HAMA Sushi: Midtown Manhattan's Hidden Gem for Authentic Japanese Cuisine

HAMA Introduce

An Authentic Taste of Japan in Midtown: HAMA Sushi

Nestled in the bustling heart of Midtown Manhattan, HAMA is more than just a sushi restaurant—it’s a quiet and inviting retreat from the city's fast pace. Known for its dedication to authentic Japanese cuisine and a cozy, yet trendy, atmosphere, HAMA has established itself as a must-visit destination for both New Yorkers and tourists seeking a genuine sushi experience. Located just a short walk from some of the city's most iconic landmarks, including Rockefeller Center, this spot offers a perfect blend of convenience and culinary excellence.

The philosophy at HAMA is simple: to provide high-quality, fresh ingredients in a welcoming setting. The menu is a testament to this commitment, featuring a wide array of options that will satisfy any craving, from classic sushi and sashimi to innovative signature rolls. For those who prefer cooked dishes, the kitchen offers an impressive selection of tempura, teriyaki, and udon dishes, ensuring there's something for everyone in your party. The restaurant’s reputation for fast service and a great tea selection makes it an ideal spot for a pre-theater dinner or a quick, delicious lunch. Whether you're a sushi connoisseur or new to the world of Japanese food, HAMA’s friendly and knowledgeable staff is ready to guide you through a memorable meal.

Location and Accessibility

HAMA is conveniently situated at 11 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019, USA. Its prime location in Midtown makes it incredibly easy to get to, whether you're coming from work, exploring the city, or catching a Broadway show. The restaurant is easily accessible by public transportation, with numerous subway lines and bus routes serving the surrounding area. The entrance, marked by a sign, leads you down a short flight of stairs into the cozy, inviting space. The centralized location makes it a popular choice for business lunches and evening dinners with friends, drawing a diverse crowd of locals and tourists alike.

Services Offered

Dine-in: Enjoy a full-service dining experience in the restaurant's casual and cozy atmosphere.
Takeout: For those on the go, HAMA offers a convenient takeout service so you can enjoy their delicious food anywhere.
Delivery: Have your favorite sushi and Japanese dishes delivered right to your home or office.
Reservations: HAMA accepts reservations, and they are highly recommended, especially during peak hours and for lunch, to ensure you get a table.
Happy Hour: Take advantage of their popular happy hour specials on both drinks and select food items, perfect for a post-work outing.
Table Service: The restaurant provides attentive and friendly table service to enhance your dining experience.
Bar Onsite: A full bar is available, offering a selection of alcohol, beer, cocktails, hard liquor, and wine.

Features and Highlights

Fast Service: HAMA is well-known for its quick and efficient service, making it an excellent choice for a pre-show dinner or a lunch with a tight schedule.
Great Tea Selection: The restaurant prides itself on offering a high-quality selection of teas, a perfect complement to their authentic Japanese cuisine.
Authentic Cuisine: The menu features traditional Japanese dishes, from hot and cold starters to classic sushi rolls and bento boxes, all prepared with fresh ingredients.
Cozy and Trendy Atmosphere: Despite its location in a bustling part of town, HAMA offers a quiet and inviting ambiance, making it a great place for solo dining or a peaceful meal with a group.
Happy Hour Specials: The happy hour deals on drinks and food are a major highlight, attracting many to come and enjoy great value on quality items.
Diverse Menu: The menu goes beyond just sushi, with a full kitchen offering tempura, teriyaki, udon, and more, ensuring there is a dish for everyone.
Lunch Specials: HAMA offers a variety of lunch specials, including sushi and sashimi combos, maki rolls, and kitchen entrees, providing excellent value for a midday meal.

