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From Google Maps reviews.
Yamada is the number 2 restaurant in the New York Times 100 best restaurants of 2026! Totally worth the experience! Yamada is a Michelin-starred Japanese kaiseki restaurant in New York City, known for its intimate chef's counter experience led by Chef Isao Yamada, who blends traditional techniques with modern, bold flavors. The restaurant offers a seasonal, multi-course tasting menu featuring high-quality, often rare ingredients like king crab, wagyu, and Shizuoka melon, served in a minimalist
Just came back from Japan and had plenty of Michelin star Japanese food. The Yamada dining experience yesterday was amazing. This was our second time dining here in 3 months; and the experience remained excellent. Every course was delicately prepared and beautifully presented. They all had fine ingredients and tasted remarkable. Chef Yamada was friendly, humble and very professional. His years of training in Kyoto really showed us the best of kaiseki offerings. The service here was also very rem
Fantastic meal with incredible service! The rice had a decadent about of roe! During the sashimi plate the squid was the unexpectedly the best I’ve ever had. Great flavors. Very fresh! Wagyu and lobster were both delicious!
From the Dec 10, 2025 health inspection. Lower-priority items are listed after the serious ones.
Food was left exposed to possible contamination during storage, prep, or serving.