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"A new Japanese restaurant opening Friday, May 23 at 222 West 23rd Street (between Seventh and Eighth avenues) in the basement of the historic hotel, taking over what was nightclub Serena. The menu includes whole Dover sole karaage, smoked and seared kampachi with scallions and jalapeños, and edomae-style sushi from executive chef Tadashi Ono and head sushi chef Hideaki Watanabe; they’re also serving sakes, Japanese whiskies, wines, and pastries. It’s part of the hotel’s restaurant redevelopments run by New York group Sunday Hospitality, which already reopened Spanish restaurant El Quijote and debuted Cafe Chelsea. The space features a physical backbar imported from Hotel Okura’s Orchid Bar in Tokyo, and the name stems from the Japanese artist who lived in the hotel." - Nadia Chaudhury
