| Sasabune | |
|---|---|
 Sasabune in December 2023 | |
 Interactive map of Sasabune | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2006 (2006) |
| Owner | Kenji Takahashi |
| Chef | Kenji Takahashi |
| Food type | Japanese sushi |
| Location | 401 East 73rd Street (between First Avenue and York Avenue), on theUpper East Side inManhattan, New York, New York, 10021,United States |
| Coordinates | 40°46′06″N73°57′18″W / 40.76839°N 73.955118°W /40.76839; -73.955118 |
| Website | sasabunenyc.com |
Sasabune is a Japanesesushi restaurant located at 401 East 73rd Street (between First Avenue and York Avenue) on theUpper East Side ofManhattan, in New York City.[1][2][3]
The décor of the tiny, simple, Spartan, bright restaurant consists of white walls that, asThe New York Times put it, have "an almost severe lack of adornment".[1] The restaurant has six seats at the blond sushi bar, 14 seats at nearby tables, and 12 in a back room.[1][4] The sound level is quiet to moderate.[1][3]
Sasabune serves only anomakase menu – its chef and owner, Kenji Takahashi, decides what each patron will eat, the order in which the patron will eat it, and whether soy sauce should be applied.[1][2] It has a sign that states its philosophy: "Today's Special – Trust Me".[4] Thewasabi is known to be spicy.[5]
The restaurant, opened in 2006, is named after a restaurant by the same name in Los Angeles.[1][6]
The New York Times wrote in 2006, in a review in which it gave Sasabune one star:
The kanpachi ... was as silky and buttery as the kanpachi I've had anywhere else; the toro was the fatty stuff of head rushes. Mr. Takahashi obviously takes pains to find top-tier ingredients, and he takes pains to mold nicely proportioned beds of rice, the warm temperature of which is what often distinguishes a serious sushi restaurant from an assembly line.
In 2013, it was rated "New York City's best for sushi" and the best restaurant in the East 70s byZagat's, with a food rating of 29 (the highest food rating on the Upper East Side).[7]
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