Raku

Name: Raku
Address: 48 MacDougal St, New York, NY 10012, USA, New York
Price range: $$

“raku does japanese right without the pretension—solid technique, real flavors, and you're not paying omakase prices for it.”

Raku

japanese · New York

NYT 100

raku does japanese right without the pretension—solid technique, real flavors, and you're not paying omakase prices for it.

Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.

Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.

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$$ · ClosedToday · 11:30 — 21:30G4.5TY4.5MS

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Smart Spend. Harry scores Raku 81/100 for quality and 76/100 on the Worth It scale for New York. No paid placements, no affiliate links — just the arithmetic.

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