A bowl of soup at Hakata Ippudo
photo: Evan W. Miller
Hakata Ippudo
photo: Evan W. Miller
The latest arrival on the East Village’s thriving Japanese soup scene (Ramen Setagaya, Momofuku Noodle Bar), Ippudo, part of a Hakata-based chain, is already drawing hungry crowds with its trademark rich, porky tonkotsu ramen featuring housemade noodles; the over-the-top friendly staff shouts ‘irasshaimase!’ (‘welcome!’) whenever a new customer enters its striking wood-lined space, which has an open kitchen as its focus and an array of seating options including a long communal table and several cushy booths.
65 Fourth Ave.; 212-388-0088