Sasabune
| Sasabune | |
|---|---|
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2006 |
| Current owner(s) | Kenji Takahashi |
| Chef | Kenji Takahashi |
| Food type | Japanese sushi |
| Street address | 401 East 73rd Street (between First Avenue and York Avenue), on the Upper East Side in Manhattan |
| City | New York |
| State | New York |
| Postal code/ZIP | 10021 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°46′06″N 73°57′18″W / 40.76839°N 73.955118°W |
| Website | sasabunenyc.com |
Sasabune is a Japanese sushi restaurant located at 401 East 73rd Street (between First Avenue and York Avenue) on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, in New York City.[1][2][3]
The décor of the tiny, simple, Spartan, bright restaurant consists of white walls that, as The New York Times put it, have "an almost severe lack of adornment".[1] The restaurant has six seats at the blond sushi bar, 14 seats at nearby tables, and 12 in a back room.[1][4] The sound level is quiet to moderate.[1][3]
It serves only an omakase menu – its chef and owner, Kenji Takahashi, decides what each patron will eat, the order in which the patron will eat it, and whether soy sauce should be applied.[1][2] It has a sign that states its philosophy: "Today's Special – Trust Me".[4] The wasabi is known to be spicy.[5]
The restaurant, opened in 2006, is named after a restaurant by the same name in Los Angeles. [1][6]
Reviews
The New York Times wrote in 2006, in a review in which it gave Sasabune one star:
The kanpachi ... was as silky and buttery as the kanpachi I’ve had anywhere else; the toro was the fatty stuff of head rushes. Mr. Takahashi obviously takes pains to find top-tier ingredients, and he takes pains to mold nicely proportioned beds of rice, the warm temperature of which is what often distinguishes a serious sushi restaurant from an assembly line.
In 2013, it was rated "New York City's best for sushi" and the best restaurant in the East 70s by Zagat's, with a food rating of 29 (the highest food rating on the Upper East Side).[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Bruni, Frank (December 27, 2006). "Tough Love at the Sushi Bar". The New York Times.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Benjamin Kneen (November 7, 2006). "Sasabune – Upper East Side – New York Magazine Restaurant Guide". Nymag.com. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sasabune | Manhattan | Restaurant Menus and Reviews. Zagat. 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sutton, Ryan (December 5, 2006). "Sushi Rules at Sasabune, Kyotofu's Tofu Desserts: Food Buzz". Bloomberg. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Sasabune NY | 401 E 73rd St | Restaurants". Time Out New York. February 24, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Chef Shots: Kenji Takahashi | Up at dawn at the New Fulton Fish Market with Sasabune’s chef | Photo 1/23". Metromix New York. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
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