Tempura in New York City
The tempura counters worth knowing in New York City.
- Raku
A casual udon-led route to shrimp or vegetable tempura, distinct from tasting-menu specialists.
- Sakagura
A lunch-focused tempura option in a broader Japanese restaurant.
- Secchu Yokota
A six-seat East Village counter built around seasonal tempura omakase, with Japanese and Western influences in the surrounding courses.
- Soba Noodle Azuma
A Midtown West soba restaurant with a dedicated tempura-and-soba set category on its official-linked ordering menu.
- Sobaya
An East Village soba house with documented ten zaru and tempura-soba offerings, plus tempura rice bowls singled out by MICHELIN.
- Tempura Matsui
New York's dedicated tempura omakase, the only Michelin-starred tempura restaurant in the United States. A counter in Murray Hill serving a seasonal tempura tasting; named for tempura master Masao Matsui and operated by America Ootoya Inc.
