Slurp Handmade Soba, Leave the Beef to the Chefs
Eat hot or cold bowls in the East Village and settle into multi-course Korean barbecue in Koreatown, complete with banchan and soft serve. Nubiani closes at 1 AM on Fridays and Saturdays.
Manhattan Dining Stops
Ninth Street at Noon
Sobaya has handcrafted buckwheat soba in the East Village since 1996. Order the noodles hot or cold. Lunch sets are offered from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM. The dining room has light wooden tables and slatted chairs. Service ends at 10:00 PM on Friday and Saturday. Closing time is 9:00 PM Monday through Thursday and 8:00 PM on Sunday. Plan this stop around those closing times rather than a midnight meal.
Fifth Avenue After Midnight
Chefs handle the tableside grilling at Nubiani, where beef comes with generous banchan spreads. The dining room has excellent ventilation around its built-in grills. Multi-course beef sets include steamed egg and finish with complimentary soft serve. The restaurant closes at 1:00 AM on Friday and Saturday. Resy reservations are strongly recommended. Seating requires the full party to be present. A time limit applies to reservations.
Two Ways to Build a Meal
Sobaya centers its cooking on handcrafted buckwheat noodles, served hot or cold in the East Village. Nubiani brings Korean barbecue to the table in Koreatown, with chefs handling the grilling and banchan alongside the beef. The contrast is in how each meal takes shape, a noodle bowl at one, a multi-course set at the other. Nubiani's beef sets include steamed egg, a choice of kimchi jjigae or doenjang jjigae, and complimentary soft serve to finish.
