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Yopparai

Yopparai

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Japanese Restaurant, Speakeasy, and Sake Bar$$$$
Lower East Side, New York
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Menu 10Sake 8
Today's Specials‏
Items change daily based on the availability of fresh ingredients
Salads and Vegetables
Daikon Salad
7
Shredded daikon radish and other vegetables with Ume plum dressing
Homemade Nukazuke
6
Homemade pickled seasonal vegetables
Kaisen Sunomono
9
Assorted seafood‏ in vinegar dressing
Tomato Salad
7
Red tomato topped with diced onions and served with dashi dressing
Fresh Steamed Edamame
6
Edamame beans freshly steamed in a wooden box
Mushi Yasai Salad
12
Steamed vegetables served warm with sesame and ponzu dressings
Appetizers‏
Chilled Homemade Tofu
8
Chilled homemade‏ tofu with condiments
Kakuni
9
Berkshire pork belly simmered in sweet dashi broth
Agedashi-Tofu or Agedashi-Mochi
8
Choice of tempura-fried tofu or Mochi in light dashi sauce
Homemade Yudoufu
16
Hot homemade tofu cooked with Negi and shiitake in a wooden box
Washu Gyu Tataki
13
Lightly roasted‏ Washu beef with ponzu dressing
Chawanmushi
9
Savory steamed egg custard with shrimp and crab
Motsu Nikomi
8
Traditional miso tripe stew
Hoba Miso
15
Miso, washu‏ beef and wild vegetables cooked on a Hoba leaf
Sashimi
Hamachi Tataki
15
Seared yellowtail‏ in ponzu dressing
Negitoro
18
Tuna tartare with Tokyo Negi and Takuan pickles
Uni
18
Sea urchin
Zuke
16
Marinated Blue fin tuna in dashi-soy sauce
Otoro
30
Super fatty‏ Bluefin tuna
Ume
29
4 kinds of assorted sashimi
Matsu
49
4 kinds‏ of assorted sashimi plus ikura and uni
Slimy Bomb
15
Homemade Natto with mixed japanese vegetables and fish
Ikura
18
Salmon roe
Akami
13
Lean cut blue fin tuna
Chutoro
25
Medium fatty Bluefin tuna
Assortment of 4 Kinds of Bluefin Tuna
50
Take
39
4 kinds‏ of assorted sashimi plus ikura or uni
Oden‏
Traditional japanese soul foods simmered in dashi broth
Assortment of 3 items 10.00
Assortment of 5 items 15.00
Mochi Kinchaku
4
Tofu skin stuffed with pounded rice cake
Satsuma Age
4
Fried fish‏ cake
Tamago
3
Boiled egg
Daikon Radish
5
Hanpen
3
Grated fish and yam made into a fluffy cake
Konnyaku
3
Jelly-like yam cake
Japanese Barbecue
Torikushi
6
Free-range chicken thigh, choice of tare sauce or salt
Butakushi
10
Kurobuta pork belly with Shio Koji
Kamoyaki
14
Duck breast grilled on a hot plate, served with sweet soba broth
Hotate Butter
10
Scallop grilled‏ with butter sauce
Yasai Yaki
12
Mixed seasonal vegetables grilled with soy sauce
Tsukune
6
Free-range chicken meatballs
Gyutan
14
Washu beef tongue prepared in Sendai style
Washu Gyu Teppanyaki
19
Washu beef grilled on a hot plate
Ika Ichiyaboshi
10
Grilled whole squid
Simmered Dishes‏
Simmered dishes in a shallow clay pot, served with bowl of white rice upon request
Kinoko Toban Yaki
13
