(212) 757-3000

40 W 57th St (Cross Streets Fifth and Sixth Avenues)
New York, NY 10019 40.7635 -73.9753

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Neighborhoods: Midtown Center, Midtown

Hours:

Mon-Fri 6pm-11pm

Sat-Sun 6pm-12am

Price:

$$$$

Last updated 4.14.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Celeb Hangout, Fine Dining, People Watching, Bar Scene

Cuisine:

Japanese, Sushi

What People Are Saying About Nobu 57

Featured Review

Erin Behan

Contributor

The Scene – A boisterous group of 30- and 40-something singles crowd at the first floor bar. The sprawling dining room on the second level balcony feels busy with rich woods, fabrics and patterns, punctuated by the rush of servers delivering back-to-back courses to expense accounters, dates and curious tourists. – – The Food – Sate the appetite with plump edamame while perusing the multi-sectioned menu. Of the cold dishes, the flavors of thinly sliced yellowtail sashimi, jalepeno and cilantro converge for a sublime meld, and while the toro tartar tastes regally of…

Editor's Tips

Know Before You Go:
Reservations are accepted a month in advance, although you can always try for day-of cancellation spots.
Where to Sit:
The noise level in the dining room can reach din proportions. Ask for seating in the lounge to the right of the stairs, which is somewhat removed from the fray.
What to Drink:
The subtle flavors of the Emporio martini made with gin, sake, cranberry, lychee and lime juices act as a nice balance to the sweet-hot flavors on the menu.
ambiance
93.75% positive
  1. The atmosphere is pleasant!
  2. The decor is a little over-done and contrived, but the lighting is warm and it's intimate.
  3. Not that it was bad, but when the food is okay, the atmosphere a little disappointing and the service nothing special, it doesn't exactly draw me back or make me want to recommend it to friends.
  4. The restaurant was very swanky looking, cool architecture and decor.
  5. Great food and nice decor.
  6. Service and ambiance was great.
  7. Great food, great service and great atmosphere.
  8. great food and great decor
  9. The food is tasty, the service competent and the atmosphere perfectly fine.
  10. The atmosphere is increadable and the quality of food is great.
  11. Nice place but nothing like the original NOBU, the food is decent and so is the decor.
  12. This restaurant has a great atmosphere.
  13. The location is pretty easy to find and the decor is very nice - lot's of wood and it almost makes you feel as if your in a large ship - maybe that's just me.
  14. The ambience and atmosphere is very nice and unique.
  15. The bar on the first floor has a great ambiance as well.
  16. decor is nice.
dessert
33.3299994468689% positive
  1. again dry,chocolate cake wasn't impressive.
  2. Go for a few cold & hot dishes, 1 entree (always scallops for me) and a dessert.
  3. We ordered the more common NOBU dishes, the jalapeno sashimi tuna, a lobster salad, rock shrimp tempura, miso black cod, and chocolate bento box, and these signature dishes did not disappoint!
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. Still I do recommend it to people who are looking for a good place to meet friends and colleagues for cocktails and snacks.
  2. The bar on the first floor has a great ambiance as well.
  3. Had some amazing drinks that the cute bartender Phil served to us.
  4. If you appreciate the beautiful model type bar and wait staff, and don't care if you're treated like a second class citizen, then you will really enjoy your dining experience at this restaurant.
  5. Nobu57 has a good,well stocked bar with a wide variety of popular drinks, and with knowledgeable, courteous, and attentive bar staff.
  6. Wonderful food and EXCELLENT cocktails!
  7. Plus they have a number of great wines in the $30-$40 range.
  8. Big fan of Nobu downtown, Nobu 57's food is just as amazing except, now there is some what of a bar scene.
food quality
82.43000030517578% positive
  1. great food - lousy hostess
  2. ordered the recommendations I'd received for my first two dishes, and my waiter recommended two more dishes based on what I told him of my tastes.
  3. If you know about Japanese food, you won't like this place.
  4. The food was great with very unique tastes.
  5. Compared to the original Nobu downtown, this one is more spacious and elegant, but the food is definitely inferior.
  6. But generally I can tolerate ordinary food, as long as the service is outstanding.
  7. The sushi was good, the famous miso cod was quite fishy, and I left with a rumbling stomach and an empty wallet.
  8. don't feel the need to go back often, but it's a nice option when you want to enjoy an upscale meal or impress people looking to eat at a restaurant with the celebrity chef status of Nobu Matsushita.
  9. The food is tasty, the service competent and the atmosphere perfectly fine.
  10. Nice place but nothing like the original NOBU, the food is decent and so is the decor.
  11. The menu is amazing - the food is so fresh and perfectly combined to bring out the best flavors.
  12. Wonderful food and EXCELLENT cocktails!
  13. We ordered the signature dishes which were very good.
  14. food was good, but $85pp later (no alcohol), I could have totally used a hamburger.
