RESTAURANT ADDRESS

94 E. 7th St.

New York, NY

212-982-4140

RESTAURANT STAFF

Chef/Owner: Chikara Sono

OAD HISTORY

Ranked 62 in 2013; Ranked 55 in 2012.

RESTAURANT REVIEW

It's easy to walk past this basement restaurant located on an East Village side street without noticing that "one of the most authentic, Kyoto-style kaiseki experiences in the country" happens to be inside. But venture down the stairs and they might offer you thin slices of yuba stuffed with sea urchin or a bowl of Japanese white turnip potage with tsukune-style minced chicken and Kamo Shio-yaki - slowly grilled magret of duck with Mongolian salt. And if you're lucky, you can celebrate the start of the hamachi season with a few slices taken from a hunk of fish that cost $2,000, which was delivered from the fish market in Tokyo earlier that day. They allow BYO, if you don't wish to choose from their list of rare sakes.

Yuba and Yoshino style uni in crystal clear sauce
Photo Courtesy of: A Blog Voyage