Restaurants: Masa - Time Out New York

- Subscribe to Time Out New York
- Subscriber Services

Ad Space
(728 x 90)

- Home
- Apartments
- Art
- Books
- Clubs
- Comedy
- Dance
- Film
- Games
- Gay
- I, New York
- Kids
- Museums & Culture

« BACK TO SEARCH
Blog

The Feed
- Ask The Feed: One night not in Memphis
- Published on 7/24/08
- Dear Anne-Marie...
More posts »
Tons of clips!
- Get a heads-up on the week’s top events, go inside the hottest restaurants and trendiest shops, and more.
Watch videos »
Survey

Tell us...
- We're considering adding social networking and other interactive features (profile pages, calendaring, etc.) to our site. Tell us which ones you'd like to see.
Take the survey »
The TONY Lounge
- Stop by for a drink at our lounge within New World Stages in midtown Manhattan.
Prizes & Promotions
- Win prizes and get discounts, event invites and more.
Newsletter
- Sign up today for weekly dining news and tips on what we've reviewed.
Subscribe
- • Subscribe now
- • Give a gift
- • Subscriber services
TONY on the radio
- Tune in to Out There with TONY on WPS1.org for conversations with our editors and special guests.
Ad Space
(120 x 240)

Restaurants & Bars
Ad Space
(1x1)

Sponsored by
Masa

Time Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle (at 60th St, fourth floor)
Upper West Side | Map

212-823-9800

Subway: A, C, B, D, 1 to 59th St–Columbus Circle | Directions

Prices
Average omakase: $400. AmEx, MC, V.

Description
When world-renowned sushi chef Masa Takayama arrived in New York, he came offering the most expensive dining experience in the city’s history: $300 per person for his cheapest tasting menu, not including tax, wine or sake, or the mandatory 20 percent gratuity. To be clear, Takayama doesn’t overcharge for his meals: He overspends, and the mystique of it all—his exquisite materials, his rare ingredients and his labor-intensive techniques—can be lost on a diner who doesn’t know that the top-grade matsutake mushrooms, used in a small kettle of soup and again on a piece of sushi, cost around $50 a pound. Takayama doesn’t distract diners from the meal: The space is windowless and virtually colorless, and the tables are bare. The effect is that of eating in a temple. Takayama prepares each perfect bite-size gift, then places it in front of you on a round slate; you almost eat our of his hands, and the sushi seems to melt in your mouth. This process is, to some serious food lovers, a priceless experience.
- Comments
- |
- Leave a comment
[X]
- Name*
- E-mail* (will not appear on site)
  *Required
- Your rating
- - Comment*
  - characters left
- View our privacy policy
Hours

Mon, Sat 6–9:30pm; Tue–Fri noon–1:30pm, 6–9:30pm.
See Nearby
- restaurants
- bars
- events
- shops
- hotels
- Tools
  - E-mail
    
    E-mail a friend
    
    Your name*
    
    Your email*
    
    Recipient's name*
    
    Recipient's email*
    
    * Mandatory
    
    Message* character(s) left
    
    View our privacy policy
  - Print
  - Rate & comment
    
    [X]
    
    Name*
    
    E-mail* (will not appear on site)
    *Required
    
    Your rating
    
    Comment*
    
    characters left
    
    View our privacy policy
  - Report an error
    
    Report an error
    
    Message* character(s) left
    
    View our privacy policy
  - Share this
  - Delicious
    
    Digg
    
    Facebook
    
    reddit
    
    StumbleUpon
- Comments
- |
- Leave a comment
[X]
- Name*
- E-mail* (will not appear on site)
  *Required
- Your rating
- - Comment*
  - characters left
- View our privacy policy
- No comments yet. Click here and be the first!