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Published September 19, 2007
Lately you've been feeling like your dining ambiance could use a little more, you know, Hello Kitty-style
Japanimation-inspired comics.
Our prescription: the much-buzzed-about Tokyo Bar, which opened Monday in Tribeca.
At Tokyo Bar—the first Japanese comfort-food café to hit Manhattan—you'll feel like
you've stepped inside a Japanese comic strip (sort of like that A-ha "Take On Me" video, plus Speed
Racer).
Once you've savored the initial rush, you'll want to settle into a leather booth near the back, pull your
head away from the big, Sailor Moon-esque comics decorating the walls and ceiling and focus your
attention on the menu, which offers Tokyo's equivalent of mashed potatoes and mac &
cheese—home-cooked favorites like omelets stuffed with seasoned rice and covered with homemade gravy,
spaghetti with berkshire pork and ketchup, and fried chicken with hot chile sauce. (There's actually no
sushi or teriyaki to be found.)
And the comfort food becomes significantly more comfortable with cocktails like One-Cup Ozeki (a
popular vending-machine sake), the off-the-menu Shochu and Orange Juice (Japanese screwdriver) and,
for a non-alcoholic refresher, Safe Sex on the Beach (pineapple, cranberry and peach juice).
Sex and comic books—this place really is groundbreaking.
Tokyo Bar
277 Church
(between White and Franklin)
Tribeca
New York, NY 10013
212-966-2787
Tokyo Bar
277 Church
(between White and Franklin)
Tribeca
New York, NY 10013
212-966-2787