Yopparai
Booze Worthy
151 Rivington St | Between Suffolk & Clinton St | NY, NY 10002 +1.212.777.7253 Izakaya are on the rise and Yopparai is one of our favorites to hit the scene. The intimate space is hidden away on the Lower East Side, up a narrow flight of stairs. Press the buzzer, make your way into this repurposed apartment (reservations help), and get ready to spend the night sipping ceramic cups full of hot and cold sakes. With over 50 bottles on offer, the well-executed sake list will beckon
an impromptu tasting. To soak up the alcohol, Yopparai dishes out small plates of Japanese pub snacks, like squid sashimi with sea urchin or a rock shrimp and black cod pancake. This hidden space is one of the most serious sake-drinking spots in the city leaving you momentarily transported to Tokyo – a Lower East Side version of Tokyo, that is.
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