Kotobuki Menu - New York, NY

Straightforward sashimi shares a menu with unusual rolls & other Japanese fare in a modern space. Based on 391 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery

Kotobuki 10003

Address:
56 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10003

Phone: (212) 353-5088

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Hours

Saturday	5–10:30 PM
Sunday	5–9:30 PM
Monday (Labor Day)	12–2:30 PM, 5:30–10 PM Hours might differ
Tuesday	12–2:30 PM, 5:30–10 PM
Wednesday	12–2:30 PM, 5:30–10 PM
Thursday	12–2:30 PM, 5:30–10 PM
Friday	12–2:30 PM, 5:30–10:30 PM

APPETIZERS SPECIAL
K-Mac Sliders Chopped tuna, rice, tempura flakes, scallion “patties”, topped with avocado, Romaine and spicy mayo in a rice cracker “bun”.	$13.65
Spicy Tuna Pizza A crunchy rice and nori crust topped with layers of spicy tuna, shredded crab salad, tobiko, soy-mayo, and scallions.	$15.75
Tacos Japoneses Chopped salmon/yellowtail, Romaine hearts, mixed with smoked chipotle mayo in a crispy corn tortilla.	$13.65
The Viaduct Rolled pepper tuna or seared salmon, combined with a choice of crab or lobster salad, cucumber, topped with our special yuzu-jalapeno chili sauce.	$14.70
Spicy Tuna Sandwich Layers of chopped tuna, crab salad, avocado and spicy mayo sandwiched between a rice and soy-nori “bread”.	$15.75
Crispy Rice & Spicy Tuna Bite sized crispy rice topped with spicy tuna and jalapeno.	$14.18
Rock Shrimp Tempura style popcorn shrimp, savory, sweet, spicy, citrusy, all in one bite.	$16.80
SIGNATURE ROLL SPECIAL
Beach Monster Roll Spicy scallop, eel, burdock and scallions, topped with torched-seared white tuna.	$21.00
Carnival Roll Tuna, jalapeno, scallions, and tempura flakes, topped with salmon and red tomato salsa.	$18.38
Caterpillar Remix Roll Eel, shrimp, tuna, tempura flakes, topped with avocado, tobiko, spicy mayo and our sweet sauce concoction.	$19.95
Cinderella Roll Spicy tuna, asparagus, avocado with fluke, scallions, tobiko on top.	$18.90
Coquette Roll Shrimp, super white tuna, crab salad, tobiko, asparagus, tempura flake, spicy mayo roll wrapped with soy-nori, topped with avocado.	$17.85
Daisy Dukes Roll Yellowtail, avocado, and scallions, topped with crab salad, white tuna, tobiko, tempura flakes and spicy mayo.	$18.38
Gold Coast Roll Shrimp tempura, avocado, tobiko, cucumber with lobster salad.	$19.95
Grinch Roll Spicy tuna, yellowtail, tempura flakes and scallions, topped with avocado and cayenne pepper.	$17.85
H Roll Spicy eel, tuna and tempura flakes, topped with torched-seared salmon and jalapenos.	$19.43
Hole-In-One Roll Shrimp tempura, avocado, tobiko, and mayo, topped with lightly seared scallop and a sweet sauce drizzle.	$21.53
Holy Tuna! Roll Crab salad, scallions and tempura flakes, topped with avocado and tuna.	$18.38
J-Pop Roll Avocado, kampyo, tempura flakes, topped with crab salad and tuna.	$16.80
Mardi Gras Gone Wild Roll Chopped tuna, tempura flakes, scallions, spicy mayo, and avocado, topped with asparagus and torched-seared Cajun salmon.	$19.95
Pink Lady Roll A riceless roll with salmon, shrimp, crab salad and daikon, topped with red tomato salsa.	$15.23
Puff The Magic Dragon Roll A Kotobuki favorite! Salmon, asparagus, cucumber, jalapeno, tempura flake roll topped with lobster and seaweed salad.	$19.95
Rainbow Bright Roll Spicy toro topped with avocado, salmon, yellowtail and tobiko.	$22.05
Spicy Girl Roll Spicy salmon, spicy yellowtail, avocado, topped with spicy tuna and tempura flakes.	$18.90
BENTO SETS
Bento Box A bento box set with California roll, pork gyoza, shrimp tempura and your choice of teriyaki dish.	$32.55
APPETIZERS
Age Tofu Fried tofu, dashi, grated daikon, scallions.	$9.45
Carpaccio Appetizer Pan-seared, sliced, peppery, Cajun filets with wasabi mayo sauce.	$13.13
Chilean Sea Bass Appetizer Miso-marinated, broiled until golden crusted and flaky.	$18.90
Dumplings Choose between steamed/seared/fried, topped with spicy rice vinegar soy sauce.	$9.45
Edamame Steamed soy beans with a dash of salt.	$9.45
Hamachi Kama Yellowtail collar, served three ways.	$16.80
Negimaki Appetizer Grilled beef/chicken, rolled with scallions, topped with teriyaki sauce.	$12.60
Sauteed Seafood Sauteed seafood with garlic butter sauce.	$12.60
