Upscale Japanese cocktail bar w/ elevated comfort food & intimate, speakeasy vibe. Known for creative cocktails & unique soupless ramen.
Nestled in the Upper East Side, this Japanese restaurant offers a unique dining experience with creative cocktails and elevated comfort food. Influenced by Meiji-era Japanese port towns, the ambiance is intimate and nostalgic, featuring jazz music and vintage glassware. The menu boasts refined dishes from Chef Takashi Igarashi, with highlights like soupless ramen, truffle egg salad sandwiches, and crispy karaage.
This Japanese restaurant is highly praised for its creative cocktails and elevated comfort food, including a variety of soupless ramen dishes like the Wagyu + Bone Marrow and Sea Urchin + Salmon Caviar options. Other popular items include the Truffle Egg Salad Sandwich, Karaage Fried Chicken with Matcha Salt, and Wagyu Tartare. The establishment also offers unique drinks such as the Golden Lassi and Matcha Highball.
"Highly recommended dishes include the soupless ramen varieties such as Wagyu + Bone Marrow and Sea Urchin + Salmon Caviar, as well as the Wagyu mazemen. The Truffle Egg Salad Sandwich and Karaage Fried Chicken are also notable."
Customers rave about the unique and elevated Japanese comfort food, particularly the soupless ramen and creative cocktails, praising the intimate and upscale ambiance.
Important Note
One user found the Hokkaido-style soup curry to be good, but not exceptional.
"NR Ramen is recommended if the visit occurs on a weekend."
Positive"NR is mentioned as a restaurant that was not too busy when the commenter visited."
Positive"This restaurant is listed as a repeat spot."
Positive"The original poster found NR's Hokkaido-style soup curry to be good, but not exceptional."
Neutral"NR Soup Curry allows customers to choose their spice level from 1 to 200, indicating an extremely high potential for heat."
Neutral"The user declares that "NR Wagyu mazemen is all you need," indicating extremely high praise for the dish."
Positive"NR is confirmed to offer brothless ramen."
Neutral"NR, located in the Upper East Side (UES), is mentioned for offering brothless ramen and has "amazing" cocktails."
Positive"The user suggests NR Ramen for affordable food with great cocktails and an upscale vibe."
Positive"Confirms NR is a Japanese restaurant with amazing cocktails, located on 75th & 1st, and provides their website."
Positive"Recommends the uni and ikura brothless ramen at NR, a Japanese restaurant."
Positive"Recommended NR for ramen and cocktails."
Positive"Recommended NR for ramen."
Positive"Recommended NR."
Positive"Recommended NR."
Positive"Mentions NR is ROKC's sister restaurant."
Neutral"States that NR is seriously good."
Positive"NR has a small menu of Japanese bar food, including awesome ramen, and the cocktails really shine with plenty of sweeter options."
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