fromTime Out New York
2 weeks agoMasa just lost a Michelin star-and NYC is stunned
Chef Masayoshi Takayama opened Masa more than 20 years ago, bringing rigorously precise and deeply personal Japanese food to the then-Time Warner Center. The restaurant earned two Michelin stars-an assessment some critics at the time considered overly conservative-and received its third star the following year, becoming the first Japanese restaurant in the U.S. to do so. For years, it also reigned as the most expensive dining experience in the country: today, the counter-only omakase runs well over $1,000 per person.
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