Momoya SoHo

"The owners of Momoya sushi restaurants are opening two new restaurants: a high-end sushi spot and a fine-dining kaiseki bar, both featuring indoor and outdoor seating." - Melissa McCart

"The Deal: $30 Lunch, $30 Sunday Lunch/Brunch, $60 Dinner, $60 Sunday Dinner Momoya Soho is delicious, but pricey, which makes it exactly the sort of place you should be targeting right now. The lunch offering at this modern, fish tank-like sushi spot comes with a few little starters and your choice of main, with options that include sashimi over rice and a set with seven pieces of nigiri and a roll." - bryan kim

"If awards were given out for sheer chutzpah in desserts, Momoya Soho’s parfait sundae would be on the shortlist. A nod by pastry chef Norie Uematsu to her love of Japan’s trademark sweet, the seasonally rotating parfait is one of the few desserts in the city that comes with an explanatory pamphlet, replete with diagram. Classic elements for Japanese-style parfaits usually include mochi, a crunchy element, ice cream or soft serve, and azuki (red bean). Uematsu takes her cue from these basic components and turns them up to 11.  At nearly a foot in height, assembled from seventeen individual elements (not ingredients, elements), Uematsu’s whimsical parfait, currently in its “hana kanmuri” spring incarnation, starts with red shiso jelly at the base, meant to symbolize Mount Fuji at dusk, then layers pistachio ice cream, a scoop of light acai amazake strawberry sorbet, and goes on from there. Uematsu’s favorite highlights include the carefully stained butterfly wing mochi filled with bean paste, a delicate matcha cookie with a tiny ladybug, and a spun candy wreath decorated with edible petals.  Due to the time-consuming, complex construction, Momoya Soho only offers a limited number of parfaits per service." - Eater Staff, John Tsung

"At Momoya Soho, pastry chef Norie Uematsu has the jelly take over the base of her parfaits and switches out its flavor seasonally." - Caroline Shin

"Momoya has a few locations, all of which are on the pricier end of the mid-tier sushi spectrum. It’s easy to spend $75 per person here, which isn’t ideal for a random weeknight dinner—but they have a good fish selection, and that fish is always delicious. Get a basic sushi combo for around $40, or if you’re feeling fancy, try the $65 Momoya Box that comes with nine mini chirashi bowls arranged like a sushi advent calendar. With its massive windows, the restaurant sort of looks like a futuristic fish tank, and it’s easy to walk in and grab a bar seat or table." - bryan kim