The First Annual Japanese Restaurant Cherry Blossom Week 2021 Is in Full Bloom
It’s been one year since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in New York City, and we are still in the midst of the pandemic. Many Japanese restaurants have suffered due to restrictions and the difficult winter weather. After cold weather and a spike in COVID-19 cases, indoor dining was banned again in December of 2020, leaving restaurants with only outdoor seating options.
Now that indoor dining has been re-opened in time for spring, the New York Japanese Restaurant Association (NYJRA) established its First Annual Japanese Restaurant Cherry Blossom Week 2021. Taking place from March 8 to March 21, the initiative features 92 participating restaurants offering special menu items that focus on a sakura theme.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (emergency support project for the development of overseas sales channels for Japanese agricultural, forestry, and fishery products and foods) is subsidizing this event, and the Japan Food Restaurant Overseas Promotion Organization (JRO) is sponsoring as a collaborative project with the NYJRA.
Organizers and participants hope that Japanese Restaurant Cherry Blossom Week 2021 will provide an opportunity for these struggling restaurants to open their doors to the people of New York City to enjoy Japanese ingredients and cuisine.
Visit NYJRA’s website for details about each restaurant’s special for the First Annual Japanese Restaurant Sakura Week 2021. Contact the restaurants to see if they have indoor and outdoor dining, take reservations, or are take out/delivery only
Participating Restaurants
Manhattan
Aburiya Kinnosuke – 213 E. 45th Street
BAR GOTO – 245 Eldridge St. Ground Floor
Basta Pasta – 37 West 17th Street
and Bar B – 84 7th Avenue
Benemon – 10 E. 4th Street
BentOn – 156 East 45th Street
Blue Ribbon Columbus – 308 W. 58th Street
Blue Ribbon Izakaya – 87 Orchard Street
Blue Ribbon Sushi – 119 Sullivan Street
Blue Ribbon Sushi Brookfield – 225 Liberty Street
Cagen – 414 E. 9th Street
Cha-An BONBON – 238A E. 9th Street
Curry-Ya – 218 E. 10th Street
Decibel – 240 E. 9th Street
DokoDemo – 89 E. 4th Street
Donburiya – 253 W. 55th Street
Douska (formerly Douzo) – 63 Delancey Street
Dr. Clark – 104 Bayard Street
Gari Columbus – 370 Columbus Avenue
Go! Go! Curry! Chelsea – 144 W. 19th Street
Go! Go! Curry! Harlem – 567 W. 125th Street
Go! Go! Curry! Midtown East – 235 E. 53rd Street
Go! Go! Curry! Times Square – 273 W. 38th Street
Go! Go! Curry! Washington Square Park – 231 Thompson Street
Go! Go! Curry! World Trade Center – 12 John Street
Gorin Ramen – 351 E. 14th Street
Hasaki – 210 E. 9th Street
Hi-Collar – 231 E. 9th Street
Hide Chan Ramen Midtown East – 248 E. 52nd Street, 2nd Floor
Hirohisa – 73 Thompson Street
INASE – 1586 1st Avenue
J-Spec – 239 E. 5th Street
Katana Kitten – 531 Hudson Street
MakiMaki Sushi – 1369 6th Avenue
MakiMaki Sushi – 360 Lexington Avenue
Marezzata – 231 E. 50th Street
Marumi Restaurant – 546 LaGuardia Place
Minca – 536 E. 5th Street
Momokawa – 1466 1st Avenue
Ootoya Chelsea – 8 W. 18th Street
Ootoya Greenwich Village – 41 E. 11th Street
Ootoya Times Square – 141 W. 41st Street
Rai Rai Ken – 218 E. 10th Street
Rai Rai Ken Uptown – 1467 Amsterdam Avenue
Ramen Misoya – 129 2nd Avenue
RAMEN-YA – 181 W. 4th Street
Restaurant Nippon – 155 E. 52nd Street
Sakagura – 211 E. 43rd Street
Sake Bar Hagi 46 – 358 W. 46th Street
Sake Bar Shigure – 277 Church Street
Samurice – 261 Canal Street
Shabu Tatsu – 216 E. 10th Street
Soba Noodle Azuma – 251 W. 55th Street
Sobaya – 229 E. 9th Street
Sushi Ann – 38 E. 51st Street
Sushi Ikumi – 135 Sullivan Street
Sushi of Gari 46 – 347 W. 46th Street
Sushi of Gari TriBeCa – 130 West Broadway
Sushi of Gari Upper East Side – 402 E. 78th Street
Sushi Ryusei – 216 E. 39th Street
Sushi Tsushima – 210 E. 44th Street
Takahachi Bakery – 25 Murray Street
Takahachi Tribeca – 145 Duane Street
Tempura Matsui – 222 E. 39th Street
THE IZAKAYA NYC on 6th – 326 E. 6th Street
THE IZAKAYA NYC on 4th – 215 E. 4th Street
Tomi Jazz – 239 E. 53rd Street
Totto Ramen Hell’s Kitchen – 464 W. 51st Street
Totto Ramen Midtown East – 248 E. 52nd Street
Tsurutontan Midtown – 64 W. 48th Street
Tsurutontan Union Square – 21 E. 16th Street
Udon Izakaya West 46 – 150 E. 46th Street
WOKUNI – 327 Lexington Avenue
Yakiniku Futago – 37 W. 17th Street
Yakiniku Tohbay – 235 W. 55th Street, 2nd Floor
Yakiniku West – 218 E. 9th Street
Yakitori Torishin – 362 W. 53rd Street
Yakitori Totto – 251 W. 55th Street, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn
750 Myrtle Diner – 750 Myrtle Avenue
Andante – 255 Berry Street
BAR GOTO NIBAN – 474 Bergen Street
Bozu – 296 Grand Street
Japan Village – 934 3rd Avenue
Karazishi Botan – 255 Smith Street
Momo Sushi Shack – 43 Bogart Street
Samurai Mama – 205 Grand Street
Samurai Papa – 594 Lafayette Avenue
Sunrise Mart Brooklyn – 934 3rd Avenue
Wasan Brooklyn – 440 Bergen Street
Queens
Ariyoshi Japanese Restaurant – 41-13 Queens Boulevard, Sunnyside
BentOn Factory – 3739 Crescent Street, Long Island City
Hartsdale
FUJINOYA – 26 South Central Avenue
Kishuya – 163 South Central Avenue
Sharing is Caring
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About the NYJRA
The purpose of the New York Japanese Restaurant Association is to heighten the status of and develop markets for Japanese food in America. NYJRA seeks to revitalize the prevalence of Japanese food and culture through organizational activities such as collaborating with Japanese restaurants to facilitate catering to offices; supporting education for restaurants on topics like the history of Japanese food, human resources tips, and culinary techniques; and assisting Japanese restaurants to address the major challenges they face today.