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Morimoto

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88 Tenth Ave., New York, NY 10011
nr. 16th St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-989-8883 Send to Phone

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  • Price Range: $$$

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  • Critics' Rating: ***

    Key to Prices and ratings

    Upscale
    • Almost Perfect
    • Exceptional
    • Generally Excellent
    • Very Good
    • Good
    Cheap Eats
    • Best in Category
    • Excellent
    • Delicious
    • Very Good
    • Noteworthy
    • Very Expensive
    • Expensive
    • Moderate
    • Cheap
  • Reader Rating:

    7.5 out of 10

    22 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Japanese/Sushi
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Photo by courtesy of Morimoto

Hours

Mon-Wed, noon-2:30pm and 5:30pm-10:45pm; Thu-Fri, noon-2:30pm and 5:30-11:45pm; Sat, 5:30-11:45pm; Sun, 5:30pm-10:45pm

Nearby Subway Stops

A, C, E at 14th St.; L at Eighth Ave.

Prices

$14-$48

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Dine at the Bar
  • Hot Spot
  • Notable Chef
  • Prix-Fixe
  • Design Standout
  • Special Occasion

Alcohol

  • Sake and Sojou
  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto's second coming—this time in a striking Chelsea Market space—goes way beyond sushi: There's a water-bottle wall, a clamorous subterranean cocktail lounge, a sake sommelier, and a $120 chef's choice menu—think freshly made tofu salted with truffles, and “Kentucky Fried” blowfish served in the tatami-covered "omakase room". — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Recommended Dishes

Yellowtail pastrami, $19; lamb carpaccio, $18

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Reader Ratings

7.5 "Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review

Morimoto- SO DISAPPOINTED

sockster from 10118 | Posted on 6/25/09

Overall Reader Rating: 3 (Not Recommended)
Food: 5
Service: 7
Décor: 8
Value: 1

Sat with head sushi chef Rob and ordered Omakase. Turned into a set menu, no deviations, and average at best. You are paying for all of the marketing done and not great sushi. If you insist on going to a marketed...Read More

Ehh.......

truurbanite from 20009 | Posted on 6/1/09

Overall Reader Rating: 5 (Mixed Reviews)
Food: (NA)
Service: (NA)
Décor: (NA)
Value: (NA)

On a long weekend trip to NY with the wife our last dining stop was Morimoto. Undoubtedly the food was very fresh but we both found the food and service to be underwhelming overall. Nothing was awful about the food as...Read More

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