  15. The food: We were surprised by the generous portions of the Creamy Spicy Baby Rock Shrimp, which turned out to be deliciously addictive but then again, what battered fried dish loaded with (orange) mayo wouldn't taste good?
  16. The food is good as is the service.
  17. highly recommend : Yellowtail Sashimi with jalapeño which simply melts in your mouth and brings just a tang of spice with the pepper + Wagyu beef!
  18. very disappointing food
  19. Love the food and the service.
  20. Immaculate service & great food!
  21. still, they will encourage you to order a combination of cold and hot dishes beforehand, so we did.
  22. And for the record, I've never had a bad sushi roll there - I don't know what they do differently with their spicy tuna roll, but it's amazing.
  23. was there 2 days ago and really the food was very delicious and the service was extra ordinary for a place like that.
  24. Exceptional service, great food, and a lovely experience
  25. nice food, nice service, and the sofas on the dining area look really nice too.
  26. I've gone to this new trendy spot in the heart of the city with a few of my business clients,hoping to have a great meal and service after a month waiting on the reservation list, well the meal was actually not bad, but the management is horrible and arro
  27. This is my favorite sushi place in midtown.
  28. Overall the quality of the food was excellent and I will definitely return.
  29. Fast service is always a plus, however I felt a little rushed towards the end of our meal.
  30. We were there a little over a year ago and loved the food.
  31. sea bass was excellent and rock shrimp was creative.
  32. mixologists are incredible, service spectacular, food outstanding.
  33. The yellowfish with jalapeno (both cold dish and sushi), toro tartare and sashimi salad are all wonderful.
  34. Every dish was spectacular and the sake we ordered was perfect.
  35. Some of the dishes we had were the black cod with miso which was amazing and the rock shrimp tempura which was also very delicious.
  36. Great food, great service and great atmosphere.
  37. The food is generally outstanding--a couple of dishes struck out, but mostly they were out of the park.
  38. have been to every other Nobu (LA, Miami, Tribeca, Vegas etc.) and the food is always great (interesting and exotic dishes).
  39. But it was definitely worth the wait, b/c the hosts and our server were really courteous, and the food was delicious.
  40. loved the food here and this place is definitely up there with my all time favorite restaurants.
  41. The miso cod is good, the squid and now peas dish is good and the sushi is decent.
  42. It was so beautiful, I had the most delicious martini that I ever had.
  43. Secondly, the food was very disappointing.
  44. The Lobster Cevichi which was interesting in a lettuce wrap but was another dish that I didn't really care about.
  45. It was good to have tried Nobu, but my quest for great sushi continues in NYC.
  46. The atmosphere is increadable and the quality of food is great.
  47. It's quite the scene, and it's noisy and a bit difficult to talk, but the food and service are most excellent.
  48. No one in the restarant bothered him, Very cool to see he can just eat his meal at certain places.
  49. The food was good but not Amazing.
  50. Best steak tenderloin i have ever had.
  51. When the sushi arrived (hamachi, a couple of sushi rolls and a few sushi specials), it was quickly apparent that the rice was subpar.
  52. Everything was delicious.
  53. great food and great decor
  54. The food is great and is ALWAYS consistent.
  55. With the money spent for dinner I should be able to enjoy my tasty morsels in peace.
  56. I'm a patron of Sushi Sasabune in LA, which easily has the best sushi you'll ever come by, and my bartender warned me that the sushi isn't what Nobu's known for.
  57. Instead, the rice was dry, with a few hard grains.
  58. The miso cod was just as good as the other locations and the creamy spicy shrimp were great as always.
  59. For a party of two you should easily order 5-6 dishes throughout the course of the meal.
  60. that being said, both the tuna and salmon sushi were outstanding and the uni (sea urchin) was also surprising if you're into that kind of thing.
  61. The bartenders know a LOT about the food and I got some great tips on what to try.
  62. However, the food is great in either place and I think it out shines Ono or Masa--one man's humble opinion.
  63. Big fan of Nobu downtown, Nobu 57's food is just as amazing except, now there is some what of a bar scene.
  64. Go for a few cold & hot dishes, 1 entree (always scallops for me) and a dessert.
  65. So, we ordered 2 cold dishes, 3 hot dishes, two sushi rolls and some sushi.
  66. We ordered the more common NOBU dishes, the jalapeno sashimi tuna, a lobster salad, rock shrimp tempura, miso black cod, and chocolate bento box, and these signature dishes did not disappoint!
  67. My table ordered a few dishes to share and I noticed that the service was extremely fast.
  68. The food is outstanding, the management is gracious and the waitstaff is knowledgable and very accomodating.
  69. Excellent food and service
  70. For a similar price point, and if you wanted really good sushi, Sushi Yasuda might have been a better bet.