Mixed japanese mushrooms with sake lees, miso, and butter
Jidori Tamago Toji
14
Organic free-range chicken and Tsukune simmered in dashi broth with soft scrambled egg
Anago Yanagawa
18
Sea eel‏ simmered in dashi broth with soft scrambled egg
Nira Tama Tofu
10
Homemade tofu and chives simmered in dash broth with soft scrambled egg
Ebi Shinjo
14
Rock shrimp and black cod made into a fluffy dumpling, served in light dashi sauce
Kurobuta Tamago Toji
14
Kurobuta pork belly simmered in dashi broth with soft scrambled egg
Rice and Noodle Dishes
Yaki Onigiri
5 - 8
Crunchy grilled‏ rice cake. Comes with your choice of topping: spicy marinated cod roe, sea urchin, sekigahara soy sauce, or miso
Seiro Meshi
12 - 19
Blend of sticky rice with soy sauce, sake, steamed in a wooden seiro box with your choice of topping salmon flakes and roe, flaked king crab, sea eel or wild japanese vegetables
Homemade Tofu Miso Soup
5
Isobe Yaki Mochi
5
Homemade pounded glutinous rice cake grilled with soy sauce
Inaniwa Udon
12
Thin udon noodles from Akita prefecture, served chilled with dipping sauce
Chinmi‏‏
Rare snacks and tastes that pair well with sake
Tatami Iwashi
8
Sheets of dried sardines
Homemade Wasabi Zuke
6
Chopped wasabi with sake lees
Mentaiko
13
Lightly roasted‏ spicy marinated cod roe
Homemade Natto
4
Homemade fermented‏ soy beans
Umeboshi
5
Pickled plum
Shiokara
6
Squid sashimi with salted squid guts
Ika No Uni Ae
8
Squid sashimi mixed with sea urchin
Junmai‏‏
Pure rice sake
Denshu “Rice Fields” Aomori
17 - 34
Full-bodied, smooth
Nanbubijin “Southern Beauty” Iwate
14 - 28
Smooth, light, off-dry
Kikusui Chrysanthemum Mist Niigata
14 - 28
Smooth, light
Sawanoi “Fountain of Tokyo” Extra Dry Tokyo
14 - 28
Dry
Koshinokanbai Muku Winter Plum Blossoms” Niigata
19 - 38
Rich, full-bodied, smooth
Ichinokura “Ace Brewery” Miyagi
17 - 34
Rich, smooth, light
Masumi Okuden “Mirror of Truth” Nagano
15 - 30
Smooth, light‏
Harushika Chokarakuchi “Spring Dear” Super Dry Nara
15 - 30
Dry
Otokoyama “Man's Mountain” Hokkaido
14 - 28
Smooth, light, off-dry
Yamahai and Kimoto
Tengumai Yamahai “Dancing Goblin” Yamahai Ishikawa
14 - 28
Rich, full-bodied
Daishichi Kimoto “Big Seven” Kimoto Fukushima
14 - 28
Rich, full-bodied, smooth
Suehiro Denshou Yamahai “Crescendo” Yamahai Aizu
14 - 28
Rich, full-bodied, smooth
Ginjo‏
Premium sake
Jokigen “Good Feeling” Yamagata
15 - 30
Medium-dry, balanced‏
Kokuryu “Black Dragon” Fukui
18 - 36
Fruity, floral, complex
Hakkaisan “Eight Peaks” Niigata
19 - 38
Dry, clean
Dewazakura Dewasansan “Brilliant Cherry Blossom” Yamagata
18 - 36
Fruity, floral,‏ smooth
Kudoki Jozu “Playboy” Yamagata
16 - 32
Smooth, off-dry
Daiginjo
Super premium sake
Gasanryu Kisaragi “Mountain River” Yamagata
18 - 36
Fruity, floral
Tedorigawa Ikinaonna “Sophisticated Woman” Ishikawa
19 - 38
Rich, full-bodied, smooth
Dassai 50 “Otter Fest” Yamaguchi
19 - 38
Light-bodied, smooth
Tokubetsu‏
Special sakes
