Uzuki
Japanese restaurant · Greenpoint ·
Soba master's intimate spot, featuring handmade bowls & buckwheat dishes
Soba master's intimate spot, featuring handmade bowls & buckwheat dishes
"A Greenpoint soba maker run by Shuichi Kotani who supplies noodles to restaurants such as Yakitori Torishin and Momokawa and has instructed Eleven Madison Park chefs on how to make soba noodles. Kotani called soba “the impossible noodle,” and the coverage notes that soba is particularly revered partly because buckwheat is a gluten-free whole grain that’s difficult to work with." - Melissa McCart
"If you’re avoiding gluten, Uzuki in Greenpoint is a great spot for a hearty bowl of soba noodles that won’t make your stomach feel like it’s doing kickflips. The chef is a soba master, and you might overhear some noodle nerds fawning over the texture and the nutty flavor of the thin noodles. You can get them topped with $72 worth of sashimi, but for a more tame night, their towari soba is full of crunchy vegetables and a rich dashi." - hannah albertine, bryan kim, will hartman, neha talreja, willa moore, sonal shah
"Shuichi Kotani knows soba. Founder of Towari, the educator and consultant has been making the noodles for over 25 years—and now he has his own restaurant. At Uzuki in Greenpoint, the focus is on buckwheat. You can, of course, get your buckwheat in soba form, topped with sashimi or several varieties of duck, but there are also small plates, desserts, and drinks featuring the headlining ingredient. Everything is gluten free, and there will eventually be a tasting menu at the chef's counter." - bryan kim, neha talreja, willa moore
"If you’re avoiding gluten, Uzuki in Greenpoint is a great spot for a hearty bowl of soba noodles that won’t make your stomach feel like it’s doing kickflips. The chef is a soba master, and you might overhear some noodle nerds fawning over the texture and the nutty flavor of the thin noodles. You can get them topped with $72 worth of sashimi, but for a more tame night, their towari soba is full of crunchy vegetables and a rich dashi." - hannah albertine, bryan kim, will hartman, neha talreja, willa moore, sonal shah
"A Greenpoint soba shop recognized for the work of a soba master (specific name not provided)." - Melissa McCart