Contact Information

Address: 11 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019, USA

Phone: (212) 757-7103

What's Worth Choosing at HAMA

When you visit HAMA, you're presented with a menu full of enticing options, but a few things stand out as must-tries. If you're looking for the full experience, consider starting with some of the "Hot Starter" items. The Baby Rock Shrimp Tempura is a popular choice, offering a crispy and flavorful beginning to your meal. For those who appreciate classic Japanese appetizers, the Hama Special Pork Gyoza and Age Tofu are excellent choices.

Of course, the sushi is the main event here. The "Sushi Bar" section offers a variety of well-priced platters, from the "Sushi Dinner" to the more extensive "Sushi and Sashimi Combo." The "Omakase Sushi" is a fantastic option for those who want to experience the chef's choice of the day's freshest fish, offering a truly special and memorable dining experience. For a la carte options, the Toro is a luxurious and popular choice, while the Yellowtail Sashimi with Jalapeno from the "Cold Starter" menu is a perfect blend of fresh fish and a spicy kick.

The "Signature Roll" selection features some of HAMA's most creative creations. The St. Patrick Roll and the Crispy Spicy Spider Roll are unique and flavorful choices that showcase the chef's artistry. The Salmon Lover Roll is perfect for those who can't get enough of this rich fish. For those who prefer cooked dishes, the Miso Marinated Black Cod is a standout, praised for its tender texture and savory glaze. Additionally, the lunch specials offer a fantastic way to sample the menu at a great value, whether you choose a sushi combo or a kitchen entree like the Chicken Teriyaki. The friendly staff and quiet, inviting atmosphere make HAMA an ideal spot for a solo meal or a relaxed dinner with a group. The restaurant's dedication to quality, fresh ingredients, and excellent service makes it a true culinary gem in Midtown Manhattan.

HAMA Menu

Hot Starter
1. Shrimp Shumai $10.00
Steamed dumplings.
1. Pork Shumai $10.00
Steamed dumplings.
2. Shrimp Gyoza $10.00
Pan-fried shrimp dumplings.
3. Hama Special Pork Gyoza $10.00
Pan-fried pork dumpling.
4. Age Tofu $10.00
Fried soybean curd.
5. Tatsuta Age $10.00
Deep-fried chicken.
6. Edamame $9.00
Boiled soybeans.
7. Tempura Appetizer $11.00
Deep-fried shrimp and vegetable.
8. Kaki Fry $13.00
Deep-fried oyster with Hama katsu sauce.
9. Baby Rock Shrimp Tempura $14.00
Served with spicy mayo.
10. Soft Shell Crab Tempura $15.00
Deep-fried soft shell crab.
11. Hamachi Kama $16.00
Grilled yellowtail collar with bone. Served with yuzu ponzu sauce.
12. Miso Marinated Black Cod $20.00
13. Sishito Pepper $10.00
14. Takoyaki $10.00
4 pieces. Ball-shaped Japanese snack made of wheat flour batter and diced octopus with special sauce.

Cold Starter
1. Tuna Tar Tar $17.00
Spicy tuna with tobiko and tempura flakes.
2. Salmon Tar Tar $17.00
Spicy salmon with tobiko and tempura flakes.
3. Salmon Tataki $17.00
Seared salmon with wasabi ponzu sauce.
4. Tuna Tataki $19.00
Seared tuna and avocado with ponzu sauce.
7. Yellowtail Sashimi With Jalapeno $19.00
Served with jalapeno soy.

Soup
Miso Soup $4.00
Soup that is made from miso paste.
Little Neck Clam Miso Soup $6.00
Soup that is made from miso paste.

Salad
1. House Salad $8.00
Basic vegetable salad. Served with ginger dressing.
2. Seaweed Salad $9.00
Salad with a salty seasoned microalgae base.
3. Avocado Salad $11.00
Served with ginger dressing.
4. Salmon And Avocado Salad $17.00
Served with mango and onion ginger dressing.

