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Kono

“4.6 across 221 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; named by World's 50 Best and NYT.”

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Kono

yakitori · japanese · New York

World's 50 BestNYT 100

4.6 across 221 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; named by World's 50 Best and NYT.

Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
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Score breakdown

Sources used

Google4.6 ★221 reviews
Yelp4.5 ★80 reviews
Tripadvisor4.5 ★4 reviews

Signal confidence

79%Strong · 3 sources

Score adjustments

Almost nobody's been. The ones who have can't shut up about it. Worth getting in before the crowd finds it.+2 pts

The star

Harry's own 1 H Star. Scored 88, clearing the 1★ bar (score ≥ 88).

Held since 20 July 2026.

  • Almost nobody's been. The ones who have can't shut up about it. Worth getting in before the crowd finds it.

Is Kono worth it?

Smart Spend. Harry scores Kono 88/100 for quality and 79/100 on the Worth It scale for New York. No paid placements, no affiliate links — just the arithmetic.

Kono has the kind of backing that usually comes with a scramble for reservations — a NYT 100 Best nod and a World's 50 Best Discovery pick both landing in the same year — and the review numbers actually back it up rather than diverging from it: Google and Yelp sit close together at 4.6 and 4.5 across real volume (221 and 80 reviews). Tripadvisor's 4.5 is functionally meaningless with only 4 reviews, so don't read anything into it either way. For $$-tier yakitori in New York, that's a rare case of critics' pick and crowd consensus actually agreeing.

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