22 Top Japanese Restaurants to in the East Village | Eater NY
"As the straightforward name might suggest, Yudai Kanyama’s pint-sized charmer takes a relatively no-frills approach to Japanese comfort food found in izakayas, or the working-class gastro bars found in Tokyo. Opened in 2015, the restaurant taps into that casual, pub-like atmosphere with dishes like sukiyaki soup noodles and garlic butter fried rice with mushrooms. A crowd favorite is Izakaya’s crispy, succulent rendition of chicken nanban, a fried chicken dish with western roots." - Dan Q. Dao
