The first Japanese restaurant in New York to serve raw sushi. What gives Nippon its cachet are soba noodles, made daily from buckwheat harvested from Kuraoka's farm in Canada then blended in a way that heightens flavor: The soba beef salad, a house specialty consisting of thin slices of rare prime rib so tender you can cut it with a fork, is served over crisp, shredded romaine lettuce (a crunchy counterpoint) as well as a side of t...

The first Japanese restaurant in New York to serve raw sushi. What gives Nippon its cachet are soba noodles, made daily from buckwheat harvested from Kuraoka's farm in Canada then blended in a way that heightens flavor: The soba beef salad, a house specialty consisting of thin slices of rare prime rib so tender you can cut it with a fork, is served over crisp, shredded romaine lettuce (a crunchy counterpoint) as well as a side of the nutty, toothy soba. Interestingly, Kuraoka invented beef negimayaki, a dish now ubiquitous on Japanese menus around the world.
Menu - Main - Appetizers, Nippon's Original Salads, Nippon's Soba Salads, Soba, Udon, Popular Main Dish, Roll Sushi, Nigiri Sushi, A La Carte & For Office Party Or Lunch Meeting. Lunch - Salads, Soba - Cold & Hot, Udon - Cold & Hot, Popular Lunch & Side Order & Soup. Dinner - Popular Main Dish, Sukiyaki, Unagi-Eel. Kaiseki Tasting Menu - Kaiseki Tasting Menu (a) & Soba Kaiseki Tasting Menu (b)