(212) 988-7277
822 Madison Ave
(Between 68th and 69th Street)
New York,
NY
10065
40.769724
-73.96694
Neighborhoods: Upper East Side, Midtown, Lenox Hill
Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday: Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:45 pm / Dinner First Seating 6:00 pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
Ito En Tea Shop:
Monday - Saturday 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Price:
$$$$
Last updated 11.15.09
Category:
Restaurants , Catering , Coffee & Tea Shops , Coffeehouses
Payment Methods:
American Express , Visa , Discover , Diners Club , MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Romantic Dining , Brunch , Private Rooms , Lunch Spot , Group Dining , Private Parties
Coffee & Tea Shop Products:
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What People Are Saying About Kai Restaurant & Ito En NY Tea Store
Featured Review
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The Scene – This tiny sliver of a restaurant, perched above a gallery-like Madison Avenue Japanese tea shop, specializes in kaiseki, a meal of tiny courses traditionally served with tea. The layout is spare, with deep-brown wood floors, straw-colored clay walls and big street-facing windows. A reliable team of servers circulates through the room pouring tea from iron kettles. – – The Food – The kitchen cranks out artfully plated, salubrious fare, with an emphasis on vegetables and seafood. The lightest courses include quarter-sized rolls of tea-smoked duck and…
| ambiance | 100.0% positive |
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| drinks | 100.0% positive |
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| food quality | 86.21000289916992% positive |
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| menu variety | 83.33000183105469% positive |
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| overall | 100.0% positive |
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| service | 100.0% positive |
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| value | 50.0% positive |
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| wait time | 100.0% positive |
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Wonderful Tea
by J Stiglitz at Citysearch
I haven't eaten here, but do stop by for their extensive selection of tea's. Just great!
- Pros: Great Tea
Irresistable- a little heaven on madison ave
by zoey bachmann at Citysearch
A stunning presentation on a plate one after another..with a blend of authenticity and quintessential quality from Executive Chef Yamasaki. I recommend you once dine at the counter seats (open kitchen) and meet the adorable chef, who nurtures your dish with extreme care for detail and finishing. experience how warmful he is and meaningful his dishes are.
No food is ever perfect; whatever the however it is. But remember the food that made you truly, purely happy? perhaps with your beloved friends, or with brothers, mom and dad? I remember mine.,it was here at Kai.
- Pros: earthy lunch and heavenly dinner
- Cons: is there?
where the true things are..
by jen s tenoir at Citysearch
'A little house' as the last stop of Manhattan's dining venue. It'll turn gracious for your first date, business convention, friendly neighbor's birthday, or just dropping by for a bite at the end of the day.
Chef Yamasaki so exquisitely embodies the inherent storminess of all valuable things: an ingredient, a season, a culture, and wonder. And it is so tender, so impecable, and so Yummy!
Occupy the dubious, Obey the venturous..
and oh yes, i love to lunch there as well.
- Pros: Chef Yamasaki's Omakase
- Cons: none
Lunch & Dinner- just divine as always..
by Kay Jeans at Citysearch
I've commercially participated in experiencing at every exceptional Japanese cuisine in nyc. and I'll tell you one thing, "Kai is a knockout!" Chef Yamasaki's intimate delicacy devours your appetite. The truth shall be found in Chef Yamasaki's hands. I love him and his restaurant.
The door is open for everyone, who dreams of such bliss.
Don't forget to try Kagoshima or his Omakase!
- Pros: Excecutive Chef Yamasaki
- Cons: None
The Details on Kai Restaurant & Ito En NY Tea Store
Place Categories:
- love japanese food
- like real japanese tea
- good restaurants
- all nice service staff
- overpriced japanese restaurants
- nice romantic evening
- very small portions
- recommend place
- never fresh food
- pricy sake collection
- unique food flavors
- comfortable atmosphere
- beautiful omakase course
- order special tasting menu
- excellent japanese dishes
- cold udon
- love gotta
- excellent daiginjo type chilled sake
- amazing drinks
- interesting palate
- love fusions
- love concentrates
- excellent service
- superb ingredients
- enjoyed really
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