Restaurant Nippon
This Manhattan fixture pairs traditional hand-cut soba and kaiseki with its own invention, beef negimayaki.
- Mon – Fri, 11:30 – 14:30, 17:30 – 22:00; Sat, 17:30 – 22:00
- $$$
- 155 East 52nd Street
- 4.5 (327 reviews)
Description
Since 1963, this restaurant has served as a gateway to authentic Edo-style Japanese cuisine in New York. While respected for its classic heritage, the kitchen is also a space for innovation; it pioneered the soba salad and created beef negimayaki by rolling scallions in prime beef. Today, the menu balances its traditional roots with occasional fusion experiments, such as agedashi-style mozzarella.