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Is Sake Bar Hagi 46 Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 8 New York, New York

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Sake Bar Hagi 46 is listed open on sakebar-hagi.com, reviewed by our team on September 15, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

"The Best Thing I Ever Ate" (Food Network) featured Sake Bar Hagi in its "Extra Crispy" episode (S8E8), spotlighting the izakaya's yakitori and sushi menu. Sake Bar Hagi describes itself, on its own website, as New York's first authentic izakaya, serving Japanese tapas since 1985 from a Midtown Manhattan address between Eighth Avenue and Broadway. According to the business's website, checked September 8 2026, the restaurant lists hours running Thursday through Sunday evenings plus weekday lunch and dinner service, alongside its Contact, Foods, and Drinks menu pages. The site also lists a dedicated Hagi Bar section and separate Foods and Drinks menu pages, consistent with the izakaya-style format the business describes on its own page, and the same page lists a Midtown phone contact number for reservations and takeout.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 8

Episode 8
Air date not confirmed
Title: Extra Crispy · What was featured: Yakitori and sushi at the izakaya, part of the 'Extra Crispy' episode

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  1. sakebar-hagi.com https://sakebar-hagi.com/
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