A new 20-seat omakase room, larger dining room, revamped outdoor patio, and knife-shaped bar have been added to the original location of this high-end sushi mecca, which expanded this year to a new East Hampton location and a Montauk pop-up. There is a 16-course omakase for $175, as well as smaller flights of six and nine pieces; a selection of futomaki rolls, and other a la carte offerings, including an indulgent “uni sundae’’ composed of toro tartare, uni, and black kaluga caviar over rice.
With a brand-new concept in East Hampton and a buzzy pop-up in Montauk, Kissaki is taking over the East End one creative culinary experience at a time.
One of our favorite Thai restaurants in NYC is collaborating with a Manhattan-based sushi spot on a summer-long residency in Montauk. It’s open every day at the Montauk’s Angler’s Club from noon-9pm until October 31st, and you can stop by for Southern Thai dishes, as well as a full Japanese menu from Kissaki.
With his Water Mill concept quickly becoming a local favorite this past year, restaurateur Garry Kanfer melds the high-quality sushi-grade fish Kissaki is already known for with a selection of crudos and robata grill items for his newest endeavor. An extensive beverage program includes bright and innovative cocktails that shine alongside the sake, wine and craft beer selection.
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At a time when most Big Apple eateries are struggling to survive, Manhattan sushi restaurant Kissaki has been thriving, according to Kanfer — thanks to some pointed business decisions like importing fish directly from Japan, making a takeout-friendly menu, and investing in sushi-making robots.
Kissaki, a traditional Japanese restaurant with a 16-seat omakase bar, is delivering at-cost sushi boxes to workers at hospitals across NYC. They’re also providing two 3-ply hospital-approved masks with every meal delivered through a partnership with MIR Solutions Group. Since they began this initiative about a month ago, the restaurant has delivered approximately 1,400 free meals to healthcare workers.
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NYC-based Kissaki Omakase -a Japanese-Cuisine focused fine dining restaurant - has delivered over 800 meals to first responders as a thank you for their efforts in battling Covid-19. Since kick-starting the program in late March, they have received over $35,000 in meal purchases from friends and customers to keep our most critical doctors, nurses and hospital staff fed as they continue to work exhaustively to care for sick New Yorkers from the 5 boroughs and Long Island.
At Kissaki, Chef Mark Garcia brings his quirky and unconventional spin on sushi to lunch with dishes like the bluefin tuna with caviar, yuzu zest, and plum soy sauce; Buri, a type of Japanese yellowtail, served with soy sauce and pepper-infused butter; and broiled Kinmedai, a bright-red fish, served with a crispy, honey-infused radish garnish. Kissaki’s lunch menu features three sets: a $55, $85, and $125 option, each served with miso soup, nigiri, and a hand roll. Lunch service runs from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays.
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A sushi omakase restaurant is moving into the former Amato Opera House space. The fish and rice experts behind the menu are Mark Garcia, who was at Gaijin in Astoria, Queens, and Evan Zagha, who was at Brushstroke. Mr. Garcia will be doing the sushi, and Mr. Zagha will be in charge of the composed plates that will be part of a 16-dish tasting ($160). The restaurant will seat 26.
Kissaki — the anticipated new omakase restaurant from the popular chef behind former Astoria sushi bar Gaijin — opens today on the Lower East Side, at 319 Bowery, between First and Second Streets. Mark Garcia brings his quirky and unusual takes on sushi to his new restaurant in dishes like the bluefin tuna with caviar, yuzu zest, and plum soy sauce; Buri, a type of Japanese yellowtail, served with soy sauce and pepper-infused butter; and broiled Kinmedai, a bright-red fish, served with a crispy, honey-infused radish garnish. “I really want customers to come in here and have fun and have a laugh,” says Garcia. “I hope that comes across through my conversations with them.”
A favorite among New York City foodies, Kissaki is all about elegant sushi and distinctive sake. Décor matches cuisine quality with clean lines, stylish Japanese minimalism and creative expression. In addition to unusual futomaki, beautifully presented omakase sets and creative nigiri, Kissaki’s chiffon cakes are a welcome and unusual surprise. Socially aware seating includes indoor podlike areas and a chic open-air patio.
NYC-based sushi outfit Kissaki has been on a tear, launching six locations in the last year alone. So don’t be surprised to hear that owner Garry Kanfer has a whole spate of them lined up for the Hamptons.
Less than a year ago, Kissaki came to Water Mill, bringing the sushi that took New York City by storm with it, and history repeated itself, with Hamptons visitors and locals falling in love with the Omakase delicacies. Chef Chris Park is bringing some of his most popular sushi to Dan’s Chefs of the Hamptons on Thursday, June 24.
After a successfully first season in Water Mill, Kissaki is expanding across the Hamptons this summer. Their Montauk pop up, Kissaki X Fish Cheeks, is now open at the Montauk Angler’s Club on East Lake Drive. Fish Cheeks is a NYC-based Thai favorite, and their partnership with Kissaki creates a fun array of signature dishes from both restaurants.
East Hampton and Montauk: Kissaki is in serious expansion mode. After opening an outpost in Water Mill last summer, owner Garry Kanfer has set his sights eastward, unveiling a robata and sushi restaurant called O by Kissaki at 47 Montauk Highway in East Hampton, and a collaboration with Fish Cheeks, Kissaki X Fish Cheeks at 467 East Lake Drive in Montauk.
Kissaki, known for its upscale omakase experience and high-quality sushi, is partnering with NYC Thai hot spot Fish Cheeks for a quick service pop-up at the Montauk Angler's Club this summer through the fall.
At a time when restaurants across the New York area started to struggle amid the COVID-19 pandemic, somehow Kissaki on the Lower East Side managed to thrive.
With fish flown in weekly from Japan, an innovative sushi chef and two robots shaping rice, Kissaki may carve out it a new niche in Long Island's saturated sushi landscape. The sushi restaurant debuts in Water Mill Saturday, nearly five months after its first location opened (and then closed for a time) in New York City. As in New York, the takeout menu — the only one available until late June, when a patio opens — will be anchored by omakase boxes ($35 to $140) of nigiri sushi, sushi rolls (futomaki), and bespoke nigiri sushi using seasonal fish flown directly into JFK Airport each week.
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Lower East Side sushi restaurant Kissaki, which had been open for just a month before the dining room shutdown, has needed to wrangle new wholesale suppliers to maintain a new sushi takeout program, says managing partner Garry Kanfer. “I’ve been helping our chef out,” Kanfer says. “I’m doing a lot of things I didn’t do before. I just have to.”
Some high-end restaurants in New York City have stepped up to feed hoards of hungry healthcare workers as the city battles the coronavirus pandemic. Sushi restaurant Kissaki is one of such restaurants where the owner Mark Garcia prepared 50 meals for workers at Mount Sinai hospital in Manhattan on Tuesday.
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Nestled in Lower East Side Manhattan, Kissaki is a recent addition to New York’s food scene. With a minimalistic sushi bar, the restaurant is home to traditional Japanese cuisine, particularly with its omakase dining experience which means guests pretty much leave themselves, and their meal, in the hands of the chef who artistically pulls it together in front of them.
At this Lower East Side omakase restaurant from chefs Mark Garcia and Evan Zagha, the menu includes a dozen pieces of nigiri and four plates for $160. Eleven of the eatery's 26 seats are reserved for those who want cocktails and bites, and don't want to order off the full menu.
Kissaki is an upscale omakase sushi spot with a colorful space on Bowery. For $160, you get 12 pieces of nigiri plus four small plates.
