In town for the sales and looking for someplace new and different to eat, shop or visit? Let the TDN help! Following up on our popular Best Bets on the Jersey Shore series during Breeders' Cup week, TDN subscribers now regularly recommend dining and shopping options to our out-of-town readers.

Morimoto (New York City, NY - Dining)

88 10th Ave., New York, NY
Phone: 212-989-8883
Web: www.morimotonyc.com
Type: Wonderful Japanese cuisine at a restaurant offering a great dining experience

Morimoto offers a wide variety of fine Japanese cuisine. In order to get the best dining experience, I choose to order the omakase, which means “chef’s choice.” This multi-course tasting menu allows the chef to give you what he thinks will be the most enjoyable dining experience. If something else sounds better to you, the menu is vast and has plenty to offer from sushi to steak. The prices are moderately expensive, but the food and overall dining experience are well worth it. Reservations are recommended.

-- Bobby Flay

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