Shrimp Go! Go! Lightly fried asparagus roll wrapped with butterflied shrimp, topped with garlic-butter sauce.	$16.28
Skewers Appetizer Grilled skewers with teriyaki sauce.	$11.03
Grilled Squid Grilled, marinated squid with sweet soy sauce.	$17.85
Ika Maru Simmered squid with sweet soy sauce.	$17.85
Spicy Calamari Sauteed squid, scallions, piquant soy sauce, served sizzling.	$17.85
Tempura Appetizer Lightly battered, served with tempura sauce and grated daikon.	$10.50
Teriyaki Appetizer Grilled with our classic teriyaki sauce.	$12.60
Vegetables Steamed/sauteed vegetables.	$10.50
Tatsutage Battered-fried popcorn chicken.	$12.08
SOUP
Miso Soup White miso, tofu, seaweed, scallions.	$4.73
Clear Soup Dashi broth, mushrooms, lemon zest, scallions.	$4.73
Asari Soup White miso, Manila clams, vegetables.	$11.03
Tofu Soup White miso, tofu, vegetables.	$9.98
Soba Soup Dashi broth, soba noodles, vegetables.	$10.50
Tofu & Soba Soup White miso, soba noodles, tofu, vegetables.	$11.03
Rice	$3.15
SALADS
Green Salad Combination of Romaine and iceberg with house ginger dressing.	$4.73
Soba Salad Romaine, iceberg, soba noodles with a creamy ginger dressing.	$10.50
Tofu Salad Romaine, iceberg, tofu with a savory mustard-ginger dressing.	$10.50
Otoshi Salad Potato starch noodles, soy, hot pepper, sesame.	$8.40
Crab Salad Julienned crabstick, tobiko, cucumber, mayo.	$10.50
Crab Wasabi Salad Julienned crabstick, cucumber with wasabi-rice vinegar dressing.	$12.60
Hiyashi Wakame Salad 3 varieties of seaweed, cucumber, crispy salmon skin, ikura, rice vinegar dressing.	$12.60
Oshinko Salad Assorted pickles, including cucumber, radish, squash and burdock.	$8.93
Sashimi Salad Salmon, tuna, yellowtail, shrimp, octopus, chopped Romaine hearts, shredded daikon, red onions, topped with a spicy ginger dressing.	$21.00
Seaweed Salad 3 varieties of seaweed in a rice vinegar dressing.	$10.50
Squid Salad Thinly sliced grilled squid, avocado, cucumber, with a spicy mayo dressing.	$17.33
Tuna Salad Tuna sashimi, chopped Romaine, cucumber, red onions, tempura flakes, topped with a spicy ginger dressing.	$13.39
Tuna & Avocado Salad Tuna sashimi, avocado, cucumber, with a spicy mayo dressing.	$13.39
Salmon & Avocado Salad Salmon sashimi, avocado, cucumber with a spicy mayo dressing.	$13.39
Rice	$3.15
Large Green Salad	$9.45
SUSHI & SASHIMI A LA CARTE
Crabstick	$3.15
Eel	$4.73
Fluke	$4.20
Ikura	$6.83
Octopus	$5.25
Salmon Consuming raw or undercooked meats, fish, or shellfish may increase your risk of food-borne illness.	$4.73
Spicy Salmon	$4.73
Scallop Consuming raw or undercooked meats, fish, or shellfish may increase your risk of food-borne illness.	$5.78
Spicy Scallop	$5.25
Shrimp Lightly fried asparagus roll wrapped with butterflied shrimp and topped with garlic butter sauce.	$4.20
Smoked Salmon	$4.73
Spanish Mackerel	$4.20
Squid	$3.94
Striped Bass	$4.20
Super White Tuna Consuming raw or undercooked meats, fish, or shellfish may increase your risk of food-borne illness.	$3.94
Surf Clam	$4.20
Sweet Shrimp	$6.83
Tobiko	$3.68
Tuna Consuming raw or undercooked meats, fish, or shellfish may increase your risk of food-borne illness.	$4.73
Spicy Tuna	$4.20
Uni Consuming raw or undercooked meats, fish, or shellfish may increase your risk of food-borne illness.	$8.40
White Tuna	$3.94
Yellowtail Consuming raw or undercooked meats, fish, or shellfish may increase your risk of food-borne illness.	$4.73
Spicy Yellowtail	$4.20
CLASSIC ROLLS
California Roll Crabstick and avocado. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$7.61
Alaskan Roll Salmon, crabstick, avocado. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$9.19
Fire Island Roll Yellowtail, crabstick, avocado. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$9.19
Super White Tuna Roll All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$7.88
Shrimp Roll All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$7.35
Salmon Roll All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$8.14
Scallop Roll All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$9.98
Kampyo/Squash Roll All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$7.35
