What to Eat at Sen, Now Serving Kindai O-Toro in Flatiron
We’ve been looking forward to Sen, the first NYC outpost of the eighteen-year-old Sag Harbor sushi restaurant with the same name, since last year. Jeff Resnick and Tora Matsuoka have now opened Sen on West 21st Street in Flatiron. The menu is a collaboration between executive chef Bryan Emperor and executive sushi chef Hiro Sawatari, who sliced things up last at Niko, and before that, at Sushi Yasuda. The restaurant has a voluminous wine list, sake by the glass and bottle, and cocktails to match the menu of raw and cooked dishes that span everything from from Japanese fried chicken wings to sustainable Bluefin tuna. Check out the whole deal, gills to flipper fins, straight ahead.
Menu [PDF]
Sen, 12 W. 21st Street, nr. 5th Ave.;212-388-5736
Pull up a seat.
Or sit at a side table.
Or, just lounge.
A cocktail garnished with lychee.
The Pink Monk: Soy paper, seasoned hijiki, konyaku, daikon, avocado, asparagus, shitake, and micro greens. This roll is vegetarian.
Tatsuta: Marinated and fried chicken wings with tangy greated radish.
Mero: Japanese sea bass, crisped puffed rice, black goma ponzu.
Chirashi Meshi: Buttered saffron rice, shaved Japanese omelt, Hokkaido scallop, salmon roe, snow peas.
Assortment of caviar including Kindai tuna o-toro, Arctic char, uni, and kanpachi.
Har gow: Hawaiian king prawns, chili garlic sauce.