Cherry Izakaya - Press - Japanese Gastro Pub in Williamsburg Brooklyn

Viewing NYC - Chef John Keller of Cherry Izakaya Latest to Try Luck at Chef Roulette

10/20/2015

Chef Roulette is a new web series from BRIC that gives well-known Brooklyn chefs surprise ingredients and haves them prepare a master dish using them all. Episode 2 just came out and features Chef John Keller from Cherry Izakayausing ingredients like okra, squash blossoms, candy cane beets, watercress and duck.

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NYCWFF - FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL LATE NIGHT IZAKAYA AND SAKE PAIRING

10/17/2015

Try Delicious Sake and Japanese Pub Bites!
Join chef John Keller from Brooklyn hotspot Cherry Izakaya and his friends from Dassara and Yopparai as they lead you though an hour long seated izakaya tasting paired with delicious sakes from the Southern Wine & Spirits portfolio. Izakaya typically refers to a casual Japanese eatery that serves small traditional dishes alongside sakes.

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Eater - New York City's 12 Hottest Sushi Restaurants

7/28/2015

Cherry Izakaya is number 9 out of NYC's top 12 sushi restaurants. Cherry Izakaya, the Williamsburg spinoff of Chelsea's Cherry, looks like a French brasserie crossed with a traditional Japanese restaurant.

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Taste the Style - WEDNESDAYS WITH THE GUYS BEHIND CHERRY IZAKAYA

7/21/2015

So, when your order arrived at the table, and you felt yourself already being unfaithful by eyeing the perfectly-plated meal across from you, you wish you could spilt meals with your friend. But while we all can make mistakes once in a while, at Cherry Izakaya you don’t have to worry about that.

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Food Before Love - Shiso Tipsy at Cherry Izakaya

5/21/2015

It’s not often that I go to Brooklyn any more but when I do, it’s for the eats. As I got myself comfortable at Cherry Izakaya in Williamsburg, their Shiso Tipsy drink caught my eye. I ordered it immediately as I stared at all the menu options they had. The bartender, Jake, was filling me in on all the favorites and he was sharing a little history lesson on sake that added to my experiences. By the time I was ready, my Shiso Tipsy had came out which was rather strong but pretty sweet. Cucumber seemed to be a huge part of this drink so I looked at it as my healthy drink of the day, ha!

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Selectisim - BITES BY DESIGN | CHERRY IZAKAYA, BROOKLYN

5/5/2015

In Williamsburg on North 8th, sequestered just off of the main thoroughfare of Bedford, is Cherry Izakaya. Conceptualized by Eugene Morimoto and Jonathan Morr, and realized with the assistance of Brooklyn-based design studio Home, the cheery-and-chic space is Morimoto’s Brooklyn-centric take on a traditional Japanese izakaya.

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United Hemispheres - Sesame Treat

4/17/2015

Asian-inspired cocktails highlight the versatile sesame seed / Nicholas Derenzo NEW YORK CITY – At the hip Japanese eateries Cherry, in the Meatpacking District, and Cherry Izakaya, in Brooklyn, the most innovative cocktail on the menu is also the most unassuming. In fact, the Sesame Whiskey looks like little more than bourbon on the rocks. But a key addition from the kitchen sets this quiet stunner apart: “Sesame seeds are a staple condiment in many Japanese dishes,” says mixologist Esteban Ordoñez. “They bring a beautifully light nuttiness.”

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Dwell Magazine - The 10 Best-Designed Restaurants in America

2/10/2015

Compliments of Home - Brooklyn Based Design Firm - Cherry Izakaya is number 3 on Dwell Magazines list of the 10 best designed restaurants in America!

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hOmE studio is responsible for some of New York's most beloved jewel-box restaurants. At Cherry Izakaya in Williamsburg, banquets made of reclaimed wood, an intricately carved ceiling, and a vintage Pachinko machine create a warm atmosphere inspired by 1970s Tokyo. The bankers are by O’lampia and the bar stools are by From the Source.

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The Wall Street Journal - Small Plates and Frozen Beer at Williamsburg’s Cherry Izakaya

11/25/2014

Transposing a chic downtown Japanese restaurant to a Williamsburg side street could easily hit all of the wrong notes. But Cherry Izakaya manages to strike the right balance with whimsical décor and exquisitely prepared small plates. Cherry Izakaya is the new Brooklyn outpost of Jonathan Morr, whose prior ventures include Cherry in the basement of the Dream Downtown Hotel in Chelsea and NoHo’sBondst.