Crab Salad Roll Julienned crabstick, tobiko, mayo. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$8.14
Boston Roll Shrimp, Romaine hearts, mayo. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$8.40
Philadelphia Roll Smoked salmon, cream cheese. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$9.98
Crab Roll All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$7.35
Eel Roll All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$10.24
Oshinko/Pickles Roll All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$7.35
Tuna Roll All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$8.14
Uni Roll All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$16.54
Yellowtail Roll All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$8.40
Crunchy Roll Your choice of fish with tempura flakes. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$8.14
1/2 Futomaki Roll Crabstick, shrimp, tamago, kampyo, avocado, tobiko. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$11.81
Manhattan Roll Tempura flakes and spicy mayo, number 7 & 8 with asparagus and Romaine, number 9 with avocado and scallions. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$9.19
McRoll Spanish mackerel, ginger, scallions. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$8.40
Out Of Control Roll Tuna and avocado roll topped with tobiko. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$9.19
Rich & Famous Roll Battered fried yellowtail, crab concoction with our sweet sauce. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$10.50
Tempura Roll Lightly battered chicken or vegetables. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$8.14
Vegetable Roll Asparagus, avocado, broccoli, carrot, kampyo, Romaine. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$7.35
Avocado Roll	$7.35
MODERN ROLLS
American Dream Roll This roll has everything! Eel, salmon, tuna, yellowtail, shrimp tempura, tobiko, avocado, spicy mayo and sweet sauce. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$17.33
California Eel Roll California roll topped with eel and sweet sauce. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$16.80
Caterpillar Roll Eel roll topped with avocado and sweet sauce. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$16.28
Crazy Roll Your choice of fish, tobiko, avocado, topped with diced fish, tempura flakes, scallions and spicy mayo. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$11.55
Dragon Roll Shrimp tempura roll topped with eel, avocado and sweet sauce. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$16.28
Happy Roll Tilefish tempura, spicy mayo, sweet sauce. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$9.98
Jumping Shrimp Roll Panko shrimp, asparagus, Romaine, tobiko, chardonnay spicy mayo. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$12.60
Rainbow Roll #1 Topped with salmon, shrimp, tuna and yellowtail.	$14.18
Rainbow Eel Roll California roll topped with eel, salmon, shrimp, tuna, yellowtail. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$16.80
Red Dragon Roll Shrimp tempura roll topped with diced spicy tuna. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$16.80
Rock N’ Roll Rolls that are topped with tobiko and sweet sauce. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$11.03
Shogun Roll Riceless, crabstick, salmon, tuna, yellowtail, avocado, scallions, tobiko, wrapped with cucumber, seaweed and topped with crab salad. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$13.65
Spider Roll Battered-fried soft shell crab with spicy mayo. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$16.80
UFO Roll Riceless, salmon, tuna, yellowtail, avocado, scallions, tobiko, wrapped with daikon. All rolls can be made plain or spicy.	$9.98
Fabulous Salmon Skin Roll Toasted, chopped salmon skin roll topped with diced scallops tobiko, tempura flakes, and mayo concoction.	$15.23
Rainbow Roll #2 Topped with salmon, shrimp, tuna and yellowtail.	$14.18
Rainbow Roll #3 Topped with salmon, tempura flakes, scallions and spicy mayo.	$15.23
SOUPS & NOODLES
Yaki Udon Stir-fried noodles, vegetables, teriyaki sauce, aonori garnish.	$18.90
Zaru Udon Chilled wheat/buckwheat noodles, shrimp tempura, served on ice with wasabi, grated daikon and hondashi sauce.	$16.80
