When one door closes, another opens. Case in point: the debut of Nomé, a new Nikkei restaurant at 127 4th Avenue near Union Square, where the (let’s be honest!) overpriced Mocha Red used to be.
The new eatery is the brainchild of Naftali Abenaim, the former owner of Mocha Red. Expect to be delighted by Japanese Peruvian cuisine (that would be Nikkei) with a dash of French for good measure.
According to OU Kosher, the organization that certifies the destination as a kosher establishment, the offered entrees include a butterfly branzino among other fish options, plus “a vast selection of prime, grass-fed, hormone and antibiotic free beef,” a 50 oz. cut of prime beef dubbed the Jurassic hawk and a cabernet prime burger made with a blend sourced “from two countries and four different parts of the animals, carefully developed over nine months of research.”
The culinary piece de resistance seems to be the “private collection of ribeye cap available on a first-come, first-serve basis.” Think of it as a high-end kosher restaurant with loads of meat.
Given the difficulties associated with operating a restaurant in New York, let alone one in downtown Manhattan aimed at the famously tough-to-please kosher clientele, we suggest you visit Nomé ASAP to show your support and try it before the city’s gastronomic forces attack it. But let’s be positive here.
Reservations are currently open on Resy right here.
