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Koi

40 W. 40th St., New York, NY 10018
nr. Sixth Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-921-3330 Send to Phone

Price Range: $$-$$$
Reader Rating:
6.2 out of 10

6 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Japanese/Sushi

Photo by Mark Peterson

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Hours

Mon-Wed, 7am-11am, noon-2pm and 5:30pm-11pm; Thu-Fri, 7am-11am, noon-2pm and 5:30pm-midnight; Sat, 7am-11am and 5:30pm-midnight; Sun, 7am-11am and 6pm-10pm

Nearby Subway Stops

B, D, F, V at 42nd St.-Bryant Park

Prices

$24-$48

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Good for Groups
Hot Spot
Lunch

Alcohol

Full Bar

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Profile

What are you willing to endure for a good meal? Unruly crowds? A crushing din? A sneering doorman? That meal is waiting for you at Koi. Koi's kitchen revels in, and often excels at, reproducing the alluring and inventive sauces and marinades that are the hallmark of its exclusive original outpost in Los Angeles. Here's sushi of superior freshness and clarity, including the kind of crisp, tight, hand-cut specialty rolls that Californians crave with the same gusto they do Juicy Couture. Still, the owners of Koi appear to be at least as interested in chaos as cuisine. A perpetually prowling bar crowd dominates the room, looming over neighboring tables, blocking servers, and raising the sound levels so high that dinner companions have to bark to converse. The house's solution? Make the music louder. It's not easy to eat when your teeth are rattling. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Recommended Dishes

Hamachi fusion, $22; crispy rice with spicy tuna, $16; roasted duck breast in sriracha dressing, $26

Reader Ratings

6.2

"Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

Fabulous times await.

elizabeth87 from 19104 | Posted on 4/1/08

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	8
Service:	6

Décor:	9

Value:	9

Went to Koi a week ago, and I must say, a lot has changed since the previous reviewers have posted. First of all, we arrived early and were told to wait downstairs in the Cellar Bar for the rest of our...Read More

Another mediocre sushi restaurant

citrakayah from 10022 | Posted on 6/27/07

Overall Reader Rating: 5 (Mixed Reviews)


Food:	5
Service:	3

Décor:	6

Value:	3

The quality of the food is just mediocre, and a 40 mins waiting? this particular waiter is pretty out of it. It might be loud as i found myself shouting at my partner. Let's see i get way more fancier...Read More