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Momoya-Oh Boya (Chelsea)

Pants at a Glance
  • scene: Light wood and white like a lot of Japanese places, but with tables fairly close to create a nice buzz; huge garage doors open in the summer
  • sip: Sake, wine beer
  • savor: spicy tuna on crunchy rice; shumai; black dynamite roll; sushi pieces
  • sit: With the friends; with a date you are not embarrassed to be seen with; post-work dinner with co-worker
  • spend: $$
  • address: 185 Seventh Avenue (21st Street)
  • phone number: 212-989-4466
  • website: www.themomoya.com
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15 East- Oh Baby I like it Raw

Pants at a Glance
  • scene: Casually elegant dining room that can be a little noisy; brighter sushi bar area that fills up
  • sip: only sake beer and wine are available; I like 3 out of 2
  • savor: for real, everything is amazing; the bluefin tuna tartar appetizer is a Pants favorite; in the summer months, the Copper River Salmon is not to be missed, I think we have single handedly lead to their extinction
  • sit: this is not for the California roll and sake bombing crowd, take them to Mizu; although we treat 15 East as our weekly sushi destination, it is actually rather elegant and pricey, so company should be the same
  • spend: $
  • address: 15 East 15th Street (Between Union Square and 5th)
  • phone number: 212-647-0015
  • website: www.15eastrestaurant.com