Sushi Nakazawa

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| current-owner = Alessandro Borgognone

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| head-chef = Daisuke Nakazawa

| food-type = Japanese and sushi

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| rating = New York City {{Michelinstar|1}} (Michelin Guide)
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| street-address = 23 Commerce St

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| postcode = 10014

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Sushi Nakazawa is an upscale Japanese sushi restaurant located on Commerce Street in Manhattan. The restaurant has been praised for its quality and preparation.{{Cite web| title = Restaurant Review: Sushi Nakazawa in the West Village| last = Wells| first = Pete| work = New York Times| date = December 10, 2013| accessdate = April 4, 2015| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/11/dining/reviews/restaurant-review-sushi-nakazawa-in-the-west-village.html| archive-date = June 20, 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220620151249/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/11/dining/reviews/restaurant-review-sushi-nakazawa-in-the-west-village.html| url-status = live}}

Restaurant

The restaurant was opened in 2013 by Maurizio de Rosa and Alessandro Borgognone who hired Jiro Ono's protege Daisuke Nakazawa, after watching David Gelb's documentary, Jiro Dreams of Sushi.{{Cite web| title = Sushi Nakazawa, America's Hottest Sushi Restaurant, Brought to You by an Italian From the Bronx| last = Morgan| first = Richard| work = Bloomberg Business| date = April 17, 2014| accessdate = April 4, 2015| url = https://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-04-17/how-sushi-nakazawa-was-opened-by-an-upstart-restaurateur| archive-date = March 6, 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160306080451/http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-04-17/how-sushi-nakazawa-was-opened-by-an-upstart-restaurateur| url-status = live}}{{Cite web| title = A Day in the Life of Daisuke Nakazawa| last = French| first = Alex| work = Wall Street Journal| date = February 28, 2014| accessdate = April 4, 2015| url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304675504579391162205098836| quote = Daisuke Nakazawa| archive-date = December 8, 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211208082338/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304675504579391162205098836| url-status = live}}{{cite news |last=Merwin |first=Hugh |date=August 14, 2013 |title=Jiro Ono–Trained Chef Daisuke Nakazawa Opening New York Restaurant |url=https://www.grubstreet.com/2013/08/daisuke-nakazawa-sushi-nakazawa.html |work=New York Magazine |access-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-date=September 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901195932/https://www.grubstreet.com/2013/08/daisuke-nakazawa-sushi-nakazawa.html |url-status=live }}

There are only ten seats at the counter and 25 seats in the dining room. In 2016, the restaurant expanded to a space next door, opening a lounge with an a la carte menu.{{cite news |last1=Solares |first1=Nick |title=Sushi Nakazawa Adds Next-Door Lounge and À La Carte Bar Menu |url=https://ny.eater.com/2016/2/9/10943124/sushi-nakazawa-bar-menu |work=Eater NY |date=February 9, 2016 |access-date=October 8, 2019 |archive-date=September 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901195858/https://ny.eater.com/2016/2/9/10943124/sushi-nakazawa-bar-menu |url-status=live }}

Expansion

In 2018, Sushi Nakazawa opened a second location in the Old Post Office on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.{{cite news |last1=Sietsema |first1=Tom |title=The fishing is prime at Sushi Nakazawa in D.C. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/the-fishing-is-prime-at-sushi-nakazawa-in-dc/2018/06/14/98c22cd0-6f35-11e8-afd5-778aca903bbe_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 15, 2018 |access-date=October 8, 2019 |archive-date=September 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901195931/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/the-fishing-is-prime-at-sushi-nakazawa-in-dc/2018/06/14/98c22cd0-6f35-11e8-afd5-778aca903bbe_story.html |url-status=live }}

Reviews and ratings

In December of its opening year, Pete Wells named Sushi Nakazawa among only six restaurants with a perfect four-star review from the New York Times.

The Michelin Guide awarded a star to Sushi Nakazawa in 2019.{{cite news |last1=Sutton |first1=Ryan |title=Michelin Announces 2019 Stars for New York City |url=https://ny.eater.com/2018/11/6/18065498/michelin-restaurants-nyc-stars-2019 |work=Eater NY |date=November 6, 2018 |access-date=October 8, 2019 |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318020447/https://ny.eater.com/2018/11/6/18065498/michelin-restaurants-nyc-stars-2019 |url-status=live }} The DC location was also awarded a star in 2020.{{cite news |last1=Burton |first1=Monica |title=Sushi Nakazawa's Trump Ties Are Not a Problem for Michelin |url=https://www.eater.com/2019/10/1/20893909/washington-dc-michelin-stars-2020-sushi-nakazawa |work=Eater |date=October 1, 2019}}