Akoya Omakase

Akoya Omakase is an intimate chef-driven Japanese omakase counter inside downtown Kansas City’s historic Hotel Phillips, opened in 2025 by chef-owner Peter Hoang — son of longtime KC sushi figure Sam Hoang — as the metro’s second dedicated omakase restaurant.

Description

Akoya Omakase is a chef-driven Japanese restaurant located inside Hotel Phillips, a historic 1920s hotel in downtown Kansas City. The room centers on a sushi counter — reported at ten seats — with a small number of à la carte tables alongside. The format follows the traditional omakase model (“I leave it up to you”), in which the chef determines each course based on the day’s available fish rather than from a fixed à la carte order. The restaurant describes its approach as one where tradition and innovation work together, emphasizing seasonality and ingredient quality.

Reporting at the time of opening positioned Akoya as the second dedicated omakase restaurant in Kansas City, part of a wider expansion of the metro’s Japanese dining scene. The menu includes a multi-course omakase progression as well as a smaller “Umi” set (reported at $85, including sashimi sets, eight nigiri pieces, a hand roll, miso soup, and dessert).

The restaurant operates Monday through Saturday with both lunch (11 am–2 pm) and dinner (5–10 pm) service, and is closed Sunday —against the official Hours & Location page, re-confirmed 2026-07-18 [source 5].

Ownership and history

Akoya Omakase is owned by chef Peter Hoang, who works behind the counter shaping rice, fish, and nori. Hoang is part of a Kansas City sushi lineage: his father, Sam Hoang, helped shape the metro’s sushi culture over decades through restaurants including Parkville’s Sakae Sushi, and Peter worked in his father’s restaurants early in his career. Hoang’s own training included time in other cities — reported to include Chicago, New York, Denver, and Jackson Hole — before he returned to open his own restaurant in Kansas City.

The restaurant opened inside Hotel Phillips in 2025. Earlier reporting had projected a 2024 debut, but the opening ultimately occurred in 2025 (reported as roughly mid-to-late August 2025).

Tier classification

Tier 1. Akoya is an independent, owner-operated restaurant run by a hands-on chef-owner with deep KC roots — Peter Hoang grew up within Kansas City’s sushi community and his family (via Sam Hoang’s Sakae Sushi) has contributed to the metro’s Japanese dining culture for decades. The combination of founder-led ownership, family lineage in the local industry, and a personally chef-driven concept reflects the “pride and dedication to the owner’s roots” that Tier 1 measures.

Links

• Website: https://www.akoyaomakase.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/akoya_omakase/
• Facebook: not found (Instagram and TikTok are the listed channels; no official Facebook page located)

See also

• downtown-kc
• sushi-kodawari
• Registry

Menu

Last verified: 2026-07-24 · Source: official site (dinner menu page) · URL(s): https://www.akoyaomakase.com/menu/ · Confidence: High (full dinner menu captured — both omakase tiers with pricing and inclusions, plus the complete à la carte, composed sashimi, makimono, sides, and dessert listings; à la carte fish rotates with the day’s catch)

Japanese omakase counter. Downtown KC, inside Hotel Phillips, 106 W 12th St. Mon–Sat 11am–2pm (lunch) + 5–10pm (dinner) · Closed Sunday. Reservations via Tock (source 6). Chef-driven format — Peter Hoang selects each course based on the day’s fish; ~10 seats at the sushi counter + small à la carte tables (source 1)(source 3).

Omakase (“leave it to the chef”) (source 7)

• Umi 海 — 2 specialty sashimi sets, 8 pc nigiri, temaki, miso, dessert — $85
• Akoya アコヤ — 3 specialty sashimi sets, 10 pc premium nigiri, temaki, miso, dessert — $165

À la carte (nigiri 1 pc | sashimi 2 pc) (source 7)