Sushi Bar
1. Sushi Dinner $25.00
7 pieces of sushi with tuna or California roll.
2. Sushi Special $28.00
9 pieces of sushi with tuna or California roll.
3. Sashimi Dinner $29.00
4 kinds of sashimi with rice on the side.
4. Sushi And Sashimi Combo $34.00
Tuna, salmon, and yellowtail sashimi and 7 pieces of sushi with spicy tuna roll.
5. Tekka Don $30.00
Sliced tuna on sushi rice.
6. Salmon Don $30.00
Sliced salmon over sushi rice.
7. Chirashi $31.00
Assorted sashimi over sushi rice.
8. Sushi For 2 $55.00
14 pieces of sushi, 2 rolls, and 2 hand rolls.
8. Sushi For 3 $80.00
14 pieces of sushi, 2 rolls, and 2 hand rolls.
9. Sushi And Sashimi For 2 $70.00
One of the customer's favorite plates. Chef picks many varieties of fresh and tasty fish of the day and serves you in the way of a great presentation.
9. Sushi And Sashimi For 3 $100.00
One of the customer's favorite plates. Chef picks many varieties of fresh and tasty fish of the day and serves you in the way of a great presentation.
10. Omakase Sushi $65.00
Chef's choice of the day, 10 pieces, and 1 roll. Omakase is a chef’s best sushi assortment, using daily freshest fishes from the market with Hama's innovative preparation style on each fish, including toppings and sauces. Enjoy!

Sushi and Sashimi a la Carte
Tuna $5.00
Albacore Tuna $5.00
Toro $11.00
Tuna.
Yellowtail $5.00
Kampachi $8.00
Amberjack.
Salmon $5.00
Arctic Char $5.00
Striped Bass $6.00
Fluke $7.00
White fish.
Mackerel $5.00
Eel $6.00
Anago $7.00
Sea eel.
Shrimp $5.00
Botan Shrimp $9.00
Snow Crab $8.00
Crab Stick $4.00
Scallop $5.00
Squid $5.00
Octopus $5.00
Egg $4.00
Salmon Roe $7.00
Flying Fish Roe $7.00
Sea Urchin $12.00
Quail Egg $2.00

Classic Roll
1. California Roll $9.00
Avocado and crab stick.
2. Tuna Roll $9.00
3. Spicy Tuna Roll $10.50
4. Yellowtail Scallion Roll $9.50
5. Yellowtail Jalapeno Roll $12.50
6. Cucumber Roll $8.00
7. Vegetable Roll $10.00
Asparagus, cucumber, squash, lettuce, shiitake, and oshinko.
8. Eel And Cucumber Roll $11.00
9. Spicy Salmon Roll $10.00
10. Spicy Scallop Roll $12.00
Comes with flying fish roe.
11. Salmon Avocado Roll $11.00
Sushi roll prepared with avocado and salmon.
12. Salmon Skin Roll $10.00
13. Alaska Roll $11.00
Fresh salmon, avocado, and flying fish roe.
14. Philadelphia Roll $11.00
Fresh salmon, avocado and cream cheese. Rolled with soy bean paper.
15. Grilled Salmon $12.00
Served with cream cheese.
16. Shrimp Tempura Roll $11.00
Battered and fried shrimp.
17. Sweet Potato Tempura Roll $10.00
Battered and fried.
18. Spider Roll $15.00
Soft shell crab tempura.
19. California Sunshine Roll $15.00
Tuna, avocado, and flying fish roe.
20. Rainbow Roll $17.00
6 kinds of fish outside, crab stick inside.
21. Dragon Roll $17.00
Eel and avocado outside, crab stick inside.