  71. from LA, where sushi restaurants are as plentiful as the strip malls, and many sushi places have the best food to offer.
  72. (my favorite local japanese restaurent Roppongi has the same dish and actally tast better and half price).
  73. Not that it was bad, but when the food is okay, the atmosphere a little disappointing and the service nothing special, it doesn't exactly draw me back or make me want to recommend it to friends.
  74. for the $150 Omakase where the cheff is supposed to give you his best, the ingredients were average, service was slow, no one asked me how the meal was before just plopping down the check.
  75. The yellow tail sashimi with jalapeno, baby spinach fluke salad, and the Kobe beef (they call it washu) as well as the tempora rock shrimp, oysters wrapped in filo, miso cod, and especially squid pasta are all incredible.
  76. Great food and nice decor.
  77. We ordered a number of dishes, which kept coming one after the other in great order and timing, and I have to say that each one of them was magnificent.
  78. and I had sushi dinner as a main dish,the fish was dry and paper thin(not appetiting!)
  79. The food was amazing: I recommend the sea bass.
  80. The food sucked!
  81. My favorite was the yellowtail and jalapeno sashimi, lobster tacos, and all the sushi rolls.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. The wait staff was very good and very attentive, our waiter gave us some good recommendations on the menu.
  2. Our waiter was very knowledgeable about the menu items and gave recommendations on what we should order.
  3. Nobu57 has a good,well stocked bar with a wide variety of popular drinks, and with knowledgeable, courteous, and attentive bar staff.
  4. Service is extremely attentive and the staff is very knowledgeable about the menu and the various ingredients.
  5. The menu is amazing - the food is so fresh and perfectly combined to bring out the best flavors.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. Very stuck up people and me and my clients was not pleased at all, i would definitely not recommend this place if you want to have a nice place to take your business clients, what an embarassment for me and my company to show my clients what i assumed to
  2. I've never eaten raw anything so I figured this would be the best place to have my first dining experience.
  3. Still I do recommend it to people who are looking for a good place to meet friends and colleagues for cocktails and snacks.
  4. don't feel the need to go back often, but it's a nice option when you want to enjoy an upscale meal or impress people looking to eat at a restaurant with the celebrity chef status of Nobu Matsushita.
  5. You can never say this is a great Japanese restaurant but it is a good restaurant.
  6. However, the food is great in either place and I think it out shines Ono or Masa--one man's humble opinion.
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. Overall the quality of the food was excellent and I will definitely return.
  2. don't feel the need to go back often, but it's a nice option when you want to enjoy an upscale meal or impress people looking to eat at a restaurant with the celebrity chef status of Nobu Matsushita.
service
80.0% positive
  1. But it was definitely worth the wait, b/c the hosts and our server were really courteous, and the food was delicious.
  2. Immaculate service & great food!
  3. Fast service is always a plus, however I felt a little rushed towards the end of our meal.
  4. don't feel the need to go back often, but it's a nice option when you want to enjoy an upscale meal or impress people looking to eat at a restaurant with the celebrity chef status of Nobu Matsushita.
  5. Not that it was bad, but when the food is okay, the atmosphere a little disappointing and the service nothing special, it doesn't exactly draw me back or make me want to recommend it to friends.
  6. Service is extremely attentive and the staff is very knowledgeable about the menu and the various ingredients.
  7. The bartenders know a LOT about the food and I got some great tips on what to try.
  8. If you appreciate the beautiful model type bar and wait staff, and don't care if you're treated like a second class citizen, then you will really enjoy your dining experience at this restaurant.
  9. Talk about fast service.
  10. we had a very expensive bill and all were totally unhappy with all around service.
  11. I'm a patron of Sushi Sasabune in LA, which easily has the best sushi you'll ever come by, and my bartender warned me that the sushi isn't what Nobu's known for.
  12. My table ordered a few dishes to share and I noticed that the service was extremely fast.
  13. Love the food and the service.
  14. Anyways, long wait, bad service, HIGH price, bad good = STAY AWAY!
  15. Wonderful service
  16. Anyway, Sushi was not good, service was slow, and the attitude unhelpful.
  17. for the $150 Omakase where the cheff is supposed to give you his best, the ingredients were average, service was slow, no one asked me how the meal was before just plopping down the check.
  18. The service: Very attentive and knowledgeable; you can definitely distinguish the level of service provided by waiters at a high end restaurant
  19. In addition, service was impeccable!
  20. Fast service, good cocktail.
