Lucky Cat

Welcome to Lucky Cat, Midtown’s new favorite spot for Japanese tapas, ramen and sake. Come for the ramen bar, stay for the sake.

7 / 10
179
ratings
  • Phone

    (212) 838-5333

  • Website

    luckycatnyc-hub.com

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  • Type

    Ramen Restaurant

Address

232 E 53rd St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave) New York , NY 10022 United States

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes (incl. Visa & MasterCard)
Outdoor Seating No
Music No
Parking Street
Restroom Yes
Menus Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 40


Keywords:

ramen casual good for groups pork buns good for a quick meal happy hour bar izakaya lunch appetizers rice bowls mochi parmesan edamame scallions fresh made dinner kale city crispy food
ZenFoodster

Izakaya w/ Japanese tapas & non-traditional ramen & great HH drinks. Stay away from the skimpy yakitori sticks. Order the Uni ramen w/ tomato , scallion , & Parmesan , grilled edamame , & fried squid legs

ZenFoodster

Izakaya w/ tapas & non-traditional ramen . Wish broth less salty & thick in Uni ramen w/ tomato , scallion , & Parmesan .Fried squid legs had light & tasty seasoning. Char shu buns were not too fatty&good

ZenFoodster

Pineapple & lychee mojitos are good @ $6 during M-F 4-8pm HH. Deep fried squid legs is decent & Grilled Edamame is 1 of best edamame apps V & I have ever had! LC, pls make this a regular menu item. ????

Alyssa B.

Nice vibes inside like a dimly lit izakaya , with reasonable prices. Chikuwa is my go-to app! Small warm house sake is a small carafe for $10. The sukiyaki could be better. Will still be back!

Dustin Lee

Get the volcano . Best Japanese hotpot I've had here and in Japan. Add some udon at the end to fully utilize the soup . Karaage and brussels sprouts are solid starters.

Aptraveler

Absolutely everything is affordable top notch quality, freshly made , good portions and truly delicious, with a quick friendly service . What's missing in a cool decor is made up in an outstanding meal!

Brian Erickson

Under rated for sure! Have been to dozens of ramen places in the city and this is better than most. Prices are super reasonable and no wait. Pork buns were great too.

Nicole L

Get the "lucky cat" ramen , well balanced portion of toppings, ramen , and noodles . On the same level of totto ramen ! You can choose thick or thin noodles for your ramen .

Russell Hirschorn

Lucky cat ramen is excellent, pork bun is awesome, spicy tuna and pork rice bowls are delish. Cant wait to try the hot pot volcano . Open til 4am weekends, prices are really great.

Kourosh Behnam

It's not a classy but a great place to have comfort food.The spicy tuna tacos are good and the ramen is not bad. Quite place to have drinks with friends. Check it out if you are in midtown east.

Ernesto Gutierrez

The lucky cat ramen is a great start. Broth is very flavorful and the pork is nice and tender. The pork bun was disappointing, drown in mayo . Try the Japanese wheat beer Kawaba.

karen h.d.

Get the crispy kale appetizer , it's the best thing you will ever taste! Smothered in an umami sauce with Parmesan cheese and deep fried

ZenFoodster

Sukitama Don is the most delish gyudon (thinly-sliced beef rice bowl ) in my hood. ???? Too bad they didn't give as much sauce when you take it to go.

Carlos Melendez

Everything Here’s is good, authentic Japanese food , the noddles and mochis are the best ????????

Jin Moon

Their hotpot is sooo yummy! Be sure to order ramen on the side :)

Aly Blake

Pork buns here are mind blowing! Wasn't impressed by the spicy tuna tacos . Did try the ramen and can't wait to get back for another bowl!

Bon

The spicy tuna tacos and the salmon avocado tacos . Every day. Lucky cat ramen also porky good and a wee spicy .

Evgenia Makarchik

Tuna and salmon tacos are great. Yellowtail , tuna and salmon starters are outstanding!!

Chihaya

Being a vegetarian I have to say this place has the best vegetarian ramen noodle in the city so far.

Kristen Peirano

Ramen is great! Lucky cat ramen has a delicious spicy kick . This place is underrated

JP Sistenich

Everything is awesome! Half price sake after 10:30pm, Thurs-Sat, but only of the special menu!

Caroline Toff

Good ramen and nice happy hour deals

Wilton

Dessert was amazing! Creamy and sweet toast with green tea ice cream . They won't tell you what's in it...

Jenny Cui

The spicy pork hotpot is effing delicious. ???? add tofu and it's perfect.

Steven Y

Try the Lucky Cat ramen with thick noodles and the shrimp tempura appetizer

Yang He

Great lunch deals , lucky cat ramen has a solid spicy soup base

Dave Kim

my miso ramen with extra chashu was bitter for some reason. the broth is milky and good though

Adrian L

Great ramen spot for lunch - and you can grab a bowl for < $10!

Anthony Raul

The Lucky Cat Ramen is DELISH!!

Denise

Uni Ramen . Creamy and most delicious.

Lina Nguyen

Get the signature Lucky Cat ramen and pork buns !

rahul d

best ramen in midtown

सिद्धार्थ

House sake . House ramen . The best.

Lauren Blackwood

The Lucky Cat is great! Spicy and good!

Jeanie Jang

Their oyster special is great

S A

Try the nabe. Too bad I can't just order for one person.

Susumu

They take credit card .

pipitu

Average neighborhood izakaya

micah craig

Kinda mediocre ramen

Christine Lin

Worst slow service ever, not even packed. Didn't have so many things on the menu.

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