Signature Roll
1. St. Patrick Roll $16.00
Spicy tuna and avocado with flying fish roe on top. Rolled with soy bean paper.
2. Snow Crab Avocado Roll $17.00
Snow crab, avocado, flying fish roe, tempura flake, and ponzu mayo.
3. Rock Shrimp Tempura Roll $17.00
Comes with avocado and flying fish roe. Rolled with soy bean paper.
4. Special California Roll $17.00
California roll with seared scallop and yuzu pepper on top.
5. Crispy Spicy Spider Roll $18.00
Soft shell crab, asparagus, flying fish roe, and rice cracker. Rolled with soy bean paper.
6. Salmon Lover Roll $18.00
Grilled salmon, salmon, salmon roe, asparagus and cucumber. Rolled with soy bean sheet.
7. Spicy Eel Mango Roll $18.00
Eel, avocado, mango, rice cracker, ponzu mayo, and spicy soybean sauce.
8. Grilled Salmon Roll $18.00
Avocado, mango, red pepper, crunchy, sweet and spicy sauce.
9. Orange Dragon Roll $19.00
Shrimp tempura inside, spicy salmon and tobiko on top with sweet and spicy sauce.
10. Red Dragon Roll $19.00
Shrimp tempura inside, spicy tuna and tobiko on top with sweet and spicy sauce.

Kitchen
1. Vegetable Tempura $23.00
Deep-fried with light vegetable oil.
1. Shrimp Tempura $25.00
Deep-fried with light vegetable oil.
1. Shrimp And Vegetable Tempura $25.00
Deep-fried with light vegetable oil.
2. Chicken Teriyaki $23.00
Grilled with teriyaki sauce.
2. Salmon Teriyaki $30.00
Grilled with teriyaki sauce.
3. Chicken Cutlet $23.00
Deep-fried served with special katsu sauce.
3. Pork Cutlet $24.00
Deep-fried served with special katsu sauce.
4. Miso Marinated Black Cod $35.00
5. Eel Don $30.00
Donburi. Broiled eel over rice.
6. Tempura Udon $22.00
Noodle soup. Shrimp and vegetable tempura.
6. Nabeyaki Udon $23.00
Noodle soup. Shrimp tempura, chicken, egg, and vegetable.

Bento Box
Bento Box A $27.00
Shrimp tempura, gyoza, edamame, chicken teriyaki, and a California roll.
Bento Box B $27.00
Sushi, gyoza, edamame, chicken teriyaki, and a California roll.
Bento Box C $27.00
Sashimi, gyoza, edamame, chicken teriyaki, and a California roll.

Sides
Side Of White Rice $3.50
Side Of Brown Rice $4.50
Side Of Sushi Rice $4.50
Side Of Spicy Mayo $1.50
Side Of Eel Sauce $1.50
Small Dressing $1.50

Sushi Bar Lunch Special
1. Sushi Lunch Special $22.00
7 pieces of sushi with tuna roll or California roll.
2. Sashimi Lunch Special $25.00
3 pieces each of tuna, salmon, yellowtail, and white fish.
3. Sushi And Sashimi Combo Lunch Special $30.00
6 pieces of sashimi and 7 pieces of sushi with spicy tuna roll.
4. Maki Combo Lunch Special $21.00
California, tuna, and yellowtail with scallion roll.
5. Spicy Maki Combo Lunch Special $24.00
3 spicy rolls. California, tuna, and salmon.
6. Tekka Don Lunch Special $27.00
Sliced tuna on sushi rice.
7. Chirashi Lunch Special $27.00
Assorted sliced raw fish over sushi rice.

Kitchen Lunch Special
1. Tempura Combo Lunch Special $23.00
Fried shrimp and vegetable.
2. Chicken Teriyaki Lunch Special $22.00
Grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce.
3. Salmon Teriyaki Lunch Special $27.00
Grilled salmon with teriyaki sauce.
4. Chicken Cutlet Lunch Special $21.00
Deep-fried chicken with special katsu sauce.
5. Pork Cutlet Lunch Special $22.00
Deep-fried pork with special katsu sauce.
6. Eel Don Donburi Lunch Special $26.00
Broiled eel over rice.
7. Tempura Udon Lunch Special $20.00
Noodle soup with shrimp and vegetable tempura.
8. Nabeyaki Udon Lunch Special $21.00
Noodle soup with shrimp tempura, chicken, egg, and vegetable.

