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Address: 40 West 40th St
Zipcode: 10018
Phone Number: 212-921-3330
Website: http://www.koirestaurant.com

Fashionable Los Angelenos have been enjoying the Asian-infused delights of Koi for some time – and now New Yorkers can do the same. And where better to target the designer, sushi-savvy demographic than at the uber-hip Bryant Park Hotel? As the first New York outpost of the Los-Angeles based restaurant, Koi has managed – quite successfully, in fact – to straddle the gaping cultural divide that can exist between the two coasts. New Yorkers may sniff at Hollywood- and car-obsessed L.A., but New York urbanites like their stylish, celeb-studded sushi joints as much as everyone else, and Koi delivers on all the above. The eye-catching interior features a wavy, white honeycomb ceiling, glossy wood floors, and delicate bamboo stalks – a fitting backdrop for the Japanese fusion cuisine of silky strips of raw fish, baked crab maki, and seafood miso soup with clams, crabs, and bay scallops. Top it off with a couple exotic cocktails and you’ll be ready to hit the catwalk yourself.