An invitation came for the opening of Citizens Marketplace at 398 Tenth Avenue. Like Urban Hawker, it is a food court. The difference is this one is anchored by two upscale restaurants, the Spanish Casi Dani and Katsuya sushi. I was invited to stay to sample the latter after their open house.

 I do recommend their delicious grilled octopus ($27), their highly seasoned edamame ($13) and their crispy and crunch Japanese slaw ($19) with chicken in an umeboshi dressing. I’d go back just for the latter.


Also impressive is their sashimi. It was tender, sweet and buttery; especially the toro, reported my sushi-eating dining mate. We sampled the Tuna Belle Sashimi ($19 each), Tuna Sashimi ($8 each), Scallop Sashimi ($8 each), Yellowtail sashimi ($8 each), Tai snapper sashimi ($8 each) and sweet shrimp sashimi ($8 each) with a side order of rice ($5).

I recommend a visit.

Katsuya
Manhattan West
398 Tenth Avenue
New York, NY 10001
(212) 920-6816
katsuyarestaurant.com