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Kai

822 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10021
at 69th St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-988-7277 Send to Phone

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  • Cuisine: Japanese/Sushi
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Photo by A.J. Wilhelm and Carmen Lopez

Official Website

itoen.com

Hours

Tue-Sat, noon-2:45pm and 6pm-9:30pm; Sun-Mon, closed

Nearby Subway Stops

6 at 68th St.-Hunter College

Prices

$28-$42

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Lunch
  • Open Kitchens / Watch the Chef
  • Private Dining/Party Space
  • Prix-Fixe
  • Take-Out
  • Special Occasion

Alcohol

  • Beer and Wine Only
  • Sake and Sojou

Reservations

Recommended

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Downstairs is the Ito En retail shop; upstairs, an elegant restaurant serving food inspired by kaiseki, the Japanese meal served after a tea ceremony. And most of the dishes on the a la carte lunch menu and the three-level prix fixe dinner menus are flavored with the key ingredient: striped bass roasted with tea leaves, green-tea noodles with tofu, and lobster-salmon-and-grapefruit salad with green-tea vinaigrette. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Prix-Fixe

Omakase dinner, $150—$200.

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Food: 8.5
Service: 8.0
Décor: 7.8
Value: 7.0

Pricey - the best tea in New York

omotosando from | Posted on 9/24/04

Overall Rating: 7 (Recommended)
Food: 7
Service: 9
Décor: 9
Value: 3

This place is quite pricey. I paid $35 for a bento box lunch that was good, but not great. The tea was sublime (but also pricey). If you like tea, you should go to see what tea is supposed to taste like (which unfortunately it rarely does, even at some of the most expensive restaurants in New York). The service is very attentive. The atmosphere is very tranquil and if you have spent time in Japan and like traditional Japanese restaurants, it will bring back happy memories.

Kai's Omakase is the Best NY Japanese.

jpobg from | Posted on 2/24/03

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 8
Décor: 8
Value: 9

I had 200$ Omakase special Course. Kai have 55,70,85$ three course, and over110$ Omakase. I specially ordered 200$ Omakase at that time. That was great! NY has a lot of Omakase course on the counter ( not table, eat in front of Chef open kitchen. ) Matsuhisa in LA, Hatsuhana in NY, KAI in NY are top 3.

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