The Lobster Club
New York, NY · Japanese brasserie
In the inspectors' selection, without a star or a Bib Gourmand. Awarded by the MICHELIN Guide, not by WagyuSpot. Our verification covers this venue's Wagyu sourcing only.
Dedicated Wagyu house
Tier 1 · Certified / Registry-Verified What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $110 on the menu we read
On the official Kobe Beef registry as No. 1316. See the U.S. Kobe list
Why it's listed
Major Food Group's Japanese brasserie in the Seagram Building pairs its sushi and teppanyaki with a genuine, prefecture-labelled Wagyu program. The dinner menu's dedicated WAGYU section sells by the ounce across four named Japanese brands - Miyazaki, Hokkaido Snow, Kagawa Olive, and Kobe from Hyogo - alongside a Mishima Reserve skirt and a Wagyu filet. Wagyu also runs through the rest of the kitchen in a truffle sando, beef skewers, seared Wagyu nigiri, and Wagyu shiitake fried rice. The restaurant holds Kobe Beef Association registration No. 1316.
Wagyu on the menu
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Kobe / Hyogo Prefecture
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Miyazaki / Miyazaki Prefecture
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Snow / Hokkaido Prefecture
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Olive / Kagawa Prefecture
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Mishima Reserve
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Mishima Reserve
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Kobe / Hyogo Prefecture | Not listed | Not listed |
| Japanese | Miyazaki / Miyazaki Prefecture | Not listed | Not listed |
| Japanese | Snow / Hokkaido Prefecture | Not listed | Not listed |
| Japanese | Olive / Kagawa Prefecture | Not listed | Not listed |
| American | Mishima Reserve | Not listed | Mishima Reserve |
The experience
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Evidence on file
“menuTitle 'DINNER' (menuType DINNER, _updatedAt 2026-04-08) -> menuGroupName: 'WAGYU' -> items: Miyazaki | Miyazaki Prefecture | $35/oz; Snow | Hokkaido Perfecture | $50/oz; Olive | Kagawa Perfecture | $42/oz; Kobe | Hyogo Perfecture | $65/oz; Skirt | 8 oz, Mishima Reserve |...”
gb1p0gbj.api.sanity.io “Additional Wagyu across the DINNER menu: menuGroupName 'WAGYU TRUFFLE SANDO' ($69); 'Wagyu Uni Carpaccio'; 'Wagyu Beef Skewer'; 'Seared Wagyu'; 'Wagyu Shiitake'. LUNCH menu also lists 'Japanese "A5" Beef | Available Upon Request' under TEPPANYAKI.”
gb1p0gbj.api.sanity.io “name: The Lobster Club | type: Sushi | addr: 98 E 53rd St, NYC ny | content: 'This Japanese brasserie from the same team behind favorites like Carbone, Dirty French, and Sadelle's has a menu that ranges from sushi to grilled Wagyu...' | 'Reservations can be made through Resy or...”
api.resy.com
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“The Seagram Building, 98 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022. Lunch: Monday - Friday 11:45am to 2:00pm. Dinner: Monday - Saturday 5:00pm to 10:00pm.”
thelobsterclub.com
Quoted from the sources checked when this listing was verified.
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Common questions
- Does The Lobster Club serve real Wagyu?
- Yes, and it says where the beef comes from. The Lobster Club in New York, NY publishes enough detail on its own materials to identify the Wagyu it sells, which is the standard this directory calls verified, last checked on July 16, 2026. That means a named Japanese brand or prefecture with its grade, an American breed status with a named producer, or an Australian producer with a marbling score.
- What kind of Wagyu does The Lobster Club serve?
- Its menu discloses Kobe / Hyogo Prefecture, Miyazaki / Miyazaki Prefecture, Snow / Hokkaido Prefecture and Olive / Kagawa Prefecture. Each of those is taken from the venue's own current materials rather than from a review or a listing site, and the evidence behind it is quoted further down this page.
- Is the Wagyu at The Lobster Club Kobe beef?
- Yes, on both counts that matter. This venue appears on the official Kobe Beef Marketing and Distribution Promotion Association registry, and Kobe was on its verified menu when last checked on July 16, 2026. Both are required here: a registry listing alone is permission to buy Kobe, not proof that any is being served.
- How was The Lobster Club verified?
- By reading the venue's own current material, its menu, its site or its ordering system, and quoting the line that names the beef. Reviews, aggregator copies and press mentions are not accepted as the source, because they go stale silently. Verification is assisted by AI and every claim is stored with the page it came from, last confirmed on July 16, 2026.
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