great lunch specials & happy hour after 9:30 with half price drinks & meat, get the harami and garlic noodles! not part of happy hour but worth it = lady m green tea mille crepe cake 🍵🍰
A bustling cook-it-yourself dinner with a grill built right into your dining table. Reasonably priced with small private rooms for larger parties.
If you're able to get the phone number to this place, you're in for a treat. Tucked away in an old building previously owned by Andy Warhol, Bohemian triggers "look-what-I've-found" goosebumps. Read more.
It's a BG New York City secret! Donald Oliver of J Brand loves this quiet, quaint Japanese restaurant, which he notes as one of the few secret places left in New York.
If you love charred cow innards, make a beeline for this elegant new Japanese yakiniku grill restaurant where you can cook your own beef heart and chuck flap with uni. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
Huge glitzy food court in the heart of Koreatown. The stalls aren't as good as they were when the place opened, but still some good noodle and rice dishes to be found. Cheap!
This buzzy, underground izakaya defies its dowdy location in the heart of Times Square with authentic Japanese flavors that would scare the fanny pack off most tourists. Read more.
The best omakase I've ever had. An amazing two hour experience with the head chef, amazing service.... What an experience.
Japanese chain with a knack for home-style cooking. The menu includes ramen and sushi, but you're here for the teishoku.
Beef is the thing at this yakiniku restaurant—Japan’s interpretation of Korean BBQ. The meal is refined and surprisingly light, thanks to modest portions and impeccably sourced sustainable beef. Read more.
What you will see are tables filled with Japanese businessmen, getting something here that's more Tokyo than TriBeCa. Try the tuna neck, a bony, fatty, almost musky cut...'Tokyo in New York' Read more.
trendy k-joint. good cheap cocktails/wine ($6)! get the budge jiggae stew, bulgolgi rice wraps (app), dukkbokki, and clam japchae. avoid the seafood stew with sea squirts (worst ever) in it.
This legendary boba spot from San Francisco just opened its doors right on campus! Trust us, the line is worth the wait!
This Boba Guys brings the same level of boba excellence to Chinatown as you've come to expect from the other Boba Guys stores. Pro Tip: They have Aloe Jelly which is great in the Strawberry Fresca
Bubble tea is amazing! Only location that comes with an ice cream float and cotton candy topper.
Definitely worth the experience. Highly recommend the duck and bulgogi. Drinks are also very strong but I'd stay away from the tequila drinks 😵 and make sure to request a window seat when RSVPing
Open 24 hours! Compared to other Korean bbqs places in Manhattan, this one is surprisingly yummy (all the best ones are in Queens). Make sure your entire party is there in order to be seated.
“Shalom Japan...sounds almost like the punch line to a joke—but the married couple Aaron Israel and Sawako Okochi…are far from kidding around. At its best, their food is fusion in the truest sense.” Read more.
Great place to go before (or after) a night of drinking. The chicken balls are amazing, as is the pork belly special. Food comes out when ready, not at the same time.
They have AYCE sushi here and the option to add AYCD beer and sake for +$5. The only downside is that you write what you want on pieces of paper and they messed up my order a couple of times.
My favorite place for all you can eat sushi and all you can drink. Good for big groups. Have fun sake bombing!
Once you get over the novelty that your food is served by Ninjas you’ll enjoy some creative sushi rolls. However, this place is all about the experience. Did we mention the Ninjas?
Go down to the basement of a Midtown office building and you’ll enter a top Japanese spot, featuring some of the best sake in the city. Try the lunch tasting course to sample a little of everything. Read more.
Tiny space with hit or miss small Japanese plates (crispy mushrooms yes). Love the music concept, but too restrictive with the approach. Rent it for a whole group
The steaks are cut right in front of you. Where else will you find a quality $20 sirloin. Check it out and use the garlic paste!
A ticket will get you a multi-course tasting menu and a chance to pick you own song to be played at their vinyl jukebox. Drinks cost extra but their sake selection is quite good.
