Wine Spectator Grand Award, 2002-2010
Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence, 1998-2001
Restaurants & Institutions Ivy Award, 1998
50 Best American Restaurants, Condé Nast Traveler
DiRona Award, 2002
Best Lower Manhattan Dining, Where Magazine Awards, 2004
Best Neighborhood Ambiance, Where Magazine Awards, 2001
Menu Master, Nation's Restaurant News, Best Independent Operator, 2001
Two Stars, Bryan Miller of the New York Times, 1990

Nobu

Nobu Matsuhisa Nominated for Outstanding Chef, James Beard Foundation, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Nobu Now Winner of Book Award - Photography, James Beard Foundation, 2006
Nobu Now Nominated for Book Award - Cooking from a Professional Point of View, James Beard Foundation, 2006
Best Restaurant Period!, Time Out New York, 2004 Eat Out Awards
Ivy Award, Restaurants & Institutions, 2003
Nobu Matsuhisa Inducted into Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America, James Beard Foundation, 2002
Nobu the Cookbook Nominated for Best Food Photography, James Beard Foundation, 2002
DiRoNA Award, 2000
Awarded 3 Stars by Ruth Reichl, The New York Times, 1995
Best New Restaurant, James Beard Foundation, 1995

Nobu Next Door

Best New Restaurant, Time Out New York, 1999
Awarded 3 Stars by Ruth Reichl, The New York Times, 1998

Nobu London

Most Popular Restaurant, Zagat Survey London Restaurants, 2005
Voted Number 7, 50 Best Restaurants in the World, Restaurant Magazine 2004
One Michelin Star, 1997

Nobu Fifty Seven

Awarded 3 Stars by Frank Bruni, The New York Times, 2005

Awarded 2 Stars by Frank Bruni, The New York Times, 2007