Heidi Liou

We hosted a private dinner for 16 people at Kimika (which is their max for the private dining space), and it was a great experience. Darwin + the team were super easy to work with, friendly, professional, and really helpful throughout the planning. Our server Kara was awesome. She kept everything moving smoothly and was so kind and on top of things the whole night. One of our guests had a peanut and tree nut allergy, and the team took it seriously. They made a note of it ahead of time and double-checked that the menu was safe, which we really appreciated. The space itself was perfect for a group like ours. It felt private and cozy without being too quiet. We were able to have real conversations without yelling over each other. The food and drinks (cocktails and wine) were amazing. Everyone was impressed. My favorite was the "prosciutto pizza" (Leporati prosciutti di parma). Definitely worth the cost, which is on the lower end of other private dining rooms in NYC. I’d recommend it for any group dinner, whether it’s a celebration or something more work-related.

+5

Coco Tsai

Impressed by the fusion of Japanese and Italian cuisine! The flavors blended beautifully. We tried the uni toast and tartare—both were excellent. The main rigatoni with tomato sauce was absolutely amazing, and my boyfriend and I loved it. I could actually eat more than three bites of pasta—which is rare for me! It was especially interesting how the edamame paired so well with the sauce. The service was also wonderful. We had such a lovely date night—thank you to the team!

Adam de la Cruz

Came in for some cocktails and a snack. I had the Tanduay rum cocktail with clarified milk cardamom and steeped tea. It was amazing. Caesar the bartender was kind enough to explain the whole process of making it and helped recommend the second drink. Great ambiance, wish I was hungry enough to try the menu.

+2

Rudy Lee

Amazing dishes, impeccable & friendly service, and a chic atmosphere that offers a cozy feel. The food is very unique, I love how it seamlessly blends arguably two of the most delicious cuisines! Will definitely be making a trip back soon!

Lenny

Had dinner at Kimika yesterday and it did not disappoint. Every dish we had was on point. I loved the Tuna Tartar and Brick Chicken. The apple crumble strudel was also excellent and we polished our plates. Our servers were also super gracious and attentive.

Haley B-V

Was in town for the night, and decided to try and get a reservation since it’s Restaurant week. The $45 dinner option was a steal for the quality and taste. Our server Kara was the absolute best!!! We enjoyed getting seated at the corner of the restaurant where we had a great vantage point. The food was fresh and served with a smile by each staff member that brought it out. The only con I would say, is even though I made a reservation we still did have to wait over 10 min for our table to be ready, but I get it, it’s a busy set of weeks for NYC dining. Would come here again!

Daniel

The Japanese and Italian flavors mixed well and are to come back for. I stayed in the hotel where the restraunt was attached. In the area, with a focus of cocktails and table service for an upscale environment, it was delightful. I love cocktails, and the servers were personable. Nothing pretentious. They focus on service and taste! Our food was excellent and the drinks were even better. It's a pleasant experience.

+2

Mia Huynh

This Japanese-Italian fusion spot located in lower Manhattan is a cute date spot or dinner spot with friends! I came for their dinner service one time and had a great time. Service here was good. We ordered their uni toast and seared octopus for appetizers and uni spaghetti and truffle carbonara for entrees, and everything was great. My favorite of the night was their seared octopus. The octopus was amazing and the sauces and garnishes were delicious. The truffle carbonara was the second favorite, but I just wish the truffle flavor was a bit stronger. Although I loved the concept of the uni toast and spaghetti, I don't think the uni was the freshest so it made the whole dish very briny. Overall, not a bad spot, but I don't recommend their uni dishes. I would be open to coming back to try their brunch service (I've heard their matcha french toast was good!).

Kevin Shin

We booked a private room to celebrate our engagement with 14 people total and it was absolutely amazing! Darwin and his staff were extremely kind and well-accommodating. They were very mindful about giving us privacy, as well as bringing in the food and cleaning dirty plates. The food was a prix fixe menu that was very delicious! The room was also the perfect size and didn’t feel cramped at all, and they allowed us to arrive early to decorate it! Highly recommend this place for private events or just dining in!

