ROKC
Japanese restaurant · Hamilton Heights
3452 Broadway, New York, NY 10031
Highlights
Creative cocktails, diverse ramen, fresh oysters, and tasty bites.
Creative cocktails, diverse ramen, fresh oysters, and tasty bites.
"When: Daily, until 7pm The Deal: $1.50 select oysters (minimum 6 pieces) ROKC (Ramen, Oysters, Kitchen, and Cocktails) is a cozy Harlem spot with a nice rotating selection of oysters and cocktails that are truly unlike any other cocktails we’ve had elsewhere. You won’t find those drinks on their Happy Hour menu, but you can get select oysters for $1.50 until 7pm." - willa moore, neha talreja, will hartman
"The name of this Hamilton Heights joint from Angel’s Share alums Shigefumi Kabashima and Tetsuo Hasegaw stands for ramen, oysters, kitchen, and cocktails, which describes the menu’s scope. As for the oysters, there are seven varieties to choose from, as well as raw clams. The Tokyo-inspired cocktail menu was crafted by co-bartender Joji Watanabe, a vet of the Experimental Cocktail Club." - Alexandra Ilyashov
"Perfect for: Your friend who subsists on ramen At ROKC in Hamilton Heights, the food is secondary to their whimsical collection of cocktails. The drinks come in vessels including but not limited to: a light bulb, winking teacup, and a hollowed-out green pepper. They also have a thing for lighting your limes on fire. It’s a fun place to take anyone, but even a picky eater is going to need some food to chase with a lychee slushy. The “R” in ROKC stands for ramen, and they’ve got some solid basic options with soy sauce and chicken broth, as well as some decent karaage. " - neha talreja
"Each quadrant of the ROKC name — ramen, oysters, kitchen, and cocktails — is worth exploring. The West Harlem restaurant carries an extensive cocktail menu of over 40 drinks, many of which come in novel containers like tea saucers, light bulbs, and Día de los Muertos skulls." - Kayla Stewart, Eater Staff
"Known mostly for their creative cocktails, which combine things like whiskey and seaweed, this bar and ramen joint is an uptown favorite for catching up with friends in Hamilton Heights. But beyond the cocktails, served in an assortment of charming ceramics, this warmly lit basement on Broadway also has some very respectable ramen on its menu. The vegetarian one, with shiitake-based broth, is almost as rich as the Kyoto-style ramen, and we also like the briny, soupless sea urchin and salmon caviar ramen. You can also get a bunch of oysters, and smaller bites, like karaage." - Will Hartman, Willa Moore, Sonal Shah, Neha Talreja, Kenny Yang
