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Masa vs Daniel
Masa and Daniel are both rated very highly by expert writers. Overall, Daniel ranks slightly better than Masa. Daniel ranks #3 in New York City with recommendations from 19 reviewers like Frommer's, Gayot and Concierge.
Masa
Concierge
Travel + Leisure
Zagat
DK Eyewitness
Gayot
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10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019
From $0 /night
Concierge
"The tasting menu costs $400 before you take a sip of sake, but for fans, that's simply the price of perfection: Masa has been known to jet over to Japan to choose his impeccable fish."
Travel + Leisure
"Patience grasshopper, there are some restaurants where experience trumps food."
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Zagat
4.5
"Chef Masayoshi Takayama’s “transcendent” skills yield “superlative sushi” worthy of a “last meal” at this “tranquil” Time Warner Center Japanese."
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DK Eyewitness
"Chef Masayoshi Takayama, of the famed LA Ginza Sushi-ko, has moved to New York to break the record of most expensive meal ever."
Gayot
18.0
"If money is no object, you must go to Masa."
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Daniel
Concierge
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Zagat
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60 E. 65th St., New York, NY 10065
From $25 /night
Concierge
"Why go to Daniel? Because you owe it to yourself to experience the real thing at least once. French haute-cuisine restaurants are vanishing from New York, but Daniel, on the Upper East..."
Fodor's
"One of the most elegant dining experiences in Manhattan."
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Lonely Planet
"This chichi French palace features floral arrangements and wide-eyed foodies who gawk over plates of peekytoe crab and celery-root salad."
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Travel + Leisure
"The namesake of acclaimed chef Daniel Boulud, this New French restaurant is often lauded as one of the best in the nation."
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Zagat
"Still the "hautest of haute" after two decades, Daniel Boulud's "magnificent" Eastsider offers a "religious experience" via "otherworldly" prix fixe–only New French cuisine."
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