Sake suggestions! Always an amazing meal at Arami.

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  8. IKnowNewYork

    Chicago

    37 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    37 reviews

    Dined on August 4, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience3
    Fresh fish and tasty sushi. They need to improve service . You are often left with table stained with soya sauce and dirty plates

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  9. Alex

    Detroit

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Arami does it every time. The service, food and atmosphere are incredible

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  10. ChicagoFoodie

    Chicago

    13 reviews

    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on July 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food, great service. Will come back. Enjoyed everything I had.

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  11. OpenTable Diner

    Detroit

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    An excellent dining experience. They went above and beyond to help us celebrate our anniversary! The sushi was amazing. The miso soup was some of the best I’ve had with large chunks of tofu. Will definitely be back! And highly recommend

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Unbelievable meal. Worth the price of admission, no questions asked! Father and son duo is the best duo! Just do it!

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  13. ConnorK

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The omakase was absolutely incredible. Some of the best sushi that I have had outside of Hawai'i. Will definitely be going back.

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  14. OpenTable Diner

    Pittsburgh

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fantastic sushi. Great service. Very authentic. Great for date night or dinner with friends.

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  15. KatieC

    Washington DC

    24 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on July 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I wish I could give Arami 10 stars. We had the absolute best experience. We were seated at the counter, which is such a treat being able to interact with the chefs. We decided to do a la carte and ordered: lychii cocktail (yum), toro tartare bites (delicious, but very small bite), all four specialty sashimi and nigiri (you absolutely have to get the zuke sake hotste and zuke naguro kani - though all four were great) as well as the trio maki, hamachi suzuki and maguro spicy sake (chefs kiss to all three). Which was the perfect amount of food. To our surprise we then received an additional roll and hamachi from the chef we had been chatting with. We finished the meal off with mochi and a shot of their special sake. Fantastic experience with perfectly attentive staff. Thank you Arami!

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  16. nickname

    Chicago

    125 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    125 reviews

    Dined on July 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Excellent quality fish -- always, including finest grades of tuna.

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  17. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I took my friend from NY here for the first time and everything was so great! Our waitress was awesome and knowledgeable, had several recommendations. The service was quick and great. The food was amazing! Will definitely be coming back to take out of towners here.

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  18. JohnS

    London

    21 reviews

    3.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on June 14, 2023

    overall3food5service2ambience2
    Our food was was beautifully prepared and presented. The evening was spoiled by an aggressive and controlling server pressurising us to order what she had been told to promote.

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  19. JayW

    Chicago

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 4, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    Not a good omakase experience compared to most others in the city

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  20. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I visit Arami every year when visiting Chicago but have missed for 4 years due to travel restrictions. It is as good as akways

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  21. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    6 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on May 13, 2023

    overall2food3service3ambience2
    Just an average experience. In general decent quality sushi but the value/experience just isn’t there. Of note, the Wine is ridiculously overpriced. While the quality of the wine is nice, $14 for the smallest poured glass I’ve ever had is a big miss. Let me know I’m going to receive a 3 oz pour (estimated amount). Finally,, as a customer, I don’t feel it my responsibility to have a health benefits surcharge of 5% on the total bill . Just my personal opinion. People may disagree but give me the option.

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  22. QueenOfStaffining

    Chicago

    32 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on May 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing doesn’t even cover it from food to service — absolutely amazing experience! Delicious and unusual unique and unbelievably delicious! Well presented and served by a young lady who truly cared!

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  23. Tessa

    Chicago

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I took my partner here to celebrate his birthday and it was phenomenal. Every person greeted us and wished him a happy birthday. We got the 10 piece omakase experience and the food was delicious! Every person working was wonderful and extremely pleasant to be around. We will be coming back very soon to try the rest of the menu!

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  24. JamieW

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 29, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience3
    The sushi was pretty good, but nothing “mind blowing,” especially at that price point. I didn’t particularly love the cocktails. We ordered three different ones amongst our party, they were okay but none were great. The table service was good but for some reason the drink service was pretty slow. It took a long time to get drinks after ordering, even simple things like sake.

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  25. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 28, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience3
    Food was good. Service was slow. We asked for a soft shell crab hand roll and the waitress came back and said “the chef will do it but it will be messy”. Our bill was $250 for 2 without the hand roll, maybe he could have figured out how to make it nice.