Shiragiku Nigori “White Chrysanthemum” Unfiltered Okayama
14 - 28
Rich, full-bodied, smooth
Nanbu Bijin Umesyu “Southern Beauty” Plum Sake
18 - 36
Iwate
Dassai 50 Nigori “Otter Fest” Unfiltered Yamaguchi
19 - 38
Light-bodied, smooth
Ginkoubai “Fragrant Plum” Plum Sake
18 - 36
Fukui
Ginsumiyoshi “Silver Cedar Barrel” Taruzake Yamagata
15 - 30
Rich, smooth,‏ light
Other Beverages
Yopparai Signature Cocktail
12
Refreshing mix‏ of kikusui perfect snow unfiltered sake and japanese citrus
Sapporo Draft Beer
8
Sake by the Bottle‏
720ml
Kubota Senju “Thousand Years” Honjozo Niigata
70
Dry, clean
Suijin “God of Water” Junmai Iwate
67
Dry, rich
Seiden “Clear Rice Feld” Junmai Ginjo Akita
70
Semi-sweet, light
Shichida “Seven Fields” Junmai Fukushima
77
Rich, full-bodied
Hakurakusei “Legend of the Stars” Junmai Miyagi
80
Medium dry, well-balanced
Sougen “Sougen” Junmai Ishikawa
89
Rich, full-bodied,‏ smooth
Sencyuhassaku “King of Peony” Great Plan Tokubetsu Junmai Kochi
99
Dry, clean
Fukujyu “Happy Long Life” Junmai Ginjo Kobe
75
Rich, smooth
Syunkasyunsetu “Three Seasons and Snow” Junmai Ginjo Fukui
65
Light-bodied, smooth
Tsukino Katsura “Willow Tree” Junmai Ginjo Kyoto
99
Fruity, floral,‏ smooth
Tengumai “Dancing Goblin” Junmai Daiginjo Ishikawa
75
Mild, fresh
Born Gold “Born Gold” Junmai Daiginjo Fukui
80
Aromatic
Kubota Manju “Ten Thousand Years” Junmai Daiginjo Niigata
180
Floral, smooth, clean
Tedorigawa Mangekyo “Kaleidoscope” Junmai Daiginjo Ishikawa
300
Aromatic, fragrant
Juyondai “Fourteenth Generation” Junmai Ginjo Yamagata
350
Rich, fruity‏
Kappa “River Sprite” Tokubetsu Junmai Yamagata
63
Dry
Ozenoyukidoke “Melting Snow” Super Dry Junmai Gunma
67
Dry, rich‏
Tedorigawa “Silver Mountain” Junmai Yamahai Ishikawa
63
Full-bodied
Kuroushi “Black Bull” Junmai Wakayama
70
Well-balanced, rich
Uragasumi “Misty Bay” Junmai Miyagi
77
Clean, smooth
Kenbishi Kuromatsu “Sword Star” Yamahai Honjozo Nada
85
Extremely rich, full-bodied. (900 ml bottle)
Isojiman “Proud Coast” Junmai Ginjo Shizuoka
99
Medium dry, well-balanced
Daishichi Yukishibori “Snow Drops” Honjyozo Kimoto Gensyu Nigori Fukushima
75
Mild, fruity
Izumijudan “Tenth Degree” Junmai Ginjo Yamagata
80
Dry, clean
Shimeharitsuru Pure “Shimehari Crane” Niigata
99
Soft smooth, light, off-dry
Daishichi Mazakura “Cherry Blossom” Junmai Kimoto Ginjo Fukushia
150
Aromatic, fragrant‏
Tamagawa Kinsyo “Heart of Gold” Junmai Daiginjo Kyoto
99
Fruity, floral, smooth
Ichinokura “Ace Brewery” Junmai Daiginjo Miyagi
140
Mild, fresh‏
Rojohanaari “Flower on the Street” Junmai Daiginjo Hyogo
230
Fruity, aromatic
Kyokusen “Sunrise” Junmai Daiginjo Iwate
300
Aroma, complex
Born Yumewamasayume “Dream Come True” Aged Junmai Daiginjo Fukui
500
Rich, complex

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Yopparai
151 Rivington St Apt 1 (btwn Suffolk & Clinton)
New York, NY 10002
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