Masa, New York City

Offering one of the most expensive tasting menus in America, chef Masa Takayama serves up an omakase sushi experience at his eponymous restaurant in New York’s Time Warner Center on a corner of Central Park. The Japanese-born chef moved to Los Angeles in the late 1970s and eventually opened Ginza Sushi-ko, which helped establish the […]

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Masa, New York City

Masa, New York

Photo: Courtesy Masa

Omakase menu by Masa Takayama.

Offering one of the most expensive tasting menus in America, chef Masa Takayama serves up an omakase sushi experience at his eponymous restaurant in New York’s Time Warner Center on a corner of Central Park. The Japanese-born chef moved to Los Angeles in the late 1970s and eventually opened Ginza Sushi-ko, which helped establish the city’s love for sushi. In 2004, with encouragement from Thomas Keller, he moved to New York to create Masa. Fish from Japan is flown directly to him from Tsujiki Fish Market to ensure the highest-quality product for his customers. In the 2009 guide, Masa became the first Japanese restaurant in America to earn three stars.