Zenkichi: Modern Japanese Restaurant Brooklyn NYC
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Phone: (718) 388-8985
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- Between Berry Street and Wythe Street
Message from Zenkichi: Modern Japanese Restaurant Brooklyn NYC
Modern Japanese Brasserie
- Japanese Tapas Plates
- Extensive Sake Selection
- Open Wed-Sun: 6pm-Midnight
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Editorial Review for Zenkichi: Modern Japanese Restaurant Brooklyn NYC – by Justin Hartung
The Scene
A night at Zenkichi can feel like a scene out of a 1940s paperback mystery. There's no sign on the wood-paneled exterior, just a light over the door, and a pretty hostess working the rope guards the stairs to the dining room. Inside lies a twisting maze of dark-wood booths that resemble private dining cars on a train. Billyburg couples can get cozy by closing the blinds, their only connection to the outside world a call button to summon the waitress.
The Food
The setting may sound gimmicky, but the elegant, small Japanese plates are deadly serious--and seriously delicious. Creamy homemade tofu bespeckled with edamame beans sets an appropriately dreamy tone, and firm Japanese eggplant share a broth bath with pillow-like rice noodles. A mysterious foil pouch unwraps to reveal an earthy mix of salmon and chanterelles, and ice-cold grapefruit gelee--super-tart and served in the citrus's scooped-out skin--makes a nail-biting climax.
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Insider Tips
Family StyleThe small plates are portioned to be shared; four or five should satiate a party of two.
What to DrinkOnly beer and sake are available. Try the Akitabare Shunsetsu Nama sake ($10), which has a pleasing hint of banana flavor.
Know Before You GoBe sure to make reservations, as the place fills up quickly, and there's no bar to pass the time while waiting for a table.
User Reviews for Zenkichi: Modern Japanese Restaurant Brooklyn NYC
09/17/2008 Posted by albertcr
Great food, great atmosphere, great service. It's like stepping into a different world (or country). My favorites were the Assorted Seafood Tempura, the Kabocha Manju. If someone wants to take me to Zenkichi, I'd definitely go again.
09/06/2008 Posted by MrTtwo
this place is so cool...you walk in and it's like a maze of dim light and bamboo and mirrors...we got a private booth with a button to press to summon our waiter...really unusual and delicious Japanese food (no sushi)... really romantic and exotic.
Pros: ambience, food
Cons: can't think of any
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