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Restaurant Nippon Details

  • Dining Style: Casual Dining
  • Website: http://restaurantnippon.com
  • Phone: (212) 688-5941
  • Hours of Operation: Lunch: Monday - Friday: 12:00pm - 2:30pm; Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:30pm - 10:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:30pm - 10:30pm
  • Cross Street: Between Lexington and 3rd Avenues
  • Public Transit: 6 train to 51st Street and E & V trains Lexington Ave-53rd Street.
  • Parking: Street Parking
  • Payment Options: AMEX, Diners Club, JCB, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: Japanese, Sushi
  • Executive Chef: Haruo Shibata
  • Dress Code: Smart Casual
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Beer, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Catering: Traditional Japanese menus, including a sushi bar, can be catered in your home, office, club, or hotel, with waitstaff in traditional Japanese kimono.
  • Private Party Facilities: Japanese style Tatami private rooms accommodate 2 - 25 guests and can offer pre-fixe menus including traditional Japanese Kaiseki.
  • Private Party Contact: Yasuhiro Makoshi (212) 688-5941

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A word from Restaurant Nippon
Restaurant Nippon opened in August 1963, becoming the first Japanese Restaurant in the U.S.A. with an authentic sushi bar.
In 1988, we introduced nihachi soba (with ratio of 80% of buckwheat flour to 20% of wheat flour) made from buckwheat seeds cultivated at our own farm in CANADA.
In 1989, after five years of negotiations with the F.D.A., we received an exclusive license to import Japanese " Tiger Blow Fish " ( Tora Fugu).
In November 2006, we became the only importers of natural wasabi from the Gifu prefecture, Japan.
In 2007, we started producing and serving tofu, home-made daily with soy beans cultivated at the Canadian farm.
On November 11, 2009, for the above contributions in the promotion of Japanese culture through Japanese food, owner and president of Restaurant Nippon, Nobuyoshi Kuraoka, was awarded by the Japanese Government " The Order of The Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette ", (Tantamount to British Knighthood )
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Featured Reviews
  • "Just walking in here, did not amaze me, but reading Yelp reviews, it looked really good. And indeed, the food is amazing..."
    Dined on 6/10/2013
  • "A wonderful throw back in time. This is truly classic Japanese. The food is wonderful, but the prices get very high very..."
    Dined on 6/13/2013
  • "Really poor service. Water glasses were never refilled. Inattentive waiter throughout the meal. I will not return and I ..."
    Dined on 5/25/2013

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