{"id":11323,"date":"2016-01-05T10:30:32","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T10:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/letsnomnomblog.com\/?p=11323"},"modified":"2017-04-02T00:59:03","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T00:59:03","slug":"kopi-ramen-greenwich-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/05\/kopi-ramen-greenwich-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Kopi Ramen, Greenwich Village"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Kopi<\/p>\n

New Yorkers love ramen, so naturally, there are hidden ramen spots throughout the city. (All of the secret late night places I’ve come across serves only serve meat-based broths, which is why I haven’t tried them.) The latest addition is Kopi Ramen, which opened in early December. It’s supposed to be a speakeasy hidden behind a bookcase at Kopi Kopi<\/a>, but it’s probably not so secret after all given the amount of attention it’s received on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\"Kopi<\/p>\n

Angela and I came here for dinner a couple weeks after they opened, and only about half the tables were filled during peak dinner hours. It’s a casual, comfy space with a woody look that’s typical of ramen-ya. The staff was friendly and cheerful. The menu is a cute booklet with pictures. Kopi is cash only, and it’s handy that they include gratuity in the bill.<\/p>\n

\"Kopi<\/p>\n

We shared with an order of the homemade tofu salad ($7). The tofu was well seasoned and very tasty. Good with the lettuce and tomatoes. I passed on the mountain of bonito flakes even though Angela said the bonito brought the salad together. I’m standing by “fish are friends, not food” and was never a big fan of bonito to begin with.<\/p>\n

\"Tofu<\/p>\n

We got tipsy with a bunch of adorable pandas! This sake ($10) comes in a cute little glass that looks like it’s meant for 5-year olds. I’m not a huge sake drinker, but this was so light, smooth, and cute.<\/p>\n

\"Panda<\/p>\n

If I’m remembering correctly, I believe Angela got the shio ramen. The ramen comes pretty loaded with toppings, including two thick slices of pork. Whichever ramen it was, she really enjoyed it.<\/p>\n

\"Shio<\/p>\n

You can ask for a vegetarian broth for the miso ramen ($13). I forgot to ask if the noodles contain egg, but I noticed my noodles were different from Angela’s and they omitted the egg as a topping. Maybe it is vegan. I’ll have to check with them if I ever go back.<\/p>\n

\"Vegetarian<\/p>\n

My ramen was loaded with toppings: tofu, cabbage, kikurage mushrooms, corn, scallions, bamboo, and nori. The MSG-free miso broth was quite tasty, and I always enjoy lots of toppings. The noodles were okay, not as bouncy as I would like them to be. Overall though, pretty good ramen and a nice addition to the area.<\/p>\n

\"Vegetarian<\/p>\n

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New Yorkers love ramen, so naturally, there are hidden ramen spots throughout the city. (All of the secret late night places I’ve come across serves only serve meat-based broths, which is why I haven’t tried them.) The latest addition is Kopi Ramen, which opened in early December. It’s supposed to be a speakeasy hidden behind a bookcase at Kopi Kopi, but it’s probably not so secret after all given the amount of attention it’s received on Instagram. Angela and I came here for dinner a couple weeks after they opened, and only about half the tables were filled during peak dinner hours. It’s a casual, comfy space with a woody look that’s typical of ramen-ya. The staff was friendly and cheerful. The menu is a cute booklet with pictures. Kopi is cash only, and it’s handy that they include gratuity in the bill. We shared with an order of the homemade tofu salad ($7). The tofu was well seasoned and very tasty. Good with the lettuce and tomatoes. I passed on the mountain of bonito flakes even though Angela said the bonito brought the salad together. I’m standing by “fish are friends, not food” and was never a big fan […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3355,3359],"tags":[325,1287,1498,1565,1566,1716,1783,1851,1905,1991,2310,2509,2556,2675,2960,3132],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/efa88afb-41ec-4df6-bf75-4a3b1b6a6d09.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11323"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}