| |  | Chanto (closed) | | | “U.S. debut of stylish Japanese chain.” —citysearch | | Cuisine: Japanese, Sushi, Asian |
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| | | | | | Just an old shout out, from one Japanese master to another, found taped to the inside of the downstairs kitchen door of the shuttered Chanto. Wonder why Chef Shinoki didn't take the note with him. · The Shutter: Chanto [~E~] Read More | | | | | | dAn $80 seven course tasting menu for $55 ? Count me in! Eva and I couldn’t pass up this good dinner deal in the West Village. We had 7PM reservations for Chanto and I guess it was still considered pretty early, because I was surprised to see so few people there. While the restaura... Read More | | | | | | New York’s fascination with all things Japanese is reflected in, among other things, the city’s near-saturation in Japanese restaurants and sushi bars along the streets and avenues. Whether we’re talking sushi or sahimi, yakitori or shabu-shabu, soba noodles or okonomiyaki, it’s clear that New Yorke... Read More | | | | | | The lights are dimmed forever at Chanto.Photo: Shanna RavindraIt never quite happened for Chanto; and now the West Village restaurant, the first American outpost of a major Japanese chain, has gone under. Last night was the final service for the place, which served some of the most elegant Asian f... Read More | | | | | | With nearly 50 locations in Japan, Chanto is one of the world's most established restaurants, but to date does not have a significant New York profile. Whatever the reason, it’s not the food, which is eclectic, inventive, and very, very delicious. One of Chanto’s signature items in Japan is the “Kin... Read More | | | | | | Tomorrow marks the opening of the 50th Chanto restaurant and here in New York, it's in a somewhat improbable spot- the former Moomba. We saw the cavernous space on Tuesday and, unlike the last time, there wasn't anyone oogling Victoria's Secret models, though the ground level did get its share of pr... Read More | | | | | | This week has been fairly light on the shutters, not counting Tasca of course. Here's a quick round up of some of the stragglers who are no more. We are here for you if you know of any others. 1) West Village: Cutty has word on the last night of the now-shuttered Chanto, the first American branch o... Read More | | | | | | The Haru juggernaut rolls on.Photo courtesy HaruWhether Haru’s reputation as the Dos Caminos of the sushi trade is deserved, the chain keeps growing: This week the latest sushi megastore opens up, with all its ridiculous (and surprisingly good) specialty cocktails intact. This one is in the Beaver B... Read More | | | | | | One of the most disheartening parts of trying to replicate the drink we had out last night is that our tiny kitchen can't hold everything that we'd need--we don't have the sheer room for Mason jars full of fruit infusing our vodka with flavor. What we do have, though, are more options that ever, i... Read More | | | | | | · On WVillage newcomer Chanto: "kernel of something promising"... [NYC Nosh] · ... and more on Chanto's color: "handsome, adept waiters" [Gothamist] · At Time Warner Center, a Bouchon Bakery snafu! [Salli Vates] · Blasphemy! "Awful experience at Pasti... Read More | | | |
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