Interested in trying some new Japanese spots in New York City? You're in luck: we've found the freshest businesses to fill the bill. Here are the newest places to check out the next time you're in the mood for Japanese food.
TabeTomo
131 Ave. A, East Village
TabeTomo is a spot to score ramen, rice bowls and more.
Try the braised pork belly over rice or the salmon sashimi and ikura over rice. Or opt for a ramen dish. The spot offers either Jiro-style ramen or traditional ramen with a variety of toppings, including pork belly slices, dried seaweed, bamboo shoots and more. (View the menu here.)
TabeTomo's current Yelp rating of four stars out of 145 reviews indicates the newcomer is finding its way, but it's still early days.
Yelper Christine H., who reviewed TabeTomo on March 11, wrote, "We ordered the karaage and I ordered the tonkotsu tsukemen. For dessert, we got the creme brûlée. The karaage was delicious. It came with five to seven pieces and was pretty filling."
TabeTomo is open from 5 p.m.–11 p.m. daily.
Kushi Izakaya
1934 86th, Bensonhurst West
Kushi Izakaya is a Japanese spot.
The restaurant has a sushi bar as well as a regular dinner menu. Try the spring rolls or garlic fried chicken appetizers. And for a main dish, the spot offers a miso ramen, a stir-fried udon with chicken, beef or shrimp and more. (View the full menu here.)
Kushi Izakaya currently holds three stars out of 40 reviews on Yelp, indicating a fair response from visitors.
Yelper Susan T. wrote, "I thought this restaurant was a very good addition to the neighborhood and the food is excellent and fresh. There's a great sake collection as well as beer."
Kushi Izakaya is open from 11:45 a.m.–10:15 p.m. on Monday, 11:30 a.m.–10:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday and 11:30 a.m.–11:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Hanon
436 Union Ave., Williamsburg
Hanon offers a variety of udon noodle dishes.
Try the wakame udon, which is a hot udon with seawood, or the niku udon, which features thinly sliced beef and onion. Add extra toppings to your udon dish, including soft boiled egg, maitake mushroom, pickled plum and more.
Yelp users are excited about Hanon, which currently holds 4.5 stars out of 19 reviews on the site.
Yelper P L., who was one of the first users to visit Hanon on Feb. 10, wrote, "This was the best udon we've ever eaten. We ordered the Kakiage udon and tempura udon. The broth was clean, refined, yet so flavorful."
Hanon is open from noon–3 p.m. and 5 p.m.–11 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon–3 p.m. and 5 p.m.–10 p.m. on Sunday. (It's closed on Monday.)
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