Intriguing news for sushi lovers in the East Bay.

According to the East Bay Express, the latest concept from AS B-Dama chef-owner Chikara Ono looks a bit more ambitious than anticipated. Delage opens softly tonight, Wednesday, through Friday (5:30–9 p.m.), in a petite space adjacent to Old Oakland’s Swan Marketplace. And running the show, initially, is Masa Sasaki, who earned a Michelin star at San Francisco’s Maruya. (It sounds like Sasaki will only be on board for the first few months to get the place up and running).

EBX also notes that at least during the soft opening, the restaurant (which seats around 20 combined between the bar and dining area) will only be doing omakase-style service, the Japanese equivalent of Western tasting menus, in which the chef picks the dishes and the order in which they’re received. Per the Express, “a typical dinner might consist of four or five small appetizers and eight or ten pieces of sushi” at around $40–60 per person, which would be quite a bargain in Bay Area terms.

The grand opening is set for sometime in May.

Delage, 536 9th Street, Oakland.