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Yoko Hasegawa, the owner of this Upper West Side sushi bar, went to a temple in Japan to discover the best name for her new restaurant in Manhattan. She came back with Kaito, which means “Sea Breeze.”
When I visited the twelve-seat restaurant shortly after it opened in the summer of 2017, Jorge Dionicio, … read more
When I first learned that this restaurant was considered one of the best sushi spots in the neighborhood, I was eager to take friends there to try it. As a vegetarian, I was able to find several of my favorite Japanese dishes offered, and others were quite pleased with their orders from Yasaka’s sushi … read more
Amber Upper West relocated from Columbus Avenue to this dimly lighted, intimate side street enclave in 2015. A wood-beamed ceiling and whitewashed walls are organically accented with well-illuminated hanging plants and a graphic, black and white tree painting. With a menu featuring a large selection … read more