Lunch Bento Box
Bento Box A Lunch $23.00
Shrimp tempura, gyoza, edamame, chicken teriyaki, and a California roll.
Bento Box B Lunch $23.00
Sushi, gyoza, edamame, chicken teriyaki, and a California roll.
Bento Box C Lunch $23.00
Sashimi, gyoza, edamame, chicken teriyaki, and a California roll.

Desserts
Tempura Ice Cream $10.00
Green tea.
Green Tea Lce Cream $10.00
Mochi Lce Cream $10.00

Beverages
Soda $3.50
375 Ml Voss $6.00
180 Ml Perrier $4.00
800 Ml Voss $12.00

HAMA Details

Service options
Delivery
Takeout
Dine-in

Highlights
Fast service
Great tea selection

Popular for
Lunch
Dinner
Solo dining

Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible parking lot

Offerings
Alcohol
Beer
Cocktails
Happy hour drinks
Hard liquor
Healthy options
Small plates
Wine

Dining options
Lunch
Dinner
Dessert
Table service

Amenities
Restroom

Atmosphere
Casual
Cozy
Trendy

Crowd
Groups
Tourists

Planning
Lunch reservations recommended
Accepts reservations

Payments
Credit cards
Debit cards
NFC mobile payments
Credit cards

HAMA Photos

HAMA Location

HAMA

New York New York County New York West 51st Street

11 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019, USA

HAMA Reviews

An average rating of ★4.5 from 689 user reviews.

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Friendly and courteous staff, always enjoyed the ambiance here. Great wine selection and the sushi is top notch. The cooked fish is delicious too. Dessert is a nice complement. Came here before a Broadway show, so definitely a pleasure since the servers helped to accomodate our needs.
March 25 · Andy Sram
Stumbled across this place while I was in the area, I saw the happy hour sign and originally just came in for a Sapporo. You walk down the stairs, and inside you find an inviting quiet sushi bar and around 15 tables. The host came right over and got us seated. After looking at the menu, my friend and I decided to try some sushi dishes. We couldn't resist.We got- the gyoza (pretty small portion)- yellow sashimi with jalapeño- salmon usuzukuri- tuna tataki- yellow jalapeño roll- shrimp tempura roll- yuzu salmon rollWe will definitely be back! I hear they have a pretty good lunch special as well.
June 06 · Mackensie Nick
Ordered the 3 person sushi and sashimi chef special. It was good but not all of it was very good. Now that we know what you e enjoyed the most we would definitely go back and enjoy ordering off menu. Everything was fresh so would definitely go again.
August 11 · Elisa Borowski
Hot Sake and Sapporo on draft, already a winning combination.The Miso soup is very good.The sashimi is cut pretty thin, but it's delicious, and the presentation is nice.The Omakase I had was less of a thrilling chef's specialty for the evening but instead consisted of various nigiri pieces from the menu arranged on a platter. And there is nothing wrong with that. It's a good way to get to see the rest of the nigiri on the menu. I was just expecting a little more imagination.The atmosphere is cozy and warm, and everything is very clean.The service was excellent.Overall, it's very, very, very good, and I do recommend them.I only deducted a star due to the Omakase experience as my expectations were high.One thing that I noticed is that the restaurant doesn't have handicapped access, so just be aware of that.
February 18 · Jeff Goji
I thought the food was very good. The sushi seemed fresh and we enjoyed everything we ordered. The prices are very reasonable for the area and the staff treated us very warmly. It also had a nice atmosphere and I enjoyed being in the basement, removed from the hustle and bustle of the city. EDIT: We came again a year later and the food is still just as good. The sushi was fresh and the udon soup was delicious. Also, it was so cozy warm in here, which was a nice reprieve from the January wind outside.
January 09 · Elizabeth Alexander-Fowler