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"From Hand Hospitality––the power team behind top Korean eateries like Atomix and Jua––comes their inaugural, now two-year-old, minimalist Japanese eatery in Nomad: Towa, a kaiseki-inspired restaurant with a nine-seat omakase counter helmed by chef Masaya Shira." - Kat Odell

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"The small illuminated sign outside is a hint of what's to come at Towa, where low lighting andmulti-hued wood conspire to create a stylish setting. Take a seat in the narrow dining room or at the omakase counter, where Chef Masaya Shirai directs a kaiseki-inspired menu. Dishes like kani hourensou ohitashi, or snow crab and spinach in dashi broth, are focused on seasonality and tradition. Dashi broth-marinated tomato with chia seeds and passion fruit captures the flavor of summer perfectly. Futomaki lives up to its name (fat rolled sushi) with a generous roll filled with tuna, salmon, amberjack, kanpachi and shrimp tempura, along with vegetables. Finally, sake kasu cheesecake with yuzu honey is a dainty dessert." - Michelin Inspector

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"Towa, a new Japanese restaurant from the group behind Jua, Atomix, and Her Name is Han, opened with a kaiseki-influenced menu that includes a tomato appetizer with dashi jelly, truffle potato croquettes, and grilled king crab with a crab-miso sauce. It offers both a la carte and a $100-per-person omakase menu." - Emma Orlow

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Lisa

Google

Pictures are a mix of the W and A courses. The food was filling and good; loved the apple sorbet for dessert. It was nice to try different dishes from two courses, so I’d suggest doing that for people who don’t mind sharing. I wouldn’t say it was spectacular but each dish did feel special, and the restaurant is very nicely designed too.

John de Souza

Google

Delectable beautiful sushi! It was really amazing. Perfect temperature of the rice, the size, and the amount of soy sauce and wasabi added. The agedashi tofu was freshly made and delicious. Pairs it with a dry and smooth Hakkaisan seasonal sake.

Javier Kohen

Google

The sushi was good, though the nigiri had too much rice and that filled me up. The rest of the food was fine, some better than others, and the portions were on the smaller side. I found the meal too expensive for what it is.

Hannah Chung

Google

We ordered the omakase menu at the table. While we didn't get to experience the full bar seating omakase, the food was still good. I'd say everything was a little too salty, but the rice was cooked nicely but it lacked stickiness. I could chew every single grain and not one was mushy but it didn't really stick to each other and I had to keep picking off rice that fell off. The service was great, the place was exceptionally clean. Overall great for the price. Their eel tasted great by the way, I want to give their full eel donburi dish a try next time.

Bo

Google

Omakase tasting menu $145 per person The sushi is bad…. Interior design is good. 1. The rice drops when u pick the sushi up. That’s the basics for sushi. 2 the flavor is so plain, barely tasted the wasabi and soy sauce even if i asked for extra. 3 for the thick roll , the young chief even don’t know the ingredients insides of it while introducing to us. 4 when the chief handed over the eel sushi, half of the eel dropped aside. He didn’t even made a new one or adjusted for the sushi until we asked. The only thing I would say is that the young chef needs a lot of training before making sushi. The hot dishes besides sushi are not bad would give them 7/10. Won’t visit again.

Emil Yao

Google

An authentic Japanese cuisine hidden on a side street in midtown Manhattan. Super tasty sushi, charming dining/bar area, great ambience, excellent service and very reasonable reasonable prices for what it offers.

Zachary Martz

Google

Top 2 sushi restaurant around flatiron. More authentic sushi experience with a unique menus and seasonal selection. Omakase by T O W A - I didn’t “W” in the case of my photos. I was back in town for business and was lucky enough to walk in during looting rain. Overall Would eat here again.

Terence Fung

Google

Thought the tasting menu was pretty good value. Ingredients used also felt high quality for the price. They have a wide variety of choices and not just limited to sushi or a single type of washoku. You can also feel that the staff try hard, even though service was slightly unpolished.. My friend who lives nearby says the quality is quite consistent and easy to get a seat here, so it's worth it to come back on a monthly basis.

Lisa

Google

Pictures are a mix of the W and A courses. The food was filling and good; loved the apple sorbet for dessert. It was nice to try different dishes from two courses, so I’d suggest doing that for people who don’t mind sharing. I wouldn’t say it was spectacular but each dish did feel special, and the restaurant is very nicely designed too.

John de Souza

Google

Delectable beautiful sushi! It was really amazing. Perfect temperature of the rice, the size, and the amount of soy sauce and wasabi added. The agedashi tofu was freshly made and delicious. Pairs it with a dry and smooth Hakkaisan seasonal sake.

Javier Kohen

Google

The sushi was good, though the nigiri had too much rice and that filled me up. The rest of the food was fine, some better than others, and the portions were on the smaller side. I found the meal too expensive for what it is.

Hannah Chung

Google

We ordered the omakase menu at the table. While we didn't get to experience the full bar seating omakase, the food was still good. I'd say everything was a little too salty, but the rice was cooked nicely but it lacked stickiness. I could chew every single grain and not one was mushy but it didn't really stick to each other and I had to keep picking off rice that fell off. The service was great, the place was exceptionally clean. Overall great for the price. Their eel tasted great by the way, I want to give their full eel donburi dish a try next time.

Bo

Google

Omakase tasting menu $145 per person The sushi is bad…. Interior design is good. 1. The rice drops when u pick the sushi up. That’s the basics for sushi. 2 the flavor is so plain, barely tasted the wasabi and soy sauce even if i asked for extra. 3 for the thick roll , the young chief even don’t know the ingredients insides of it while introducing to us. 4 when the chief handed over the eel sushi, half of the eel dropped aside. He didn’t even made a new one or adjusted for the sushi until we asked. The only thing I would say is that the young chef needs a lot of training before making sushi. The hot dishes besides sushi are not bad would give them 7/10. Won’t visit again.

Emil Yao

Google

An authentic Japanese cuisine hidden on a side street in midtown Manhattan. Super tasty sushi, charming dining/bar area, great ambience, excellent service and very reasonable reasonable prices for what it offers.

Zachary Martz

Google

Top 2 sushi restaurant around flatiron. More authentic sushi experience with a unique menus and seasonal selection. Omakase by T O W A - I didn’t “W” in the case of my photos. I was back in town for business and was lucky enough to walk in during looting rain. Overall Would eat here again.

Terence Fung

Google

Thought the tasting menu was pretty good value. Ingredients used also felt high quality for the price. They have a wide variety of choices and not just limited to sushi or a single type of washoku. You can also feel that the staff try hard, even though service was slightly unpolished.. My friend who lives nearby says the quality is quite consistent and easy to get a seat here, so it's worth it to come back on a monthly basis.

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