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"A friend and I met at this unassuming, tucked‑away restaurant for dinner and I went for the seasonal duck cold ramen ($28): a lovely bowl of chilled broth built on a chicken‑clam dashi, topped with rare slices of duck, a tart plum my server suggested I nibble between bites, diced onions, a whole shiso leaf, a slice of sudachi, and a yolky half‑egg, all over springy ramen noodles. We rounded out the meal with the absolutely rich, soupy Hokkaido‑style curry chock‑full of whole vegetables and bone‑in chicken ($32), plus really creative Japanese‑style cocktails inherited from the restaurant’s now‑closed cocktail bar sibling ROKC." - Bettina Makalintal