  21. Our waiter was very knowledgeable about the menu items and gave recommendations on what we should order.
  22. Nobu57 has a good,well stocked bar with a wide variety of popular drinks, and with knowledgeable, courteous, and attentive bar staff.
  23. ordered the recommendations I'd received for my first two dishes, and my waiter recommended two more dishes based on what I told him of my tastes.
  24. Very stuck up people and me and my clients was not pleased at all, i would definitely not recommend this place if you want to have a nice place to take your business clients, what an embarassment for me and my company to show my clients what i assumed to
  25. The food is tasty, the service competent and the atmosphere perfectly fine.
  26. I've gone to this new trendy spot in the heart of the city with a few of my business clients,hoping to have a great meal and service after a month waiting on the reservation list, well the meal was actually not bad, but the management is horrible and arro
  27. It's quite the scene, and it's noisy and a bit difficult to talk, but the food and service are most excellent.
  28. Some people are never happy unless they're complaining I guess.
  29. Great food, great service and great atmosphere.
  30. was there 2 days ago and really the food was very delicious and the service was extra ordinary for a place like that.
  31. Our server was extremely attentive and helpful, making appreciated suggestions.
  32. mixologists are incredible, service spectacular, food outstanding.
  33. But this is a factory for wannabes, and I don't wannabe treated the way the rest of the patrons here don't seem to mind--awestruck by pure 100% affectation, and service that wouldn't make it in White Castle (which, actually isn't all that bad).
  34. The service was horrible.
  35. The food is good as is the service.
  36. The wait staff was very good and very attentive, our waiter gave us some good recommendations on the menu.
  37. Try going with someone that you truely enjoy-- nobu 57 and their staff will do nothing but compliment the experience.
  38. But the hostesses in front are ridiculously rude.
  39. great food - lousy hostess
  40. But generally I can tolerate ordinary food, as long as the service is outstanding.
  41. Your server, some better than the others but i've never had a bad one, will make a great recommendation.
  42. nice food, nice service, and the sofas on the dining area look really nice too.
  43. Had some amazing drinks that the cute bartender Phil served to us.
  44. The service was perfect, everyone was informative and so nice.
  45. The service is good too with many managers roaming the floor.
  46. The service was excellent.
  47. The bartenders were nasty and mean to pretty much everyone.
  48. The service was great and our waiter was very helpful and attentive.
  49. Having said all that: the service was impeccable.
  50. Excellent food and service
  51. That being said, I don't feel that Nobu is a great value, but the great service and warm sexy setting makes up for much.
  52. So we went upstairs somewhat informed, and our waiter was just fantastic.
  53. Exceptional service, great food, and a lovely experience
  54. Still I do recommend it to people who are looking for a good place to meet friends and colleagues for cocktails and snacks.
  55. dont understand how people can be so foolish to think that an enjoyable evening is dependent solely on the performance of the rest.
  56. The service was awful.
  57. Service was attentive yet not intrusive.
value
70.83000183105469% positive
  1. (my favorite local japanese restaurent Roppongi has the same dish and actally tast better and half price).
  2. I've always felt that NOBU was overpriced, and Nobu 57 is no different, of course.
  3. But it was definitely worth the wait, b/c the hosts and our server were really courteous, and the food was delicious.
  4. The pricing was convenient and the I think it is very highly recommended place.
  5. Anyways, long wait, bad service, HIGH price, bad good = STAY AWAY!
  6. It was a good experience but definitely a pricey one.
  7. With the money spent for dinner I should be able to enjoy my tasty morsels in peace.
  8. That being said, I don't feel that Nobu is a great value, but the great service and warm sexy setting makes up for much.
  9. For a similar price point, and if you wanted really good sushi, Sushi Yasuda might have been a better bet.
  10. The best part of it all is that everytime I go, I know I will have a good, though pricey experience.
  11. we had a very expensive bill and all were totally unhappy with all around service.
  12. The food: We were surprised by the generous portions of the Creamy Spicy Baby Rock Shrimp, which turned out to be deliciously addictive but then again, what battered fried dish loaded with (orange) mayo wouldn't taste good?
wait time
37.5% positive
  1. Anyway, Sushi was not good, service was slow, and the attitude unhelpful.
  2. But generally I can tolerate ordinary food, as long as the service is outstanding.
  3. Anyways, long wait, bad service, HIGH price, bad good = STAY AWAY!
  4. for the $150 Omakase where the cheff is supposed to give you his best, the ingredients were average, service was slow, no one asked me how the meal was before just plopping down the check.
4 Star Rating: Recommended

