There’s an abundance of superb Japanese restaurants offering omakase in New York City. But have you had the most delicious and freshest sushi at a train station? If you have not, well, you’re in for a special treat because Yono Sushi is offering a tasty counter dining experience that is serving the best fish you’ll ever taste inside Moynihan Train Hall’s luxury food market. The fun atmosphere is just like the train station counters of Tokyo, which are often considered to be among the best places for sushi in Japan.
Yono Sushi, located on the concourse level of Manhattan’s Moynihan Train Hall, offers a personable omakase experience led by celebrated Chef Andrew Oh, whose distinguished experience includes Michelin Guide omakase restaurants Robin, Akikos, and Friends Only. Chef Oh’s expertise in creating sushi is truly outstanding, and we highly recommend making a reservation for the omakase he inventively concocts. He provided a lesson on every piece of fish that came out, and knew exactly how to eat it—one bite or two? Chopsticks or fingers? He had an honest answer.
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Costing $95 per person, the 12-course omakase is definitely worth the price tag. You can expect amazing bites that will leave you full and satisfied. You’ll start with two pieces of King Salmon with shishito salsa and then some nigiri— all simple presentations with their focus on fresh, high-quality ingredients. The nigiri includes: Hotate sea scallop, Akami lean meat bluefin tuna, Shima striped jack, Sake ora King Salmon, Uni sea urchin, Kapachi amberjack, Kinme golden eye snapper, Toro fatty bluefin tuna, and Akamutsu black throat sea perch, which literally melted in our mouths and was simply divine. The omakase also includes red miso soup and the dazzling seaweed tartlet, which is made of bluefin tuna and Oscietra caviar. The presentation is just as amazing as the taste!
If you’re still hungry—there’s the Chef’s Addition, which is $45 extra. This includes mushroom crispy rice with shaved black truffle, crispy spot prawns and Miyazaki A5 Wagyu steak that is half-seared and seasoned with citrus salt.
For those who don’t have time for a sit down omakase tasting, Yono Sushi conveniently offers made-to-order hearty hirashi bowls and donburi rice bowls to-go. There’s also fresh grab-and-go sushi that is replenished throughout the day via their onsite kitchen—making it a sublime meal for the train or for an on-the-go lunch.
Since Yono Sushi is located inside the Moynihan Train Hall, the atmosphere is relaxed and the perfect spot to meet before and/or after a game or concert at Madison Square Garden, located just one block away. If you’re in the area for whatever reason, Yono Sushi is a hidden gem and worth checking out, even if you’re not catching a train.
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Created by the founders—Jonathan Morr and Marc Spitzer—of the beloved New York City restaurant BondST, Yono Sushi promises to be a curated tasting of the freshest fish, innovative flavors and hand-crafted temaki alongside beloved BondST appetizers, with an emphasis on best-in-class ingredients—and they truly deliver on all. Overall, Yono Sushi is a foodie destination in itself.
