NEW YORK

Vegetarian fine dining. Prices include living wages — no tipping since 2015.

Japanese ramen chain. Explicit no-tipping policy — staff return tips left on the table.

Solo dining booth ramen. No tipping — prices include everything. Japanese authenticity.

Casual Japanese small plates. Policy against accepting gratuities.

Japanese hand roll bar (Sugarfish group). Hospitality included in menu prices — no tip line.

Japanese hand roll bar. Hospitality fully included — no tipping.

Omakase restaurant with no-tipping policy. Hospitality fee included in pricing.

Strict no-tipping for $55 13-course omakase. Service included.

Upscale Japanese dining. Gratuity-free model with fair wages for staff.

Japanese chain. Hospitality/service included — non-tipping model.

Japanese home-style cooking chain. Service included, no tipping.

Japanese restaurant where tipping is not expected, following Japanese dining customs.

Omakase with hospitality included in pricing. No tipping policy.

Authentic Japanese sushi restaurant with a strict no-tipping policy. Staff are paid fair wages. A sign at the entrance says tips are not accepted.

Long-running Japanese restaurant. Does not accept tips, reflecting Japanese dining culture.

Japanese seafood restaurant direct from Tokyo. Service charge included, no tipping.

18% 'hospitality surcharge' auto-added to ALL checks regardless of party size. Owner publicly defended it as covering staff wages.

Mega-viral TikTok (3.3M+ views): POS suggested 20% tip of $44 on a $159 bill — real 20% was $32. Tips calculated on post-tax, pre-discount total. Shady math exposed.

20% gratuity auto-added to ALL checks regardless of party size. At Rockefeller Center.

Sued for withholding mandatory service charges from waitstaff — potentially hundreds of thousands stolen over 6 years. High-end Japanese on the UES.

Viral TikTok: customer tipped 20% but bank flagged a 30% charge. Restaurant allegedly changed the tip amount. Upper East Side fine dining at The Mark Hotel.

Japanese sushi with hospitality included. No tip line on receipt.

16% non-gratuity service fee on all checks. No tip line on receipt. Japanese sushi.