Yamada
Japanese restaurant · Chinatown ·
Chef's counter kaiseki with seasonal tasting menu
Chef's counter kaiseki with seasonal tasting menu
"Also joining the One Star club, this impressive venture from Chef Isao Yamada—whose life’s work has been kaiseki—adds an interesting facet to New York’s high-end Japanese dining; diners are treated to a personal expression of seasonality, with each course highlighting a distinct method of preparation." - The MICHELIN Guide
"At a kaiseki counter, this newcomer also picked up a first Michelin star." - Melissa McCart
"An eponymous kaiseki from chef Isao Yamada, opened in April, offers a 10-course menu priced at $295 that channels his focus on seasonality, balance, and harmony of taste, texture, and appearance, meant to nourish with humble grace. His pedigree runs deep — he co-opened Brushstroke with David Bouley in 2011, among New York City’s first kaiseki restaurants — and that reverence for tea-ceremony roots and refined restraint informs the experience." - Andrea Strong
"A kaiseki restaurant in Chinatown by chef Isao Yamada recognized alongside other high-end Japanese spots." - Nadia Chaudhury
"I was treated to a kaiseki sequence that reflects Chef Isao Yamada’s life work, each course a personal expression of seasonality and technique. An array of sashimi displays impressive fish; the owan, or clear soup, can brim with King crab dumplings; and the gohan, or rice course, may be a seasonal delight folded with Maine lobster, Nantucket sweet corn and Catskills maitake mushrooms. The chic, spare room is reserved for a handful of diners at an L‑shaped counter, enhanced by ikebana and a windowed Japanese dry garden." - The MICHELIN Guide