• Tai — Japanese sea bream — $5–$9
• Suzuki — sea bass — $5–$9
• Hirame — olive flounder — $5–$9
• Unagi — freshwater eel — $5–$9
• Gindara — sablefish — $5–$9
• Kinmedai — golden eye snapper — $7–$12
• Masu — ocean trout — $5–$9
• Ikura — zuke salmon roe — $5–$9
• Hamachi — yellowtail — $5–$9
• Akami — lean bluefin tuna — $6–$10
• Chu-Toro — zuke mid-fat bluefin tuna — $8–$14
• O-Toro — fatty bluefin tuna — $9–$16
• Hotate — Hokkaido scallop — $5–$9
• Amaebi — sweet shrimp — $5–$9
• Zuwaigani — snow crab — $6
• A5 Wagyu — $12–$20
• Add 3 g Kaluga caviar — $18

Composed sashimi (source 7)

• Shiro Hama — $18
• Miso Shiromi — $18
• Masu San — $18
• Tai Truffle — $21

Makimono (rolls) (source 7)

• Toyama — $22
• Aka Toro — $22
• Midori — $13
• Daikon Maki — $23

Salads and sides (source 7)

• Hotate Sunomono — $12
• Gomae — $6
• Miso — $4
• Sushi Rice — $4
• Sashimi Moriawase — 30 pc — $285

Dessert (source 7)

• Seasonal Dessert — $8

Reservations: akoyaomakase.com/reservations or Tock

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Sources

1. Kansas City Magazine — “With the opening of Akoya Omakase and Anjin, Kansas City’s Japanese dining scene is raw, refined and heating up the metro” — https://kansascitymag.com/with-the-opening-of-akoya-omakase-and-anjin-kansas-citys-japanese-dining-scene-is-raw-refined-and-heating-up-the-metro/ — accessed 2026-05-30
2. Akoya Omakase — official site, About page — https://www.akoyaomakase.com/about/ — accessed 2026-05-30
3. IN Kansas City Magazine — “Reservation for One: Akoya Omakase” — https://www.inkansascity.com/eat-drink/restaurants/reservation-for-one-akoya-omakase/ — accessed 2026-05-30
4. Yelp listing (address/phone + recent-activity verification; “Updated June 2026”, 105+ reviews) — https://www.yelp.com/biz/akoya-omakase-kansas-city-2 — accessed 2026-05-30; re-checked 2026-06-23
5. Akoya Omakase — official site, Hours & Location page (active hours, no closure notice) — https://www.akoyaomakase.com/location/akoya-omakase/ — accessed 2026-06-23; re-confirmed 2026-07-18 — Confirms: hours Monday–Saturday 11:00 am–2:00 pm and 5:00 pm–10:00 pm, Sunday closed; address 106 W 12th St, Kansas City, MO 64105
6. Akoya Omakase — official Reservations page / Tock booking (new reservations released June 1, 2026) — https://www.akoyaomakase.com/reservations/ — accessed 2026-06-23; Tock: https://www.exploretock.com/akoya-omakse-kansas-city
7. Akoya Omakase — official site, Dinner Menu page — https://www.akoyaomakase.com/menu/ — accessed 2026-07-24 — Asserts: omakase tiers Umi $85 (2 specialty sashimi sets, 8 pc nigiri, temaki, miso, dessert) and Akoya $165 (3 specialty sashimi sets, 10 pc premium nigiri, temaki, miso, dessert); full à la carte nigiri/sashimi list with prices; composed sashimi; makimono; salads/sides; seasonal dessert

Verification

Drafted 2026-05-30 from web research; 4 sources. Address verified (106 W 12th St, inside Hotel Phillips). Chef-owner Peter Hoang and 2025 opening confirmed across two-plus independent sources. Unverified: exact opening date, full omakase pricing/course count, current seat count (reported ~10). No Facebook page found.

PASS-4 operating-status re-verification (2026-06-23): CONFIRMED OPEN. registry_status held at active. Official Hours & Location page shows active service hours with no closure/pause/relocation notice; Tock reservations live with a June 1, 2026 release; Yelp listing updated June 2026 with 105+ reviews. No successor, rebrand, or relocation found. Sources 4, 5, 6. Official domain (akoyaomakase.com) verified live and not hijacked.