OVERVIEW
Philadelphia restaurateur Stephen Starr partnered with Iron Chef alum Masaharu Morimoto for this New York restaurant. Morimoto’s bilevel space has glass and rice-paper partitions, an 18-seat sushi bar around the 1,500-square-foot kitchen, an eight-seat omakase bar (chef’s table), and a sculpture wall made with 17,400 Ty Nant water bottles in the 40-seat lounge. The 12,000-square-foot space seats 160 in the dining room and 300 for receptions. Morimoto opened in January 2006.
