The East Village outpost of this high-end national chain brings Japanese barbecue, and a lot of fun and energy, to Manhattan. Popular meals include miso-marinated skirt steak, garlic-marinated butterflied shrimp, stone-pot stew, pesto-marinated chicken and mustard-miso salad. The decor is sleek and modern, the staff upbeat and helpful. See website for photos, menus, monthly specials and locations nationwide.
Authentic Japanese ramen and sushi in Midtown Manhattan, steps from Penn Station, Herald Square and Bryant Park. Hand-rolled sushi, tonkotsu and shoyu ramen, rice bowls, bento and Japanese appetizers. Daily happy hour 4-8pm with $6.50 sushi rolls, weekday lunch specials for Midtown office workers, plus takeout, delivery and catering for corporate events and group orders. Sushi lunch specials every weekday (Mon–Fri, 11:30 AM–4 PM): lunch rolls from $10.99, bento boxes from $13.99 and sushi sets from $15.99, each with miso soup or salad (cash prices). Five minutes from Penn Station, with online ordering for pickup.
Authentic Japanese Tonkatsu Restaurant!
Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ on 3rd Avenue is a part of a popular chain of restaurants. Established in the year 2001, this Japanese food chain is well-known for their Japanese-style BBQs. Every table in this unique eatery features a grilling station where visitors can grill seafood, meat and vegetables by themselves. They also serve a fantastic selection of cocktails and beers to complement their dishes.
If the idea of vegan sushi does not rock your boat, take this-the vegetable sushi at Beyond Sushi is delicious. Chef Guy knows how to make the most of his fruit-and-vegetable palette and, more importantly, what to make of it. As if creating sushi were an art, their sushi rolls come with layer upon layer of surprise. The menu is creative and extensive, to say the least. You can start with side salads or noodle salads, then commence on serious sushi business and call for something like Spicy Mang or Green Machine. They serve desserts to conclude the dining.
OOTOYA serves authentic Japanese home style Teishoku meals to hundreds of people everyday in New York.
