Izakaya Restaurants in Brooklyn, NY

“Wowoww 🥹🎀💗 the food was SO delicious I genuinely almost cried 😭✨ The salmon & tuna avocado were absolute perfection, and the gyozaaaaa 🥟💞 literally obsessed. And the butterfly pea yuzu lemonade?? So pretty and refreshing 🦋🍋💙 Everything was perfect 🩵🩵🩵 already dreaming about ordering from tora 🎀✨“

“The food was delicious! Authentic Japanese cooking, very fresh fish for sushi! The staff was VERY friendly and helpful. They helped us check on allergies for a family member. The atmosphere is fun and full of Japanese reference from pop culture to old Japanese photos. Great place! Highly recommend! Go to the second floor to find the restaurant. 5% off if you pay cash.“

“Found a gem in the neighbourhood! Food was fantastic, everything was seasoned and cooked really well. We came for 545 dinner and the place had just opened so it was more on the quiet side but as we left people were strolling in. The decor and details of the place was stunning and on brand for a Japanese izakaya. Happy hour is great! Highly recommend grabbing a few apps from that menu. I didn't picture all the food we had but we ordered the addictive cabbage, spicy tuna on crispy rice, mochiko chicken karaage, waygu steak and miso glaze cod. Yuzu highball and sparkling wine.
5 ⭐for the food. We will def be back and recommend it for anyone looking for a decent priced, great quality izakaya experience!!
Good place to start for a group hang out especially during their happy hour or a nice date night!“

“I’ve come here for weekend brunch and weeknight happy hour. Both experiences were great and the service and ambiance is wonderful. Everything on the menu is delicious, including drinks! I especially like the happy hour spicy tuna and salmon hand rolls!“

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“Absolute favorite restaurant in Greenpoint!!! Such a cute vibe and food is delicious and fresh. Perfect for date night or bigger groups. Also cute little window seats for eating alone. Everyone who works here is super friendly!

Also amazing speakeasy in the back which is great for after dinner.“

“Food is amazing every time“

“Within the Industry city area in Brooklyn there is this really great Japanese restaurant that I had the pleasure of eating at, The service was very friendly and accommodating and what I ordered came at a very reasonable wait time, The miso black cod was extremely delicious as well as the Galbi beef meal, I enjoyed it so much I ordered different items from the Yakitori, Kushi Age and other skewers section of their menu, And let me tell you literally everything I selected was very delicious and very well prepared by there chefs, Special compliments to there efforts and service also.
I honestly highly recommend visiting Waku Waku restaurant and you will definitely not be disappointed!!“

“This is one of my favourite brunch places in WB. The staff are incredibly friendly, patient, and genuinely kind. Everything from their smoothie bowls, to lattes, and donburi dishes have been hits for me. As a regular my experience dining there is anything but plain; I also love their plating and the quality of dishes is excellent.“

“My first time at Wonder was exceptional. Was recommended it by a friend has no idea what I was walking into. Food was exceptional - I got the Tejas Barbecue brisket meal. The place was clean, people were kind. First time here and I’ll definitely bb back.“

“I want to like this spot, I really do.
The Noodles and Toppings are spot on for a place like this. Atmosphere is nice and drink selection is great. They even have this experimental menu which is cool.

However there are some glaring issues that prevent me from giving this a full rating.

First, this spot is cash only and has been cash only for a while.

Secondly, the broth is unfortunately bland, not sure if its due to the fact its chicken bone based rather than pork but I was dissapointed in the Miso ramen I tried despite how good the base ingredients were (Noodles, Egg, Chashu).

Thirdly the only other thing I tried was the Maki maki chicken, the chicken and breading were amazing but the other ingredients left something to be desired.
Honestly I feel like if they went back to the basics it would do them a lot of good.

Geniunely a lot going for this spot otherwise though“