Tokyo Bar (CLOSED)

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Closing October 31, 2009

If you’ve always craved a side of manga with your sake, then this strung-out, walk-in comic strip straight out of a Hayao Miyazaki hallucination (yep, there literally are Japanese comic strips on the walls) just might be your kick. Brought to you by the same folks behind B Flat (who, in turn, defected from Angel’s Share), Tokyo Bar’s neon-splattered dugout in Tribeca offers up “Japanese comfort food”—concoctions that incorporate Western ingredients like ketchup, pasta and mayonnaise; in Japan, they’re simply called “café meshi” or “meals served at cafés.” Menu items include Omu-rice (rice-filled omelettes drenched in gravy), Napolitan (spaghetti made with ketchup and sausage) and Tokyo Beef Stew (served with sour cream on top). And since the place comes courtesy of the B Flat peeps, you can expect a bevy of curious cocktails, such as wasabi-infused vodka and choco-banana liqueur. You don’t need Akira’s psionic powers to figure out one thing: The place rocks.

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