Mew Men

The team behind a pair of Korean upstarts—soul-food spot Her Name is Han and banchan-focused Atoboy—venture into Japanese territory with this Greenwich Village ramen-ya, a collaboration with chef Hiroshi Hiraoka of Japan’s Q Ramen. Five bowls are on offer, ranging from a chicken shoyu tangled with pork chashu and marinated snow peas, to a miso-vegetable broth topped with seasonal vegetables and sesame. Roughly hewn tables and wooden plateware give a rough feel to the space, offset by the more modern appeal of a DJ booth and a knickknack-strewn chef’s counter, which offers sundry sakes (served both hot and cold), Sapporo on draft and imported bottles like an Echigo stout and Ozeno Yukidoke IPA.