The Japanese restaurant Momoya recently opened a sleek new incarnation in SoHo at 47 Prince Street, corner of Mulberry Street. This is the third, more upscale location of this Japanese restaurant.

As their guests, we were celebrating a birthday and started with three of their apps, including lots of cooked items and sushi. We nibbled on their organic edamame with sea salt ($10), crispy chunks of karaage, and the Japanese fried chicken ($15) with a spicy sesame-mayo. I’d skip their delicious-sounding fried spring roll ($13) filled with lobster, fish cake, jalapeños and shiitakes as we found that the cheese in this didn’t work. At least for us.

We did enjoy their shrimp tempura (appetizer portion, $23).

Following our apps, we enjoyed a medley of items from their extensive menu. Delicious is their sliced seared Wagyu beef atop crispy rice ($23), their miso black cod ($42) with cauliflower rice and a miso scallion sauce and Brussels sprouts ($15) with a sweet soy vinaigrette.

When we ordered their Mille Feuille aux bananas ($17), which consists of layers of puff pastry, caramelized banana bream, and Hojicha rum raisin ice cream, the kitchen wrote Happy Birthday on the plate, helping to make my friend’s day special.

I recommend a visit.

Momoma Soho
Soho
47 Prince Street
New York, NY 10012
646-429-9315
momoyanyc.com/