Nobu Downtown

Reviews

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  Joshua Sekar

  2 days ago
  1.0
  Nobu is so trash, so here's the story, i'm from indonesia i was in states for 3 months for some meeting and a little vacay... Long story short, when i went there they don't even smile at me once, i was being told that i need to make another reservation bcs the previous one was cancelled. So i make another one using my business associate's connection, go to other states (enjoying my tourist time), and went back to nobu and when i was seated there are some dude with 2 girls request to change seat with me, so the staff there comes to ask me but they told me that "you need to move table bcs you are eating alone"... BRUH I HAVE MONEY TOO, AND MAKE TWICE RESERVATION, WHY UR MAKE SPECIAL TREATMENT TO THE OTHER DUDE... Nobu are trash, even in Indonesia we have more fancier places in Bali, Jakarta, even in Surabaya that accept ppl no matter what. Waste of my time totally. Never gonna come back or even recommend this place to anyone. The food is awesome, but the service gonna judge you by the way you looks.
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  Sam SimSim

  Jul 20, 2026
  5.0
  Exceptional: Nobu Downtown delivers an unforgettable dining experience where every detail feels intentional. The standout must-have is the yellowtail jalapeño — silky, melt-in-your-mouth fish with just the right kick of heat from the jalapeño, finished with a bright yuzu ponzu that ties everything together. It's the kind of dish that stops conversation at the table. Beyond that, the atmosphere is sleek yet warm, and the service is attentive without being intrusive. From the first bite to the last, this is world-class Japanese-Peruvian cuisine at its finest. Already planning my return🍣
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  Fay Adams

  Jul 7, 2026
  1.0
  Upon entry, restaurant on 7/3/26at 9pm welcoming atmosphere. Restaurant wasn't super busy so we were seated properly, our waiter came over toke drink order we receive our drinks .After this point the service went left.The waiter didn't like that we complained that the soup wasn't hot enough . From that point on, he walked by our table several times as if we weren't there we had to ask him to assist us with our order he never to check on our table to see if we were happy with our meal or if we need anything else Poor service not worth $500 having a employee reflecting negatively effect the entire business. So my suggestion would be to always hire people who have the best intention of representing your business and not their own emotional ego.
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  Zumka Tel

  Jun 29, 2026
  5.0
  Nobu Downtown is a different version of the Nobu experience than Malibu. Where the Malibu location is all about the Pacific and that golden coastal feeling, this one is a sleek, dramatic space in the base of a lower Manhattan skyscraper, two floors of dark wood and leather and art with the kind of energy that comes from a room full of people who dressed for the evening and mean it. It's a bigger, louder restaurant in the best way. The yellowtail sashimi with jalapeño is the same dish that made Nobu famous and it holds up here exactly as well as anywhere else the kitchen produces it, clean and lightly citrusy with that gentle heat from the pepper. The black cod with miso is the other cornerstone dish and it's worth ordering every single time you visit any Nobu, sweet and lacquered with that fermented depth that makes it taste like the miso has been working on it for days, which it has. We also tried the rock shrimp tempura with creamy spicy sauce, which is one of those dishes that sounds simple and is actually a pretty precise execution, crispy and rich with the sauce adding heat without overwhelming the shrimp underneath. The new-style sashimi with hot oil poured tableside is the other thing to order, thin slices of fish that gently cook just enough from the oil and then get a splash of soy and citrus to bring everything together. It's one of the better tableside moments in the city that doesn't feel like theater for theater's sake. The cocktail program here is stronger than at most Nobu locations and the sake list is extensive. Service is polished and keeps pace with the room. Downtown has a slightly more local feel than the Midtown dining scene and that energy carries through in how the restaurant runs.
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  Mariaamparo Castelbanco

  Jun 24, 2026
  5.0
  Nobu in TriBeCa is the original location, the one that started a global restaurant empire, and it still manages to feel relevant and genuinely exciting despite everything that's followed. The room is warm and understated, bamboo and natural materials everywhere, a calm that the service and the food both match. We came for dinner on a weeknight and the room was full but unhurried, the kind of pace that says the kitchen is confident in what it's doing. The black cod with miso is the dish that made this restaurant famous, and sitting in front of it you understand why it still anchors the menu decades later. The fish has been marinated long enough that the miso has worked all the way through, and the glaze on the surface catches a slight char in the broiler that adds a faint smokiness underneath the sweetness. It falls apart gently without being mushy, the kind of perfectly cooked fish that makes you want to eat slowly. We also had the yellowtail sashimi with jalapeño, which is the kind of dish you order as a starter and then think about for a week afterward, the jalapeño adding heat that builds slowly against the clean, buttery fish. The rock shrimp tempura with a creamy spiced sauce is another one that disappears faster than you plan for, light batter and a sauce that's rich without overwhelming. Sake selections were excellent, and our server talked us through them without being condescending about it. Service was sharp throughout, attentive without hovering, and the pacing of the meal felt genuinely considered rather than rushed.

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