Reviews for Kono in New York, NY
No words can accurately express how good this food is. If you\'re luck enough to get a seat, buckle up and get ready because... your taste buds are going to sing out of shear pleasure. Friendly and inviting staff with beautiful modern decor. A true gemthat opens your mind to new flavors and textures. Read more
A fun take on traditional yakitori. They do an omakase with a few appetizers, followed by a bunch of yakitori courses and... dessert. Yakitori is traditionally a cheap food, and it?s interesting seeing the chef elevate it to fancy food ? they mostlypull it off. Though waiters speaking garbled Japanese was a little cheesy, and the price felt a bit high (to be fair, I didleave with a full stomach). Read more
I had such a lovely dinner here the other night. Kono has the best yakitori omakase in nyc. The food was phenomenal and the... ambience was perfect for a birthday dinner. I can?t wait to go back for date night! Read more
This is an absolutely stunning restaurant and delivers an amazing experience. I almost felt like I was dining at an altar (or in... the presence of a major EDM DJ!!).\nThis beautiful 14-seat restaurant is located down an unassuming alley off theBowery.\nEverything on the menu is exquisitely presented and (mostly) delicious.\nMy knowledge of yakitori cooking is extremelylimited so I did not fully appreciate some of the more esoteric menu items, e.g., chicken skin, cartilage, and chicken heart.However, those dining around me, many of whom have been following the chef\'s career over the years, blissed out and savoredevery course.\nNOTE: Kono can get very expensive, very quickly, if you opt for the extras on offer midway through the 16-courseAmish chicken dinner. I ordered the crab legs and some mushrooms. My check came to $550 (with cocktails, taxes and tip).\nBut asI mentioned earlier I came for the experience and Kono delivered -and then some!. Sitting at the 14-person chef\'s table,chatting with interesting, well-informed fellow guests made for a perfect evening.\nThe reason I am giving Kono 4 stars vs. 5has everything to do with me and my limited familiarity with yakitori and the usage of all parts of the chicken.. I think I mayhave been the only diner who was not already an acolyte of chef Kono. Read more
Chef Kono has been consistently putting out the best yakitori in NYC for years. Now with his own namesake restaurant, he finally... gets the stage that he deserves. He has further refined his cuisine to unimaginable heights?to the point where he has no equal.Kono is simply in a class of its own. Come prepared to have your mind blown. Read more
Impeccable.\nNo.1 food, no. 1 service, no. 1 environment, no.1 vibe.\nFor this experience, $168 for the whole set, I would say... totally worth it and go beyond.\nIt recalls my trip to Tokyo and Kyoto.\nLots of sake options, and we found the one I thoughtgreat pairing to the food!\nIzakaya is not only a taste of food but a visual feast. And the hoods is good enough to outlet allthe smoke so your clothes won?t be smelly.\nMy fav dish is.....I think all of them!\nWill definitely go again. Read more
First of all, for all that fire and smoke I saw, magically none of it reached me. The restaurant didn?t smell like smoke at all,... and when I got home from the meal, I was surprised to find that my hair and clothes didn?t have any lingering smellseither.\n\nEach dish was beautifully presented, some served directly by Chef Kono, which felt very special. I was told we aretrying twenty something cuts of the chicken?I honestly didn?t even know a chicken had that many cuts to it! Although there wasnot a single dish that I didn?t enjoy, a few that were the most memorable were the dashi broth soup, chicken pâté rice-crackersandwich, and Tsukune meatballs.\n\nFrom start to finish, I could feel that everyone cared deeply that we had a great diningexperience. The staff so knowledgeable and friendly; they would passionately explain each dish to us and with so muchenthusiasm!\nMy husband and I had the most wonderful time and we are already planning on going back and bringing our friends. Read more
Great food and chic ambience. Loved how it was calm and great to have a conversation over beautiful dishes. Portion for each... dish is small but they add up and we couldn?t finish the last 3 dishes! You won?t walk out hungry for sure. Quintessential newyork / LES highend dining. Read more