EN Japanese Brasserie

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13 expert reviews

“This high-ceilinged space is anchored by a wide sushi bar, and you'll know you've entered some place special by the amazing earthy yet modern decor.”

– Lonely Planet

Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"EN Japanese Brasserie in the West Village offers izakaya dining in a setting explicitly crafted to evoke the Tokyo experience." Full review
Zagat Zagat
4.4
""Excellent" Japanese cuisine – including "amazing" housemade tofu and "wow"-worthy kaiseki menus – served within "beautiful" digs have made a "favorite" of this "upscale" West Villager." Full review
Gayot Gayot
15.0
"Sashimi arrives on ice, artfully presented. The sea bass kara-age is a must. The medallions marinate in sake, and are gently fried, maintaining the delicate texture." Full review
New York Magazine New York Magazine
Critic's Pick
"The food is often very good at EN, and the way the proprietors have taken a specific, even obscure, form of Japanese cooking, and blown it into a high-volume, bridge-and-tunnel extravaganza." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"Chef Koji Nakano is running with the home theme too by offering handmade miso paste, tofu and yuba (soy-milk skin) in dishes like Berkshire pork belly braised in sansho miso." Full review
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Try the sake and shochu flights (or wonderful original cocktails).
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