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Thrillist - IT'S TIME FOR BACON SUSHI AND FOIE GRAS DUMPLINGS

8/4/2014

Spinning off into Brooklyn from its sister spot beneath the Dream Downtown, Williamsburg's Cherry Izakaya is a split-level Japanese bistro offering up a diverse array of drinking food, in a space that wouldn't be out of place in a very wealthy dumpling enthusiast's mansion... thanks to its thematic wallpaper, distressed mirrors, and a beautiful arched bar.

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Gothamist - Inside Williamsburg's Pretty New Cherry Izakaya

7/30/2014

The latest jewel-box dining gem to open in Williamsburg (which has a seemingly endless supply of them) is Cherry Izakaya, a warmly-designed spin-off of the Meatpacking District hotspot Cherry at the Dream Downtown. The restaurant's pretty interior is supposedly inspired by 1970s Tokyo, but it also fits right in here in 2014 Williamsburg, with ample reclaimed wood, hand-painted murals by a local artist, a glowing bar, and a vintage Pachinko machine in the foyer.

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People Magazine - Scarlett Johansson & Fiancé Dine at New Japanese Bar in Brooklyn, Cherry Izakaya

7/30/2014

Last Friday, which was also the start of opening weekend for Lucy, her latest movie, Johansson and fiancé Romain Dauriac joined friends for the opening of the new Cherry Izakaya in Brooklyn, which is the sibling to the more upscale Cherry restaurant in Manhattan’s Dream Downtown hotel.

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Brooklyn Magazine - Cherry Izakaya: A New Food Trend Grows in Brooklyn

7/28/2014

New York’s perplexing obsession with dearly priced small plates shows no signs of dying down. But the tide definitely appears to have turned in recent months, veering away from Spanish tapas and Mediterranean meze, in favor of sleek Japanese izakayas; casual drinking establishments serving diminutive snacks, ideally paired with light beer and sochu.

And Cherry Izakaya, a Williamsburg venture from the team behind the clubby Manhattan hotspot, Cherry at the Dream Downtown, is the latest to join the fray.

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Greenpointers - New Must-Try Spot: Cherry Izakaya Opens in Williamsburg

7/28/2014

But the main event at Cherry Izakaya, of course, is the food. And it is superb. The menu itself reads like a list of every delicious light morsel you might fancy of a summer’s eve.

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Daily News - Eats Beat: Meatpacking hotspot Cherry Izakaya gets Williamsburg offshoot

7/27/2014

High-end Meatpacking District restaurant Cherry now has a hip new Brooklyn sister. Restaurateurs Jonathan Moor and Eugene Morimoto opened a more casual Izakaya version of their Japanese and French fusion spot...

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Bedford & Bowery - BONDST’s Jonathan Morr Opens Cherry Izakaya in Williamsburg Tonight

7/25/2014

Tonight Jonathan Morr of BONDST will bring a Brooklyn outpost of his other sushi den, Cherry, to Williamsburg. That may cause some to worry about the upscaling of the neighborhood’s dining scene (a cherry that was already popped by The Elm). After all, Cherry’s meatpacking-esque location in the Dream Hotel looks like a place where the girls from Sex and the City would get a drink, not the girls from Girls.

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WWD - Feast for the Eye: Cherry Izakaya Opens in Brooklyn

7/23/2014

New Yorkers love a buzzy culinary trend (cronuts, anyone?). The latest craze that has the city’sfood nerds swooning? Izakayas. Traditionally thought of as modest Japanese watering holes serving tapa-sized bites, izakayas have been popping up all over the city recently. Jonathan Morr and Eugene Morimoto’s new spot, Cherry Izakaya, opening Friday in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is the latest.

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Urban Daddy - Cherry Has Been Williamsburg’d

7/23/2014

Make it happen at Cherry Izakaya, the late-night-friendly new outpost of Dream Downtown’s Japanese spot, opening later this week in Williamsburg.

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Free Williamsburg - Cherry Izakaya now open in Williamsburg

7/14/2014

Restaurateurs Jonathan Morr (BONDST, Republic) and Eugene Morimoto, along with Chef Jun Hiroshima (Morimoto Napa, BONDST), translate Cherry’s playful riffs on contemporary Japanese fare to an Izakaya-style menu as they bring Cherry Izakaya to the vibrant Williamsburg neighborhood.

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