Eater NY
Towa, a new Japanese restaurant from the hospitality group behind Jua, Atomix, and Her Name is Han, opens this week in Manhattan, according to a representative. The debut menu includes a tomato appetizer with a dashi jelly, truffle potato croquettes, and grilled king crab.
March 31, 2022
Bloomberg
At this brand-new omakase spot, which opened in the middle of March, Masaya Shirai offers a nine-course, $130 menu, including tax and tip, that features two chef’s choice rounds of nigiri—at the beginning, and then again as a finale. The assortment might include ama ebi (sweet shrimp), shima anji (striped jack) with a spritz of lemon, and a hefty futomaki, the fat sushi rolls stuffed with egg and eel. In between, dishes might include charcoal-grilled Spanish mackerel and soba noodles.
March 29, 2022
Thrillist
From Hand Hospitality, known for other creative Korean spots in the neighborhood like Her Name is Han and Jua, comes a new addition to the Nomad neighborhood. Led by chef Masaya Shirai (Sushi Azabu), the 42-seat Japanese kaiseki-style restaurant features a menu with four categories: fried, grilled, raw, boiled. Highlights include the Ika Shumai (steamed dumplings filled with minced squid, hotate, bamboo shoot, ginger); Toro Shoyu (grilled tuna, soy sauce, fried taro root, yuzu kosho); and Sukiyaki Nabe Hot Pot (soy sauce-based clear broth, wagyu beef, tofu, mixed vegetables). At the eight-seat counter, opt for the nine-course prix fixe omakase meal that features bites like Yakimono (grilled Spanish Mackerel) and Kanmi for dessert (pomegranate and shiso gelato).
March 24, 2022
Plate
In New York City, HAND Hospitality (Her Name is Han) cut the tape on kaiseki-inspired Towa in NoMad with Masaya Shirai as chef.
March 23, 2022
CITITOUR NY
Towa opens in NoMad this Tuesday, March 22. Its à la carte menu is fashioned after multi-course Japanese meals with an emphasis on seasonal ingredients. Premiere plates created by chef Masaya Shirai (previously of top NYC sushi restaurant Sushi Azabu) include Wagyu tataki, fried minced shrimp rolls, grilled king crab, sushi, sashimi and hot pot options. A nine-course prix fixe is also available for $100 exclusively at the eight seat counter. The rest of the space can accommodate 42 at a long banquette to the left, larger tables down the center and two-tops on the right.
March 21, 2022
Time Out New York
Towa opens in NoMad this Tuesday, March 22. Its à la carte menu is fashioned after multi-course Japanese meals with an emphasis on seasonal ingredients. Premiere plates created by chef Masaya Shirai (previously of top NYC sushi restaurant Sushi Azabu) include Wagyu tataki, fried minced shrimp rolls, grilled king crab, sushi, sashimi and hot pot options. A nine-course prix fixe is also available for $100 exclusively at the eight seat counter. The rest of the space can accommodate 42 at a long banquette to the left, larger tables down the center and two-tops on the right.
March 21, 2022
