The 20 Best Japanese Restaurants in NYC - New York - The Infatuation

"Okiboru House of Tsukemen on the Lower East Side makes excellent ramen and tsukemen, and you’ll have to wait in a bit of a line to try it. But once you’re through the door, you’ll feel like an insider, privy to ramen secrets you had only dreamed about before. Choose between tsukemen, which comes with a gravy-like chicken and fish broth, lime, and some punchy chili paste, or the tontori ramen with a creamy pork and chicken broth. Bring another person so you can try both. They’ve recently opened an udon spot in the East Village." - will hartman, neha talreja, bryan kim, willa moore