Eat, Drink | $$$$$
Ramen dishes and pork bao buns are the best eats at this popular East Village Japanese restaurant.
The global chain has done well in Japan—a good sign!—and New Yorkers have embraced the deeply succulent menu offered at this lowly lit, hyper hip restaurant with three locations so far in Manhattan. The ramen's the thing here and if you indulge in the occasional slab of fat-plumped pork, that is the addition you want to make to your bowl. But the truth is, anything you add to your savory broth and fresh noodles will have you happily coming back for more.