M Redwan Firdaus

We were celebrating a birthday with a group of six and the food was absolutely delicious! My personal favorites were the Soy Butter Bigoli, Mochi Bombolocini, Scallop, Rigatoni, and the Apple Pie. Most of the food was amazing. The service was fantastic – everyone was so attentive, helpful, and friendly. The atmosphere is super relaxed. I really loved the Umami in the Kenmare cocktail.

It has always been a mission of mine to come to New York and eat at Kimika! I was finally able to achieve that over Valentine's Day Weekend! It filled me with joy to say the name that I also share with the resturant when they asked the name for the reservation. We were seated quickly and the ambiance of the restaurant was very romantic (perfect for Valentine's), the service was quick and friendly and the food was Amazing!!! I recommend the Soy Butter Spaghetti! This was definitely an experience I will never forget. Thanks Kimika for a wonderful dining experience-- this Kimika definitely recommends!!!

Alessandro Gomez

We had an amazing time at Kimika tonight! My sister, a friend, and I waited about 15 minutes at the bar before getting a table, but honestly, time flew by thanks to the great vibes and the super friendly bartender who even brought us some bread. Once we were seated, Kara, our server, was absolutely outstanding — attentive, warm, and always available. Every person in the service industry should follow her example! We absolutely loved her. Roberto was also fantastic, full of charm and great energy. We started with the tuna tartare as an appetizer, and it was absolutely incredible — so fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. The drinks were outstanding — my mezcal cocktail came with prosciutto on the side (amazing combo!), my sister had a sangria, and my friend enjoyed a beer. We shared a skirt steak, cooked perfectly medium, with peppers and green sauce — delicious! The truffle carbonara was out of this world — one of the best pastas I’ve ever had. And the salmon soba was just as impressive. To finish, we had the apple pie with espresso ice cream, and it was absolutely delicious — the perfect ending to an unforgettable meal. The restaurant’s atmosphere is cozy yet elegant, perfect for conversation and enjoying great food. We’d come back a thousand times — especially if Kara and Roberto are there! 💖

Brittany Simon

Fantasy Happy Hour and dinner in NoLita! Amazing food, wine and vibe in soho at Kimika! Perfect for a private event or dinner. They have a gorgeous private dining room. Great for a work dinner or holiday party!

+1

Rachael

Food was decently good. Not spectacular. Soy butter bigoli - nice flavour and texture. Mushrooms were nice. Not an overly complex dish. Had a similar taste and feel to instant noodles. Soba noodles with salmon - lacked any nice extraordinary flavour. Simple dish. Overall, the ideas of these dishes here were quite unique. The execution was underwhelming for me, but maybe I set my expectations too high. Though, I don’t know if the food was exceptionally good so I wish I had paid a lesser cost. Ambiance is lovely for a date. A bit dark and could hear conversations around me. Service was very polite.

Jessica Tung

Amazing service! We walked in really early on Friday (515pm) so restaurant was pretty empty (most people still at happy hour probably ha!). Service was really fast, waitress was friendly and helpful. We ordered two small dishes, two pastas and a side. I was worried it wasn’t enough but the pastas were not small / were rich so was more than enough for the two of us. Of the small dishes, we got the hamachi collar, and the uni toast. I’m always comparing uni toast to the one from Chef’s table. Not a fair comparison. This one isn’t that, but it is decent. Do wish toast was less substantial though. The hamachi collar was great - the skin added a tiny bit of crisp+ fat/flavor. Pasta was the right level of al dente for me. Uni pasta was rich and good if you like that flavor profile. I preferred it over the rigatoni but not for the price ha. It was market price and I guess market that day was $50…Rigatoni is baked - with a layer of cheese on top. For our side we did the pea shoots. A lot of bonito on top - be warned if you don’t like that haha. Overall good experience and would recommend a try if you’re in the area. Restaurant itself is nice ambience - beautiful space, not too crowded tables, and music not too loud and can have a convo without screaming at each other.

