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The futuristic dining room with undulating walls, a wave-like wooden ceiling and light-shifting booths at Morimoto on Chestnut Street opened in 2001, and remains one of Philadelphia's most spectacular dining spaces.
The futuristic dining room with undulating walls, a wave-like wooden ceiling and light-shifting booths at Morimoto on Chestnut Street opened in 2001, and remains one of Philadelphia's most spectacular dining spaces.Read moreCraig LaBan

Morimoto

Japanese, Sushi$$$-$$$$

Whether its namesake Iron Chef is in the building or not, Masaharu Morimoto’s stylish Chestnut Street spot remains Philadelphia’s premier Japanese experience. With its undulating walls and wavy bamboo ceiling, its stellar omakase menus and sushi from rice polished to perfection, Morimoto set the local standard for modern Japanese cooking and dining glitz, and helped put Philly on the national restaurant map.

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Restaurant Details

723 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA, 19106
215-413-9070
https://morimotorestaurant.com/
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