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Location
822 Madison Avenue
(between 68th & 69th Streets)
New York City

Reservations:
212.988.7277

Hours
Tuesday-Saturday:
Lunch 12:00noon-2:45pm
Dinner First Seating 6:00pm
Sunday & Monday-Closed

Total Seats: 44
Chef's Counter: 10
Table: 20
Private Dining: 12                                        



Appetizers
Housemade Tofu    $8
Premium Black Edamame   $8
Mizuna & Mushroom Ohitashi   $9
Simmered Monkfish Liver  $14
Yuba Sashimi  $14
Soft Shell Crab Kara-age with Ponzu  $15
Avocado with Sea Urchin  $20
Kumamoto Oysters (Seattle)
3 pieces   $10
 6 pieces   $20
 12 pieces   $40
Deai (Assortment of Appetizers)  $22
Traditional Clear Soup with Vegetable Hirousu  $14
Seasonal Market Green Salad  $15


Main Course
Sauteed Halibut
with Mushroom Sauce
$28
Grilled Chilean Sea Bass
with Saikyo Miso
$30    
Grilled Black Cod
with Juicy Tomato Sauce
$30
Grilled Black Cod with Sesame $28
Mishima Rib-Eye Steak 8 oz $55
Mishima Rib-Eye Steak 12 oz                                        $78
Snow Crab & Shrimp "Domyoji Age" $32
Assorted Tempura $35
Assortment of Nigiri Sushi  (8 pieces) $42
Kagoshima Wagyu Steak
Wagyu is strictly graded and sorted by professionals from the Japanese Meat Grading Association, then processed at "USDA-approved" plants.
$16/oz
(Min. 5 oz)


Chef's Selection of Sashimi
 
Fluke "Usuzukuri"  $28  
     Selection of Three  $30  
     Selection of Five  $42  
     Selection of Seven  $55
Sea Urchin  $25
Steamed Ezo Abalone  $45
Yellowtail                             $6/pc
Red Snapper $6/pc
Salmon $4/pc
 
After Main
 
Akita Inaniwa Udon                                    $14
Cha Soba  $14
Cha Soba with Nameko Mushroom & Grated Daikon Radish  
 $18
Udon with Sea Urchin  $25


Chef's Omakase Dinner* 
 
The Word "omakase" means to entrust. We invite you to experience the culinary vision of Chef Yorinobu Yamasaki.

*  Available with one day advance reservation.
 
$150, $200
 
 Sakizuke, Owan, Mukouzuke, Yakimono, Agemono.
Oshinogi, Shizakana, Osyokuji, Kanmi, 8-9 Course.
 
 Seasonal Prix Fixe  
$85
 
 
"Zensai"
Assortment of Seasonal Appetizers
~
"Owan"
Traditional Clear Soup with Vegetable Hirousu 
Burdock, Carrot, Black Mushroom, Seaweed, Shitake Mushroom
~
"Mukouzuke"
 Sashimi Assortment
Yellowtail, Fluke, Red Snapper
~
"Nimono"
Simmered Amberjack and Daikon Radish
~
"Oshinogi"
"Onsen" Tamago
Soft-Boiled Egg

"Shiizakana"
Sauteed Halibut
with MushroomSauce 
or
Grilled Black Cod with Juicy Tomato Sauce
with Steamed Vegetables
(Mishima Beef Steak - add $15)
(Kagoshima Beef Steak - add $45)
~
"
Oshokuji"
Cold Inaniwa Udon
~
"Kanmi"
Housemade Sweets

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Sake Pairing Available $35

*Menu may vary slightly depending on the availability of ingredients.  For parties of five or more, a 20% gratuity will be indicated on your bill


 


Executive Chef             
Yorinobu Yamasaki                

   Chef               
 Eduardo Ortiz-Franco                 
Hideki Kakimoto