Tempura Udon Dashi broth, wheat/buckwheat noodles, shrimp tempura, scallion.	$17.85
Nabeyaki Udon Dashi broth, wheat noodles, chicken, shrimp tempura, egg, fish cake, vegetables.	$19.95
Sukiyaki Dashi broth, wheat noodles, thickly sliced meat, tofu, vegetables.	$27.30
Yosenabe Dashi broth, wheat noodles, asari clams, salmon, scallops, shrimp, fish cake, vegetables.	$33.60
Tonkotsu Ramen Thin ramen noodles in a rich tonkotsu pork broth, topped with sliced cha-su pork, Japanese fish cake, and scallions.	$18.90
Zaru Soba Chilled wheat or buckwheat noodles, shrimp tempura, served on ice with wasabi, grated daikon and hondashi sauce.	$16.80
Tempura Soba Dashi broth, wheat or buckwheat noodles, shrimp tempura and scallion.	$17.85
SUSHI BAR AVANT-GARDES
Sashimi Appetizer 8 pieces sashimi.	$15.75
Sushi Appetizer 4 pieces of nigiri sushi.	$15.75
Beef Tataki Flame-seared, thinly sliced beef, with garlic sauce.	$16.80
Crudo Thinly sliced fish, red onions, rice vinegar, olive oil, freshly milled sea salt and black pepper.	$16.80
Fluked Thinly sliced fluke and scallions.	$17.85
K-2 Battered-fried soft shell crab topped with julienne crabstick with a side of tuna and avocado salad.	$20.48
Nuta Sashimi made with miso-mustard sauce.	$13.65
Sunomono Sashimi made with cucumber and rice vinegar sauce.	$14.70
Tartar Chopped fish, red onion, tobiko, olive oil, sea salt, rice crackers.	$14.70
Tataki Flame seared, thinly sliced fish, red onions, garlic sauce.	$15.23
Yellowtail Jalapeno Thinly slices yellowtail, jalapenos, red onions, yuzu sauce.	$18.38
OMAKASE ENTREES SUSHI BAR
Chirashi Entree Assorted, thinly sliced fish on a bed of sushi rice.	$33.60
Tekkadon Thinly sliced tuna on a bed of sushi rice.	$35.70
Hand Roll Special 5 rolls, California, eel, salmon, tuna, yellowtail.	$30.45
Sashimi Entree 12 sashimi, salmon carpaccio, U.F.O. roll.	$32.55
Sashimi Deluxe 18 sashimi, salmon carpaccio, U.F.O. roll.	$34.65
Sushi Entree 9 nigiri and California roll.	$32.55
Sushi Deluxe 10 nigiri and California roll.	$34.65
Sushi & Sashimi Combo 4 nigiri, 8 sashimi, salmon carpaccio, California and U.F.O. roll.	$35.70
Sushi & Sashimi Special For 1	$46.20
Sushi & Sashimi Special For 2	$92.40
Sushi & Sashimi Special For 3	$138.60
ENTREES
Carpaccio Entree Pan-seared, sliced, peppery, Cajun filets, wasabi mayo sauce.	$29.40
Chilean Sea Bass Entree Broiled, flaky, miso-marinated filet, served with hearty vegetables.	$36.75
Negimaki Entree Grilled beef/chicken, rolled with scallions, topped with teriyaki sauce, served sizzling with hearty vegetables.	$28.35
Skewers Entree Grilled skewers with teriyaki sauce, served sizzling with hearty vegetables.	$27.30
Kotobuki Steak Soy and sake marinated shell steak, served sizzling with seasonal vegetables.	$33.60
Tofu Steak Flour-dusted tofu steak, pan-fried until golden brown, finished with a zesty white mushrooms teriyaki sauce.	$21.00
Tuna Steak Grilled tuna steak finished with our classic teriyaki sauce.	$31.50
Teriyaki Entree Made with our classic teriyaki sauce, served on sizzling cast iron with seasonal vegetables.	$28.35
Kabayaki Stir-fried vegetables and teriyaki sauce, served sizzling.	$28.35
Shogayaki Entree Stir-fried julienned vegetables and ginger sauce, served sizzling.	$28.35
Katsu Entree Panko-crusted, seasonal vegetables, with mustard barbecue sauce.	$28.35
Tempura Entree Lightly battered, served with tempura sauce and grated daikon.	$21.00
DESSERT
Pineapple Sliced and succulent pineapple.	$6.83
Ice Cream a single scoop of green tea, ginger, or red bean ice cream.	$6.30
Mochi Ice Cream two ice cream filled mochi	$8.40
Banana Tempura bananas prepared tempura style, topped w/ chocolate syrup and your choice of two scoops of ice cream	$10.50
Fried Cheesecake tempura battered new york style cheesecake topped w/ chocolate syrup	$9.98
Fried Ice Cream a sweet potato shell filled with your choice of ice cream, prepared tempura style, topped with chocolate syrup.	$8.93
SAUCE
Spicy Mayo Sauce	$4.20
Ginger Dressing	$4.20
Eel Sauce	$4.20
Wasabi Mayo	$4.20
Extra White Rice	$3.15
Extra Sushi Rice	$3.68
4 Oz Sauce Spicy mayo, eel sauce, ginger dressing, ponzu, wasabi mayo, or jumping sauce. please choose one and tell us	$2.10

