Bar Masa

I've been eating at Bar Mase since it opened. Last night was the first time I'd rate the overall experience mediocre. The food, as always was remarkable, however the service was both lacking and the pacing was off. Everyone is entitled to an off night this was one for Masa.

The omakase was delicious and meticulous from start to finish. Make sure to get a cold sake - served in frozen bamboo cups that elevate the experience!

Consistently excellent food, service and ambience. One of the most reliably enjoyable restaurants in NYC

Pesce eccellente! Servizio gentile, professionale e simpatico Location non particolarmente affascinante e non ben frequentata e rumorosa ma la qualità del cibo azzera le critiche Torneremo ancora e lo consiglieremo Vorremmo provare Masa ma io sono allergica alle alghe e preferisco scegliere i piatti invece di farli scegliere a chi non conosce i miei gusti

Masa feels like coming home to the best of New York. I cross cities just for this table. Just impeccable. I’m home for two hours. I leave lighter.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had an amazing time at Bar Masa. The food and service was excellent. Novi and team were attentive and had great suggestions. We will definitely be back!

My wife and I had a wonderful time, and enjoyed a great meal. . I don’t know why it is taboo to take pictures, and be able to post them to Google reviews if you ate there. I think Google is doing disservice to the public.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The sushi is good but not excellent. I have the same level of sushi in Japan at a quarter of price. The chef serving me does not know Japan. Only thing he says is the name of the sushi fish, not any other details of the fish. I asked for mocha, but they didn’t have. There are chefs chatting for a long time. The decoration looks old. The hinoki counter maybe the only one that can be a little bit special. Anyway, I was disappointed to this Michelin three star restaurant.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 2

1. Note there are 2 restaurants conflated here - Masa, a super high end omakase restaurant, possibly the most expensive in the city, and Bar Masa, a related lower end (although still good), creative menu’d more casual place. This is review is for the latter, because they are not listed separately by Google maps.
2. Bar Masa used to be a favorite sleeper restaurant of mine, with many relatively reasonable very creative tasty dishes (e.g. delightful fish-based pasta with no wheat, roasted uni in its shell, fois gras peking duck tacos, etc). On my last visit yesterday, however, the food portions were smaller, the quality not as high, and in some cases the prices higher. E.g. the shishito pepper were bland, and the sashimi was woefully scant and only medium quality. Another fallen hero. Sigh.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

I got the hinoki experience. Everything was amazing and, dare I say, perfect from taste to presentation. It was the best 3-Michelin meal that I had in NYC. The sushi was out of this world. The sake recommendation was on point. The no photo policy is a shame since everything was so pretty.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Outstanding as always. High quality in all. Awesome cocktails. The food is made to perfection

some of the wait staff was very brusque and sloppy when placing and removing dishes. the tempura was definitely not as good as it should have been and the sauce was lacking in flavor

Great experience from beginning to end. We sat at the bar and enjoyed watching the magic happen. Everyone was very helpful and friendly.

This is simply perfectly done. The menu screams of rare and delicious ingredients that aren’t masked in crazy preparation. Service, wine pairings, and environment are all 10/10. We will absolutely be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I was very happy with my experience at Masa NYC Hinoki Counter for $950 per person. You can get more detail at my youtube channel Noah Eats. This is not the Bar Masa location. This place down the hall from Bar Masa. This Masa is next to the another 3 Star Michelin Per Se. As opposed to the Blue Door at Thomas Kellers spot, Masa has a Blue Curtain signifying the are open and if located outside would provide shade. After you pass the curtain a Huge Cypress door guards whats inside. You are quickly acknowledged and locked into your bar height chairs. And you can put your elbows on the Inviting Hinoki Counter and you will find a block of ice to keep some ingredients chilled for service. Unfortunately there is a no photo policy so for my video review I had to tap my artistic side, so I hope you enjoy my youtube review. It's definitely a bucket list item for most of the world. I hope you do enjoy my Channel, Noah Eats well!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5