Yuba Restaurant
Yuba Restaurant 105 E 9th St New York, NY 1000 (212) 777-8188 Official Site It’s not hard to find a good Japanese restaurant in New York City, especially if you’re in East Village where there’s an unlimited amount of cheap sushi and ramen places flocked by NYU students on a budget. Then there is Yuba [...]
Tori Shin
Tori Shin may not be your idea of a typical Japanese restaurant; they do not serve seafood but rather specialize in chicken “yakatori” or skewered grilled chicken. But don’t sleep on this Upper East Side Michelin starred restaurant. Its use of high quality organic ingredients, meticulous arrangement of food, and exotic mix of flavors will [...]
Matsuri
Matsuri 369 W 16th St (between 8th Ave & 9th Ave) New York, NY 10011 212 243 6400 Official Site *This venue is now closed. Housed in Chelsea’s Maritime Hotel along with similarly chic bar/lounge and dinning hot spots is Japanese restaurant Matsuri. I was both intrigued and delighted on my visit to this exquisite [...]
MEGU (TriBeCa)
Megu (Tribeca) 62 Thomas St. New York NY 10013 Official site Located in the heart of Tribeca, Megu is an elegant and exotic restaurant that I would classify as semi trendy, one of hot places to be. Megu wowed me with its slick interior combining modern with traditional Japanese. The chairs, tables and wall units [...]