(212) 956-0670
251 W 55th St
New York,
NY
10019
40.7657
-73.9824
Neighborhoods: Clinton, Midtown
Years in business
Established in 1999
Price:
$$$$
Last updated 8.11.11
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Diners Club, Visa, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Quiet, Special Occasion Dining, Fine Dining, Business Dining, Prix Fixe Menu
Cuisine:
Notable Chef:
Nao Sugiyami
What People Are Saying About Sugiyama Restaurant
Featured Review
Contributor
Contributor
The Scene – The long, wood-paneled room is minimally decorated. A small, see-through wall is stuffed with stones, and a tree festooned with lights branches out from the front desk all the way across the ceiling. Service is impeccable, good-humored and informative. – – The Food – Chef Nao Sugiyama serves in the traditional kaiseki style--a kind of tasting menu consisting of between six and 12 small courses. There is extremely fresh sashimi on the menu, but most of the dishes are more exotic. Sea urchin, quail egg and Japanese yam mixed together and served in a shot…
Editor's Tips
- Know Before You Go:
- Diners grill meat courses themselves over a small flame, and the restaurant can get smokey at times.
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| value | 66.66999816894531% positive |
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Perfect
by jjl25
Exquisite food, perfect service. Atmosphere is basic but calm and pleasant. Lived up to the hype, and worth every penny. Brought boyfriend there for dinner -- he had the modern 8 course omakase with kobe -- and he's still talking about the meal.
- Pros: Attentive and friendly service
- Cons: Fairly basic atmosphere (not a con, but FYI)
Excellent upscale Japanese Restaurant
by koguma2000
If you want to taste true (non-family style) Japanese food, this is it. They use finest ingredients from all over the world and cook them with excellent skill. You might feel it a little expensive and indeed it is, but you have to pay twice if you were to eat the same food in Tokyo. I strongly recommend this place.
- Pros: Uses finest and fresh ingredient. Has true Japanese flavor
- Cons: A little pricy
tasty seafood
by cardozaaa
I came here on the recommendation of an American friend who lived in Japan for a year. The place has a wonderful combination of intimacy, ambience, service and quality food.
My friend and I ordered the grilled fish and left our dining experience in the hands of a master.
The dishes came out at a steady pace, and our server was so cute and sensitive to our needs. Each dish was beautiful, elegant and delicious. At the end of the meal, I was totally satisfied with a culinary experience that was delightful both visually and gustatorily.
Way Bad
by henrykinney
This restaurant was recommended by a friend who I believe has a sophisticated palate. Boy was I disappointed. Having recently had a meal of a lifetime at Nobu I was hoping for more of the luxury shown there. I cannot tell you how bad this place is. Five of us ordered the $160 meal which had six or seven courses. All bad. We could not wait for it to be over. To top it off the wait staff was rude. Please do not waste your money. I have enjoyed sushi and Japanese food around the world and this was the worst. I have had better sushi at cheap rotating carousels in San Francisco and in Melbourne.
Not good enough
by jd78
We scheduled a 6pm reservation, and arrived fifteen minutes early to an empty restaurant. Apparently my family isn't good enough for Sugiyama - we were told that the food was "too hot" for children, that they require a quiet atmosphere, and to please leave. My daughters can handle omakase at the bar with Yasuda-san, nine courses at Per Se, but now I'm told that kaiseke is out of their reach. That's unfortunate for Sugiyama, as I will make sure never to return.
- Pros: None
- Cons: Ambience, Service
The Details on Sugiyama Restaurant
Place Categories:
- great good quality japanese food
- best japanese restaurant
- impeccable service
- enjoy meals
- beautiful dish
- amazing quality
- good alot
- amazing kaiseki dinners
- excellent staff
- delicious original food
- satisfying rock
- expensive experience
- unique culinary experience
- perfect explanation
- never unique restaurant
- amazing quantity
- tasty seafood
- beautiful japanese dishes
- elegant setting
- wonderful fair price
- best value
- nice atmosphere
- wonderful delicious
- overrated place
- extremely knowledgeble ambiance

