Tsukimi — New York, USA

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Tsukimi restaurant dining room, New York, USA
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In a subterranean corner of Manhattan’s East Village lies Tsukimi, a newly opened modern kaiseki restaurant that takes its name from the Japanese tradition of viewing the moon during the mid-Autumn festival.

Founded by partners chef Takanori Akiyama and general manager Karen Lin, the elegant restaurant touts an eleven-course tasting menu that follows a traditional flow while incorporating bold and contemporary, yet welcoming flavours.To match its elevated approach, the restaurant boasts a unique 14-seat counter that makes for a memorable dining experience.

Designed by Studio Tack, this centrally located bar is flanked by a sequence of mirrored archways that intentionally frames the individual seats – a gesture that produces a sense of permanence and place for each of the diners present. Artisan-made ceramics and serving ware, each carefully chosen to complement each course, are consciously kept on display in open shelves that also run the lengths of the counter. Other materials such as refined millwork, hand-rendered plaster and un-lacquered brass bring an uncontrived natural beauty to the dynamic, yet intimate space.

Currently offering one seating that commences at 7pm, the 2.5 hour experience of dining at Tsukimi incites contemplation, gratitude, ritual and ceremony – elements that rarely exist together elsewhere in New York City.

Tsukimi restaurant dining room, New York, USA


(Image credit: Tsukimi/Read McKendree)

Tsukimi restaurant dining room, New York, USA

(Image credit: Tsukimi/Read McKendree)

Tsukimi restaurant dining room, New York, USA

(Image credit: Tsukimi/Read McKendree)

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Pei-Ru Keh

Pei-Ru Keh is a former US Editor at Wallpaper*. Born and raised in Singapore, she has been a New Yorker since 2013. Pei-Ru held various titles at Wallpaper* between 2007 and 2023. She reports on design, tech, art, architecture, fashion, beauty and lifestyle happenings in the United States, both in print and digitally. Pei-Ru took a key role in championing diversity and representation within Wallpaper's content pillars, actively seeking out stories that reflect a wide range of perspectives. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children, and is currently learning how to drive.