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Hidd Msrp

Great place. The atmosphere is great, food is very good and the service is good. Also the prices are very reasonable. Only thing is they add a 20% tip to the bill, calculated after tax, which is way too much. But they were kind enough to remove it and let me add whatever tip I wanted.

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M Haber

Great find using Google Maps. We are visiting NYC and looking for Sushi this evening. We were not disappointed by our pick. Very local with a good vibe. Arriving a little bit before 9pm they took us right in with many of the tables still crowded. We will be returning on our next trip.

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hung tung-tung

We got sashimi deluxe and udon with dashi broth. Sashimi was fresh and the slices were very thick. The udon was delicious! The price here is very reasonable. And I love their salad dressing!

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Lilly Steeves

This place is a home run! Wicked good sushi, very reasonably priced.

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Morgan DW

Arguably the best sushi we’ve ever had! Love this atmosphere and the kind staff. Definitely recommend the tuna sandwich and sushi pizza apps because they were OUTSTANDING!! (I didn’t get pictures because we ate them so quickly!) Rolls we ordered and cannot wait to eat for leftovers were: Caterpillar Remix, Daisy Dukes, Mardi Gras Gone Wild, and Rainbow #2 (tuna base). Can’t wait to go back!

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Rianna DeFreece

Food was delicious and it was a relaxing atmosphere. We got there at 615 and we were walking out by 730. It was pretty empty when we got there but it was packed by the time we left. They’re very quick with getting out everything from drinks to food. I had the rock shrimp, daisy dukes roll, and irony wine. Everything was really good! I liked when we arrived that they gave us a hot towel and a small noodle dish which was really good.

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Daniel Rosenhaus

Wow. The food was phenomenal. The popcorn chicken was on point! The vegetable tempura was great as well. The quality of the fish was outstanding though, melted in your mouth like butter, delectable! As a fan of crunchy sushi, i really appreciated the nominal up-charge for that. The ginger too was great, they said they didn’t do anything special, but it was the best I’ve had. The service was fine, no complaints. Overall, great Japanese food, I will be going back.

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Yas N

This place is sooooo good! Every roll we got was super fresh. Especially loved the yellowtail jalapeño appetizer and all the speciality rolls were amazing.

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Natashia Shields

Came across this place on a whim in an early Saturday evening, I definitely was not disappointed!

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Laura Kunkel

Absolutely loved this place! We made a reservation and got right in! The service was great. We got the crispy rice and spicy tuna, rock shrimp, and clear soup to start. All were fabulous!! For the main course we got the out of control, puff the magic dragon, spicy girl, and rainbow. The only one I would have skipped was the out of control (it was good just not amazing). The other three were 10/10!! The specialty rolls are big so we could have ordered less. Definitely try this place!

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