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  26. bde61

    Chicago

    29 reviews

    5.0

    29 reviews

    Dined on April 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    This was our first dinner at Arami. We were seated at the counter which I initially was not enthusiastic about but then was quite interesting to watch the chef. We enjoyed two appetizers (tostadas with salmon and spicy tuna, and a carpaccio style hamaci - maybe), which were superb; so were three rolls we had, and finally a little sushi. We drank a very nice dry sake ("dark whale"). The server was very friendly. It was a little too noisy initially but then most people left since it was getting close to 10pm. We will definitely go back

    AramiResponded on April 28, 2023

    So happy you enjoyed! Looking forward to seeing you again.

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  27. Poptartz

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I took my jr. foodie daughter to Arami for her 14th birthday. We did Omakase at the bar. The service and food was exceptional as always. Thanks Arami for a great experience!

    AramiResponded on April 28, 2023

    We are happy to be part of your daughter's 14th birthday! Looking forward to seeing you again.

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  28. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was incredible and the service was outstanding. People were so nice and friendly and the fish was very fresh.

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  29. Nicci

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Best sushi. Very flavorful. Service was awesome!

    AramiResponded on April 28, 2023

    Thank you for the kind review.

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  30. OpenTable Diner

    Unspecified

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 31, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Service was incredible. That’s it. That’s the review. The food speaks for itself.

    AramiResponded on April 28, 2023

    Thank you!!

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  31. Sher

    Chicago

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everything was AMAZING! Some of the best sushi in Chicago and will be a new top spot for us!

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  32. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 25, 2023

    overall1food1service3ambience4
    Food was less than impressive and the price made the experience more disappointing.

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  33. EmileePruett

    Charlotte

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had the best time, sat at the sushi bar. Chef helped us understand the menu, Chrissy took care of us and everything was so amazing. General Manager sat us and greeted us kindly. Such an amazing experience from the time we walked through the door to the time we walked out! Will be back, ask for Chrissy!

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  34. StephanieS

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always such a treat. High quality, delicious sushi - my favorite in Chicago and well worth the $

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  35. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Chef Ishmael provided an outstanding Omakase. The quality and dishes were amazing. We came from NY with very high expectations and were skeptical at first because of location and just simply not knowing. When you enter, you are pleasantly surprised and the sushi omakase experience and food is out of this world!

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  36. Caitlin

    Las Vegas

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious food and sake! We love this place. The desert was a blueberry egg roll w/ yuzu reduction dipping sauce. Perfect flavor pairing, but a little too hot an greasy/messy to eat.

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  37. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious sushi, good atmosphere, and excellent service.

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  38. Vlad

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everything was amazing! The hamachi collar was so good. Very good ambient music and volume, delicious and good value. Will definitely go back.

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  39. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Anniversary, did chefs omakase and watched the entire preparation. Wonderful experience

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  40. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great experience!

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
    • Sealed or wrapped utensils used
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers

  • Physical distancing

    • Limited number of seated diners
    • Distancing maintained in common areas
    • Extra space between tables

  • Protective equipment

    • Waitstaff wear masks
    • Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking

  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

You can order delivery directly from Arami using the Order Online button. Arami also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (312) 243-1535.

Arami is rated 4.5 stars by 944 OpenTable diners.

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Google Map for Arami

1829 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622

Additional information

  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN Plate 2022
  • Cross street
    Wood Street
  • Neighborhood
    Bucktown / Wicker Park
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–9:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:30 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Japanese, Seafood, Sushi
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    CTA Bus-Chicago "66" at Wood St.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Owned/operated by
    Asian and Pacific Islander
  • Executive chef
    Ismael Lopez
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Website
    http://www.aramichicago.com/
  • Phone number
    (312) 243-1535
  • Catering
    Whether it is an intimate dinner or a large social event, our offerings are sure to leave a lasting impression. A wide variety of service styles are offered, from on-site sushi chefs, station service or family style dining. Let us make your next event something truly special.<br /><br />For more information on catering, visit aramichicago.com.
  • Private party facilities
    Host your event at Arami and enjoy high quality sushi in our peaceful, garden like atmosphere as you mingle and dine with your guests.
  • Private party contact
    Rochelle Ibarrola: (312) 243-1535

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