05/15/12

The Best Sushi I've ever Had

by LyleC1965

I've traveled all over the globe, Japan included, so I know my sushi... When I visited NYC this Spring I had to try Nobu and I was not disappointed. Great atmosphere and friendly staff.

Innovative dishes along with the usual. The Miso soup was absolutely spectacular.

The place was very crowded and we had to wait a little bit even though we had reservations, but it was a small price to pay for great food.

I will definitely be back again.

1 Star Rating: Poor

03/02/12

Likely the worst sushi I have ever had

by HappyTravels

We had tried the Nobu at Atlantis in the Bahamas and walked out after the appetizer. We thought that we would give it another shot based on a recommendation from a friend. We eat sushi about once a week and have several favorite spots in our home town that are all far better then this place.

First, at $8 per piece of sashimi you would AT THE VERY LEAST expect for the skin to be cut off. At both Bahama's Nobu and Nobu 57 the skin was left on the very thing piece of sashimi. Second, when we asked the waiter for recommendations on rolls he replied they are all pretty standard. You should just have the sashimi. He was incredibly rude and not helpful at all. Third, the drinks were mediocre at best.

We are not the type to ever complain about price when having a good meal. We often spend $600-$700 for a nice meal for two with wine. When the food and service are subpar then we DO have a problem with the excessively high prices. Bottom line.....don't waste your time or money on this place.

1 Star Rating: Poor

03/11/11

Bartender Oren is awful...

by leeH

Have been waited on by this guy a few times & he ruins the fun! I asked for a margarita and he put extra juices in it...Then he said 'What else do you hate?' He insisted on putting fruit juices in the 2nd drink, so I had a disgusting margarita in front of me & this douche of a bartender giving me a hard time!!! He was like this with my cousin & her husband the previous week!

4 Star Rating: Recommended

01/18/11

best

by Libby Hober

my favorite nobu location. always a great meal. never disappoints.

1 Star Rating: Poor

08/21/10

Major Rip Off on Mediocre Sushi

by ckone3

I have been to many sushi restuarants and found phenomenal ones from authentic Japanese to fusion. Given the reputable name of this place, I was hoping for at least great content. Instead I got a little less than mediocre sushi for outrageous prices. I mean come on 6 tiny little pieces of spicy tuna that's not even fresh (or even spicy; is this even tuna?!). I can get way bigger pieces for way better taste for at least 50% percent less of the price. You'd have to spend at least $100 here to not maybe not go away hungry and even then you wouldn't be satisfied for the quality and taste. I expect really melt in your mouth sushi for the price they charge. Morimoto is a way better sushi place among the high end places. Even then I have found way better sushi places if not the best in Chicago and Atlanta believe it or no. And for the value in NYC one is way better off at Sharuku, Je-Bon, and Zen Noodle, all in St Marks Place. Particularly with Zen Noodle where sushi is always half off if you order at least $16 worth. How did Nobu get so popular at all with their underwhelming sushi?!! You're only paying for decor really. There's just too many overpriced sushi places in midtown!!

The Details on Nobu 57

Place Categories:

  • great nice food
  • great service
  • nice sushi place
  • very attentive wait staff
  • good pricey experience
  • great atmosphere
  • cold hot dishes
  • really good salmon sushi
  • favorite restaurants
  • very knowledgeable waiter
  • nice decor
  • famous miso cod
  • very disappointing food
  • loved everything
  • enjoy upscale meal
  • subpar rice
  • cool very
  • cold room
  • good battered fried dish
  • cold sushi roll
  • cold sushi
  • overpriced experience
  • great ambiance
  • bad service
  • refreshing yellowtail sashimi
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