58 55 w 40.76806 n 73.98194 w 40.76806 ; 73.98194 masa restaurant information established 2004 current owner s masa takayama chef masa takayama food type japanese and sushi rating michelin guide of 3 stars mobil star 5 of 5 stars the new york times 3 of 4 stars travel leisure new york s top 50 street address the fourth floor of the time warner center at 10 columbus circle at west 60th street and broadway in manhattan city new york city state new york postal code zip 10019 country united states coordinates 40 46 06 n 73 58 56 w 40.768236 n 73.982344 w 40.768236 ; 73.982344 other information prix fixes start at 595 per person website official website this article contains japanese text . without proper rendering support you may see question marks boxes or other symbols instead of kanji and kana . masa is a japanese and sushi restaurant located on the fourth floor of the time warner center at 10 columbus circle at west 60th street and broadway in manhattan in new york city . 1 the restaurant was opened by chef masa takayama in 2004 and is considered one of the most expensive restaurants in the world as well as the most expensive restaurant in new york city . located next door to the restaurant is bar masa a more accessible dining experience offering an la carte menu . in 2009 a second bar masa opened inside aria in las vegas . contents 1 menu 2 recognition 3 chef 4 in popular culture 5 references 6 external links menu edit the offerings are omakase no menu only with chef selected meals costing us 595 per person not including tax or drinks though gratuity is included . 2 3 4 the sushi bar itself is a us 260 000 piece of rare hinoki wood from japan ; masa is one of only two sushi restaurants in north america to have a hinoki wood sushi bar . reservations for the 26 available seats are taken three weeks in advance . 5 chef masa takayama prepares the menu himself often including seasonal ingredients . he uses many exotic ingredients such as truffles and kobe beef . most of the fish is flown in from japan . chef masa can be seen working behind the bar and will sometimes serve the food as well . 6 while there is no menu to order from chef masa does keep a record of what he has served to his customers and what their reactions were so he can cater to them on their next visit . recognition edit masa garnered the michelin guide s highest rating starting with the 2009 guide and was the first japanese restaurant in the u.s. to do so . 7 8 it received three out of four stars by the new york times . 9 it has also received five out of five stars in the forbes travel guide formerly known as the mobil guide . 10 it has been named as one of new york s top 50 by travel leisure . 11 forbes named masa as the most expensive restaurant in the u.s. for 2005 through 2009 12 as well as the world s most expensive sushi in 2007 through 2009 . chef edit main article masa takayama chef masa takayama masa takayama was born and raised in japan . after high school he worked at tokyo s famous sushiko in ginza . in 1980 he moved to los angeles where he eventually opened his own ginza sushiko . he established ginza sushiko as one of the most expensive restaurants in los angeles at an average meal price of 105 per person . 13 nearly 20 years after opening the restaurant he sold it to his sous chef and moved to new york to open masa and later bar masa in both new york and las vegas . 2 he opened a second restaurant in las vegas in 2009 . in popular culture edit in the january 4 2007 episode of the u.s. tv series ugly betty masa was mentioned several times . in the episode daniel wants to clinch a deal with an important japanese designer and part of his plan is to take the designer to masa for dinner at the chef s table . daniel believes the cachet of the restaurant will help clinch the deal . masa is featured in the 2012 novel bared to you by sylvia day . references edit michelin rolls out 2011 nyc restaurant guide cnn october 6 2010 accessed november 9 2010 . a b masa . masanyc.com . retrieved september 21 2010 . masa menu upper west side new york magazine restaurant guide . nymag.com . retrieved september 21 2010 . schultz patricia 1 000 places to see before you die . workman publishing inc. 2007 p. 179 alex witchel food from a perfectionist does not come cheap or easy new york times march 17 2004 adam platt holy mackerel new york magazine april 26 2004 masa and mas win in new food guides the new york times october 8 2008 accessed november 8 2010 . ryan sutton masa s 1 000 meals earn 3 michelin stars ; ko gets 2 dead link bloomberg.com october 6 2008 accessed november 8 2010 . masa review the new york times june 2011 . masa forbes travel guide accessed november 9 2010 . new york s top 50 travel leisure sophia banay most expensive restaurants in the u.s. 2006 forbes oct 19 2006 christina valhouli the most expensive u.s. restaurants forbes october 14 2004 external links edit culture portal food portal japan portal new york city portal official website bar masa aria resort & casino v t e michelin guide 3 star restaurants in the united states alinea benu le bernardin chef s table at brooklyn fare eleven madison park the french laundry grace jean georges jo l robuchon masa per se the restaurant at meadowood saison manresa retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title masa restaurant & oldid 738470561 categories 2004 establishments in new yorkjapanese american cuisinejapanese restaurantsjapanese american culture in new york citymichelin guide starred restaurants in the united statesrestaurants established in 2004restaurants in manhattanhidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from february 2016coordinates on wikidataarticles containing japanese language text navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 9 september 2016 at 04 15 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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