+3

Brianna Baker

Japanese Italian fusion? Something I obviously had to try! I appreciate Kimika’s creative menu with plenty of vegetarian options. Our waitress Kara/Cara was so friendly and helpful. I started with a Spritz that I think could’ve used some more bubbles, but the flavors were on point. The food was good but I felt like there could’ve been a bit more flavor. We tried the Truffle Carbonara, Soy Butter Bigoli, and Eggplant Katsu - I think the Bigoli was my favorite (think elevated lo mien). For dessert, we tried the lava cake, matcha French toast (would get it with ice cream if I were to over come again) and the Nutella Bombolocini (very creative - think mochi stuffed with Nutella). Overall, I loved the concept of Kimika and the service, but I think there could’ve been just a tad more flavor in some of our dishes. Definitely a place to try once!

Mingxuan Shen

Only tried their dinner menu so I’ll just comment on that. I had high expectations for it because my friends recommended it. We ordered truffle carbonara and uni spaghetti for main. The flavor is really nice but the texture of the pasta isn’t the best. We got hazelnut mochi dessert. Nothing special. The serving size is quite small for the price. Will definitely exceed $50+ per person! (Might give it another try for their brunch)

Carol

Came here twice I think its unique but decent. Apps are okay, uni toast is interesting yet i think its better off without the toast. The deconstructed tartare was good but nothing special. For the entrees, the risotto was probably the dish I enjoyed the most and better than the soy butter bigoli that I ordered. The bigoli was a bit too oily and overly salty for my liking. Dessert wasn’t that good either, apple pie was too sweet and the bomboloncini too, I wouldn’t want to get them again. Which is weird because usually dessert is my favorite part of the meal. It felt too expensive for the food and experience, around 200+ for two people and somehow I was left expecting more from here.

We were excited to try this restaurant given it’s interesting concept and presence in the Michelin guide. However, the actual delivery was very sub-par, and we left without finishing our orders despite being hungry. We ordered four dishes - wagyu braciole and uni, crab noodles, rice cake lasagna, and cabbage with prosciutto. The wagyu and uni dish was decent and quite interesting, as they wrapped the two around a piece of rice cake. However, we’ve definitely had better wagyu and uni elsewhere. The rice cake lasagna dish was our favorite (but that’s not saying much). It was seasoned a bit too heavily - a theme of all the dishes, frankly - but the texture was quite good. The crab noodle was distinctly worse: there was the same issue of being too heavy on the salt, but in addition, the texture of the noodles (way too soft) left much to be desired. The cabbage with prosciutto was inedible, so heavy was the level of salt in this dish. The kitchen interwove prosciutto in between the cabbage leaves, which while interesting made it impossible to get away from the salt. We ate maybe 10% of this dish before being unable to continue. Service was impeccably warm and attentive, however, which partially made up for the 1/5 food. The idea of fusing Italian and Japanese cuisine sounded wonderful, but unfortunately the result of this fusion that we tasted today was a Frankenstein.

Elsa

Quite disappointed given the good reviews and the price. I got the brick chicken and the soy butter bigoli so almost 100$, and I was still super hungry after :( The soy butter bigoli is basically chinese fried noodles but with al dente spagetti and butter. I didn't know the "soy" in "soy butter" basically just meant "soy sauce". I thought it would be more like a creamy soy milk. But yeah, if you forget that you're in a fancy restaurant, you do feel like just eating spagetti with soy sauce and butter, kinda like your chinese roommate wanted to innovate or smth. Well it's not bad, but it's really oily, and just kinda salty... a bit burnt... exactly how it sounds. The chicken was dry. And nothing fancy. Good portion but yeah it's just a piece of chicken, you gotta pay even more for a side... I was hyped for desert, and got the apple pie. It looks really nice, but it's very very basic. But I'm not so mad about that because 12$ for that is ok. But I would not get it again, it's way too sweet and is drowing in sweet syrup, the apple pieces are not melted, and they're too acidic and slightly bitter. Just average. Very small amount of espresso ice cream. Nice place though. Service is not fast.

+3