Upscale Japanese comfort food w/ creative cocktails. Known for its unique soupless ramen & speakeasy vibe.
This Japanese eatery offers a unique dining experience, blending creative cocktails with elevated comfort food. Patrons rave about their soupless ramen options, particularly the Wagyu + Bone Marrow and Sea Urchin + Salmon Caviar varieties. The ambiance, inspired by Meiji-era Japanese port towns, creates an intimate, speakeasy-like feel perfect for a night out.
This Japanese restaurant specializes in elevated comfort food, with a strong emphasis on creative ramen dishes and innovative cocktails. Highly recommended are the soupless ramen options like the Wagyu + Bone Marrow and Sea Urchin + Salmon Caviar. Other popular items include the Truffle Egg Salad Sandwich and Karaage Fried Chicken. The cocktails, crafted by an experienced Bar Director, are a significant highlight.
"The soupless ramen options, including Wagyu + Bone Marrow and Uni + Salmon Caviar, are highly recommended. The dry ramen, Wagyu mazemen, Truffle Egg Salad Sandwich, and Karaage Fried Chicken are also standout choices."
Customers overwhelmingly praise the restaurant for its creative and elevated Japanese dishes, particularly its unique ramen offerings and expertly crafted cocktails. The ambiance is frequently highlighted as a major draw, contributing to an overall positive and memorable dining experience.
Important Note
While many dishes are within budget, some ramen options, like the wagyu ramen, can exceed $30.
"NR Ramen is presented as an upscale ramen place that fits the criteria for celebratory occasions and has a strong cocktail program. While some ramen dishes exceed $30, appetizers and other items are within budget."
Positive"Defending NR Ramen, this user states it's a Japanese-run establishment with a kitchen staff that does creative and elevated styles of ramen, emphasizing the craft is taken seriously."
Positive"This user believes NR Ramen's ramen is not very good, calling a previous recommendation a 'bad take'."
Negative"NR Ramen is suggested for those willing to travel to the upper East side."
Positive"Mentions NR ramen as a place with good chicken karaage, also noting Tabata as another good option where they keep the skin on."
Positive"Recommends NR ramen for its chicken karaage, noting it's a serious Japanese ramen establishment with good cocktails and appetizers, and that the kitchen staff is Japanese. It's also often listed as a romantic restaurant, suitable for dates."
Positive"Commenter mentions NR ramen as a good option for chicken karaage and suggests the question could be easily found with a Google search."
Neutral"This user recommended NR Japanese bistro, noting it has amazing cocktails and that the dry ramen is a must-try. They also mentioned that reservations can be made."
Positive"This user suggested NR Japanese Bistro, highlighting their dry ramen and cocktails as particularly good."
Positive"The commenter clarifies that NR has a discreet or speakeasy feel to its location."
Positive"The commenter questions if NR is truly 'hidden', as it doesn't appear to be."
Neutral"NR on the Upper East Side is recommended as a great restaurant."
Positive"In a reply about NR, this user praised the restaurant's great cocktails and their deviled eggs appetizer."
Positive"This user mentioned NR, noting that while it has limited varieties, it was recommended."
Neutral"This user simply recommended NR."
Positive"The commenter states that ROKC was the best and its sister restaurant, NR, is still open."
Positive"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."
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