Family Recipe

Family Recipe Restaurant Review

Hand-crafted, delicately presented Japanese cuisine is the specialty of Tokyo-born chef Akiko Thurnauer. After cutting her teeth at Nobu and later creating lovely hand-delivered bento-box meals, chef Thurnauer has claimed her own space at this tiny restaurant on the Lower East Side. The menu focuses on small plates, designed for sharing and experiencing Japanese home cooking as you might enjoy...

Posted on March 01, 2013. Brought to you by gayot.

Average Rating

60

Japanese restaurant on Eldridge.

Posted on November 07, 2012. Brought to you by nyc.

Haute meets homey at this Japanese jewel box. Tokyo-born chef uses technique and tastes of home as starting point for her creative flights. Market-driven menus lead to buns stuffed with pork belly and poached pear, sake-steamed mussels with nori butter, signature slow-cooked short ribs in a cast iron pot. Family affair draws on husband’s Swiss background for chocolate cake recipe (served with...

Posted on September 17, 2011. Brought to you by blackbookmag.

Unique Dishes

Average Rating

80

Great place for a small group. Excellent menu and unique options of vegans. The Lobster Ramen was excellent!

Posted by OpenTable Diner Since 2006 on March 08, 2014. Brought to you by opentable.

Inventive, unusual Japanese

Average Rating

60

The food was unusual but everything was tasty. However, prices are quite expensive and overpriced for portion size. Nice place to duck into for some snacks to share or an entree only -- but a three course meal here would set you back a pretty penny.

Posted by qdrophnia on March 08, 2014. Brought to you by opentable.

A Taste of Home in LES

Average Rating

80

Really interesting riff on Japanese Home Style, like hanging out in a Yokohama coffee house with a band of traveling jazz musicians. Very creative interpretations of old standards.

Posted by MCrystal on February 22, 2014. Brought to you by opentable.

Great Group Grub

Average Rating

80

I made a reservation for 6 people on a Friday night. The restaurant was pretty well attended when all 3 of us couples arrived. We were seated promptly, but it was at that point that the wait staff seemed to get in the weeds. Our drinks came in really slowly, but it wasn't a big deal. The entire staff was super friendly and apologized about it. and the drinks were excellent when they arrived....

Posted by bigbadjorge on February 21, 2014. Brought to you by opentable.

A great find

Average Rating

80

Excellent Japanese home style cooking.
Quiet.
Friendly.
Not expensive.
Definitely going back.

Posted by Native on February 11, 2014. Brought to you by opentable.

2013 & 2014 Michelin Bib Gourmand Awardee! Family Recipe opened on the Lower East Side in September of 2011. The concept grew out of chef/owner Akiko Thurnauer's experiences growing up with a food-obsessed family in Tokyo, Japan, but her cuisine is influenced by her appreciation of New York City and other places around the world. It's not traditional Japanese food; as the New York Times put it,...

Posted on May 19, 2014. Brought to you by binglocal.

2013 Michelin Bib Gourmand Awardee! Family Recipe opened on the Lower East Side in September of 2011. The concept grew out of chef/owner Akiko Thurnauer's experiences growing up with a food-obsessed family in Tokyo, Japan, but her cuisine is influenced by her appreciation of New York City and other places around the world. It's not traditional Japanese food; as the New York Times put it, it's...

Posted on April 11, 2013. Brought to you by tripadvisor.