Souen Organic Ramen
- Neighborhood: East Village
- 326 E. Sixth St.
- New York, NY 10003
- 212-388-1155
- Price range: $$ ($9-$15)
Is there a correlation between NYU’s growing tuition and the growth of Souen Organic Ramen? Souen has been a macrobiotic Village mainstay since 1971, but with a third outpost—now along the Little India corridor, in the former Spice Cove—it's as if they're aiming to ensure that no student will miss out on the time-honored tradition of subsisting on the noodles that nourish the college noodle. As it happens, this particular spot is tiny: two-dozen seats or so at a single long table, like a low-budget dinner scene from a Harry Potter remake with bamboo-ey bolts bedecking the walls. The menu, true to Souen’s organic aesthetic, is about super bowls in which to marry noodles, broths and fixins as you wish, or else choose from a modest array of vegan appies. With the winsome Chef Yoda anything but tough on tofu, it’s fun to watch her—amid a great waitstaff—play server in so small a setting.
Getting There
- Cross Streets:
- Between 1st and 2nd Aves.
- Parking:
- Metered, Nearby, Street, and Street Parking Difficult
- Public Transportation:
- 6 to Astor Pl.
The Basics
- Hours:
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Mon.-Fri., 5:30 p.m.-11 p.m.
Sat.-Sun., 12 p.m.-1 a.m.
- Cuisine:
- Japanese, Noodles, and Organic
- Meals Served:
- Business Lunch, Dinner, Lunch, and Pre Theater
- Price Range:
- $$ ($9-$15)
- Reservations:
- Not Required
- Alcohol:
- BYOB
