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1. NM

   NaeM

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 12, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Truly a fantastic dinner. The flavors were so rich and perfect and it was an absolutely excellent experience!

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2. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 10, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Very special experience. True perfection if you are ready to be taken on a journey.

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3. OC

   OrangeCat

   New York Area

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on June 9, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   The restaurant and its food did not betray our extremely high expectation, as always! The experience is fully worse visiting the restaurant and spending a few hours of going through ten plus vegetarian full course.

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   Wallaby

   New York Area

   51 reviews

   5.0

   51 reviews

   Dined on June 7, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Exquisite meal. Fresh seasonal ingredients, amazing preparation and presentation. Excellent service. Serene atmosphere.

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5. E

   Edmond

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 6, 2022

   overall2food2service5ambience3

   Big creative work to make dishes. Nice service. I was expecting an interesting discover of vegan. But except three dishes i have found everyone without flavour. Some dishes was especially bland. What a pity for such a creativity

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6. RD

   RupertD

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 4, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   The best Shojin cuisine in NYC! The flavor and texture of its vegan dishes are absolutely refreshing and inspiring. The spirit of Zen is also accompanying you through the whole dining experience. It is a pity that the owner decided to close it by mid Sep.

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7. f

   fourwinds

   New York Area

   11 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on June 3, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Unique, artistic, inventive, filling, very special experience.

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   jjjj

   New York Area

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 1, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience3

   Excellent and unique cuisine, beautifully presented and served. Highly recommended if you can go without meat for a meal. My only downside is that there is absolutely zero music, so before the restaurant filled up, it was too quiet and slightly awkward. Once there were many people eating and talking, it was a relaxing atmosphere. The food here is really outstanding!

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9. KA

   KatyaA

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 1, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   The most outstanding Japanese experience I ever had.

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    HaewonK

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 31, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Wonderful vegan 10 course omakase. We were blown away.

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    Nytitan

    New York Area

    136 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    136 reviews

    Dined on May 29, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Fantastic vegetarian omakase! Enjoyed pretty much every dish.

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12. C

    Cholula

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 29, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Every course was amazing. The service was thoughtful and well orchestrated with attention to every detail.

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13. MP

    MichaelP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 22, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    Fantastic outstanding food Clean design Love it 💛

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14. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Munich

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 21, 2022

    overall2food4service2ambience3

    Good food but incredibly long wait times. Tiny bites between each wait, for a total of 3 hours. The chef needs assistance in the kitchen.

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15. SK

    SusanK

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 17, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    I live in Tokyo and love this restaurant when visiting NY. Second time and food is still creative and delicious. Welcome staff needs more training. Otherwise Japanese minimalist perfection.

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16. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Orlando

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 11, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Fantastic! Everything is perfect, especially in salad! I will look forward to the new seasonal menu!

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    TeddyP

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 11, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    This restaurant is absolutely incredible. I love coming here and will keep coming back! One of the courses was a little too gooey and weird but otherwise...perfection. I cannot recommend this restaurant enough.

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    Miguel

    Baltimore

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on May 8, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing journey of perfect food and service

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19. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 5, 2022

    overall2food2service3ambience2

    Didn’t like food- vegetables didn’t taste nice, they don’t know where they are sourcing some vegetables from.

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20. AH

    AnneH

    Dallas

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 5, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    New flavors, relaxing environment, fresh and inventive flavors, respect food’s nature.

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21. TB

    ThomasB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 4, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Best meal I've had in years. No frills, no nonsense.

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    Arden

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Was literally almost brought to tears by this meal. Magical.

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23. m

    matthew

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 29, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Absolutely incredible food and service. Of course expensive as it is a michelin starred restaurant, but worth every penny. Would definitely recommend

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24. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 29, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Kajitsu is just sublime. The food is carefully curated, beautifully presented, and absolutely delicious. As a longtime vegan, I cannot think of another dining experience that has been so lovely in its elevated presentation and execution.

