Hidden gem Japanese cocktail bar w/ creative drinks & elevated comfort food. Must-try: soupless ramen & truffle egg salad sandwich.
This Japanese cocktail bar on the Upper East Side offers a unique speakeasy ambiance with jazz music and vintage decor. It continues the popular ROKC menu, focusing on creative cocktails and elevated Japanese comfort food like ramen and izakaya-style bites. Chef Takashi Igarashi applies his refined skills to dishes such as Wagyu + Bone Marrow Ramen and Truffle Egg Salad Sandwich.
The restaurant offers a menu of elevated Japanese comfort food, with a strong emphasis on creative cocktails. Standout dishes include various soupless ramen options, such as the Wagyu + Bone Marrow Ramen and Sea Urchin + Salmon Caviar Ramen. Other recommended items include the Truffle Egg Salad Sandwich and Karaage Fried Chicken. The cocktails are also frequently highlighted as a major draw.
"Highly recommended dishes include the soupless ramen options like Wagyu + Bone Marrow Ramen and Sea Urchin + Salmon Caviar Ramen, as well as the Truffle Egg Salad Sandwich and Wagyu mazemen."
Customers highly praise the restaurant for its creative cocktails and elevated Japanese comfort food, particularly its unique ramen dishes and upscale speakeasy ambiance.
Important Note
One user found the Hokkaido-style soup curry to be good, but not exceptional.
"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."
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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