The Ride-Along Report: First Takes From Last Night’s Dinner

"What It Is: A Japanese cocktail bar in the West Village Perfect For: Date Night, Drinks And A Light Bite Katana Kitten is the kind of place that makes you feel about 50% cooler as soon as you walk in. It’s a new cocktail bar in the West Village with Japanese movie posters on the walls, ’60s classic rock playing over the speakers, and boilermaker beer-and-shot combinations with Japanese whisky and sake. When we came on a Friday night, it was packed, but not quite yelling-level loud. All of the cocktails and bar food we tried were great - especially the burger and crinkle fries with seaweed flakes on top. The Verdict: We like this place a lot - it’s worth going out of your way for. We’ve added it to our Bar Hit List." - hannah albertine, bryan kim, katherine lewin, hillary reinsberg, chris stang, matt tervooren