Kai (CLOSED)

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Cuisine: Japanese Price: Very Expensive

  • Hours: Tue-Sat, noon-2pm and 5:30-close.
  • Reservations: Highly Recommended
  • Payment Options: Discover, MasterCard, Visa, American Express
  • Dress: Stylish Casual
  • Noise: Low to Moderate
  • Seats: 44 including 10 at the chef's counter
  • Key People: Executive Chef - Yorinobu Yamasaki; Owners - Ito En Group
  • Year Opened: 2002

Critic Reviews

The New York Times star star 04/24/02

The commitment to style and presentation at Kai is total. - William Grimes

New York Magazine  

The clientele (mostly Japanese in the evenings, mostly wraithlike local ladies for lunch) whisper over their food in devotional tones. - Adam Platt

Time Out New York  

If your rendezvous is an intimate one, Kai (Japanese for gathering) is indeed a good place to have it. The minimal, bamboo-accented design in this second-floor space...

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