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    Wookaniu

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 28, 2022

    overall1food1service3ambience3

    Tasteless. Avoid. We visited Kajitsu encouraged by number of enthusiastic reviews and Michelin recommendation. How disappointing it was. The ten-course menu is a repeated combination of bamboo and asparagus. The served food either had no taste at all or rather an unpleasant one. In result I could not get through most of the courses. The main course deserves special attention: it was a mixture of steamed rice and bamboo and lacked both flavor and presentation. It could be only compared to the rice pulp sometimes recommended to stomach patients. As we happily approached the third course we started laughing at our own vanity, snobbery, and tendency to trust reviews blindly. We had hoped that maybe the desert section will change the course of these unfortunate events. Our hopes were blown away once we were served with something that looked like marinated plum and tasted like a reduction of the secondrate vinegar. Even matcha did not taste anything like in Japan. The staff is polite, but rather distant, which is understandable in a Japanese restaurant. Nevertheless, I could not help but wonder whether they are comfortable with pricey food they are serving there. Do not use the restroom. The smell is not encouraging. Of course, there were also some unquestionable benefits of this evening: it has been a long time since we had such a laugh at dinner. Besides the next day I felt quite featherlight and I did not feel like eating at all.

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    georgec

    New York Area

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 27, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    terrible. it was my fav but the quality of food has dropped to a level that is not acceptable. I can spend 20 dollar to get a much better meal

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27. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 26, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    Beautiful experience , we really enjoyed our Food , maybe too many courses with bamboo from Japan , but it’s a very special seasonal item . Definitely recommended , can’t wait to go back

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28. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Another spectacular meal! If you haven’t been before you must go

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29. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    London

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 16, 2022

    overall2food2service1ambience3

    Overall experience was not as great as we thought.

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30. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 15, 2022

    overall2food1service5ambience3

    I came to experience something amazing and was splurging and treating myself, but was very disappointed. I have no idea how this restaurant obtained a Michelin star as the food was very bland and without flavor. Out of the 10 course meal, there was only one course that made me smile and my taste buds happy.The rest, very very bland and had no flavor. What a waste of my time and money

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31. YS

    YukieS

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 13, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food and service. It is pricey but worth it.

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32. AA

    AlexisA

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 12, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent food, intentional and thoughtful service at every step.

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33. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Tokyo

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 12, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great place to have a traditional Japanese Kaiseki cuisine, which is vegan menu as well

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34. AL

    AshleyL

    Vancouver

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 10, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Absolutely lovely. I'm not a vegetarian but that's beside the point when so many lovely dishes are presented to you; you can hardly keep track, and you certainly don't miss the meat. Course after course came, most exquisitely presented, all delicious, and all in keeping with the original tradition of the tea ceremony and the Kaiseki which developed from that. I believe most staff are bilingual, and were kind enough to let me try my best attempts at Japanese with them. I truly felt transported to Japan, at a time when its borders are solidly closed to tourists. Thanks!

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35. P

    Phasaki

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 10, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    A delicious vegan meal that was meticulously plated and carefully curated in respect to flavors, textures, and cooking methods. The amount of food was just right, and though both of us dining were omnivores, we weren’t left desiring any kind of non-vegan food to supplement the meal afterwards. The staff was attentive and polite.

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36. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 10, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Everything is perfect. My friend and I had a wonderful night there.

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37. C

    Cait

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 7, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Not since I dined with my family in a Buddhist Temple in Kyoto in 2019 have I enjoyed a meal as much The meal was truly memorable from the first bite to the last every course was delicious and appealed to all the senses Wonderful service and presentation Sadly we heard they are closing at end of Aug this year - a huge loss to NYC culinary adventures and for elevated vegan cuisine

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38. TM

    TomoM

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 6, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    My favorite place !! A great food and nice quite restaurant which is very very rare in NYC.

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39. J

    Jack

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 4, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing experience, unlike any vegan fine dining experience I have had!

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40. SK

    SethK

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 1, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The food was amazing, the concept is great. I have been doing an impromptu omakase crawl around the upper east side. It’s nice to find a place that is so high quality that it is on par with the omakase restaurant which focus on fish. At kajistu you can be an omnivore and never think about the fact that you haven’t had animal protein for the entire meal. The flavors that the chef puts onto each plate deliver a well rounded taste and sensation experience, which was enjoyed immensely. I especially loved the curry with udon.

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