Morimoto Restaurant   

This Stephen Starr restaurant, featuring 'Iron Chef' Morimoto, excels in the sushi and seafood department. From the wood-slatted ceiling rolling like an upside-down ocean to the double-headed, spoon-like relief abstractions bulging from the cream-colored walls, wavy is the word at Morimoto. Black-and-white curved seats, green glass tables, white plastic lamps and opaque seating dividers that change colors fill the large restaurant. Waiters walk around stiffly announcing their presence with self-conscious officiousness and herald the name of your dish as they place it before you. The sushi soars, fresh and light, and particularly satisfying are the rolls, like the inside-out tuna rolls with chives and a tangy sauce. Menu choices from rib-eye steak to the ever-present Chilean sea bass exist for the non-sushi CEO in your party. This exclusive eatery is on a par with New York's Nobu -- where chef Morimoto was once executive chef -- and worth at least one trip, or more if you're flush.Want More Stephen Starr?