Ichibantei
Japanese restaurant · East Village ·
Japanese comfort food, fried chicken, ramen, late-night dining
Japanese comfort food, fried chicken, ramen, late-night dining
"Ichibantei is a casual Japanese restaurant that’s sort of hiding on 13th street right off of 1st Avenue. They serve comfort food like ramen, fried chicken, and donburi rice bowls, including something called Oyoko Don - an excellent stewy mixture of egg, chicken, and onion. This is a great late-night option (they stay open until 3am on weekdays and 4am on weekends), but you can also use Ichibantei for a laid-back date or a solo weeknight meal where you’ll be able to keep things under $30. Just know it’s cash only." - hannah albertine, matt tervooren
"Ichibantei is an extremely casual Japanese spot on 13th street that stays open until 3am almost every night. So the next time you leave a bar at 1am and feel as though your life would be benefit from a plate of karaage, come here. It’s a small spot with a few communal tables and some vinyl records on the walls, and the brief menu consists of things like donburi, tonkatsu, and grilled tuna steak. And pretty much everything is less than $20." - bryan kim
"A much larger, three-story East Village outpost of the homestyle Japanese cooking spot Ichibantei, open until 3 a.m. in a former theater and larger footprint than its prior location." - Emma Orlow
"This Japanese soul food canteen focuses on set meals of simple, homey crowdpleasers like agedashi tofu, sweet potato tempura, and tuna steak with garlic sauce. The space is trimmed with vinyl record covers and soundtracked with reggae." - Dan Q. Dao
"A tiny, homey East Village Japanese soul-food spot lined with records and reggae, ideal for an evening meal — order the fried chicken, especially chicken nanban topped with thick sweet-and-sour sauce and addictive tartar." - Eater Staff
