GOHAN-YA

Gohan means "meal" in Japanese. Our philosophy stems from ichi-ju san-sai. The principle of a balanced everyday meal comprised of rice, soup, and three small side dishes. The meal is complemented by a portion of fish or meat, pickled vegetables, and green tea. 

It's healthy home cooking, passed down through generations.

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LOVELY DAY DINNER

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We also serve Japanese home-cooking dishes from our sister restaurant Gohan-ya at Lovely Day. Scroll down all the way to see Gohan-ya’s menu!

Lovely Day Small Plates

Edamame with sea salt 6.8

Julienne vegetable salad, sweet chili, peanut and lime 8.8

Lovely day salad, coleslaw with spicy mayonnaise 8.8

Young market greens with cider vinaigrette 8.8

Green papaya salad, avocado, green chili, tomatoes, long beans, fish sauce and ground peanut 11.8

Summer roll with fresh herbs, shrimp and tamarind dip and crushed peanut 9.8

Pork and Shiitake Mushroom Spring Roll 8.8

Kimono fried shrimp with sweet chili sauce 11.8

Ginger fried chicken with spicy aioli and lime 10.8

Fried tofu, sweet chili sauce 9.8

Sautéed Chinese broccoli, ginger, garlic and oyster sauce 9.8

Chicken satay, peanut sauce and vegetable dip with mini Japanese or brown rice 11.8

Seaweed salad with sesame dressing 9.8

Long beans, garlic chili sauce 10.8

Side of steamed brown rice 3.5 or Japanese rice 3

Side of french fries with spicy mayonnaise 7.8

Sweet potato fries with Worcestershire sour cream dip 8.8

Lovely Day Soups

Organic Miso Soup with shiitake mushrooms and seasonal vegetables 4.5

Tom Ga coconut milk soup, shiitake mushroom, onions, red pepper. choice of chicken or tofu 7.8

Kabocha Pumpkin Soup with ginger and carrots (vegan - coconut milk base) 8.8

Asian Herbal Soup - herbs, carrots, daikon, lotus roots, red dates, goji berry. Choose thin rice noodles, brown or Japanese rice (chicken broth) 13.8

Lovely Day Entrees

Seared salmon, mashed sweet potato, market greens, orange cream sauce 23

Seared wild tuna roll, lightly sauteed in a rice crepe, market greens, wasabi & peanut sauce 23

Grilled salmon over spicy green curry and vegetables with brown or Japanese rice 25

Pork chop, mashed potatoes and sauteed Fuji apple 24

Flank steak, scallion mash potatoes and steamed asparagus 25

The Big Salad - wild arugula, baby greens, crunchy sprouts, crispin apples, cashew, avocado with miso agave ginger dressing. (GF, V) 14

Lovely Day Classics

(Choice of chicken, beef, tofu. Shrimp +2)

Pad Thai, bean sprout, black tofu, fish sauce, crushed peanuts, scallion, egg, lime (GF optional) 15.5

Thai chow fun, oyster sauce, sweet soy sauce, egg, Chinese broccoli (GF, V optional) 15.5

Hobo noodle, oyster sauce, spicy chili sauce, red chili, bell peppers, onions, fresh Thai basil 15.5

Coconut curry noodle, sanuki udon and vegetables in curry soup 16.5

Spicy green curry, eggplant, bamboo shoots, shiitake mushroom, chili pepper, bell pepper, fresh Thai basil

over brown or Japanese rice 16.5

Red curry, eggplant, bamboo shoots, shiitake mushroom, chili pepper, bell pepper, fresh Thai basil

over brown or Japanese rice 16.5

Pineapple cashew vegetables, dried chili, onions, bell pepper, shiitake mushrooms,

over brown or Japanese rice, light oyster sauce base 15.5

Fried rice - brown rice or Japanese rice, market vegetables, scallion, egg small 12 large 14

Pineapple fried rice - brown rice or Japanese rice, market vegetables, scallion, egg small 13 large 15

Lovely Day Desserts

Pandon (Asian leaves) Tres Leches with crunchy buckwheat 9

Warm homemade flourless chocolate cake with freshly whipped cream 9

Mochi Ice Cream, mango, green tea 4.5 each or mix of two 8

Mochi Rice Cake (not with ice cream) with red bean and roasted sesame 4

Il laboratorio vanilla, black sesame gelato or Japanese green tea ice cream 8

Shortbread walnut cookies 2.75

Chocolate chip cookies 3.5

Peanut butter cookies (gluten free and vegan) 3.5

Quinoa chocolate cookies (gluten free) 3.5

Dishes must be ordered as described. Some dishes may take longer please be patient.

Eggs are from pasture raised free range hens in upstate farm, no antibiotics or hormones.

Honey is from Upstate, NY.

Drinks

Beer

Red Stripe 7

Asahi 7

Sapporo 8

Tsing Tao 7

Kronenburg 1664 8

Lagunitas IPA 8

SUNBOY Passionfruit - refreshingly spiked and fizzy drink made with coconut water and passionfruit juice. 8

SUNBOY Pineapple - same as above but with pineapple juice. 8

Heineken 0.0 (non-alcoholic) 7

Pacifico Draft (only available downstairs) 7

Asahi Draft (only available downstairs) 8

Wine

Sparkling

Cremant de Loire, Brut Extra, France. Crisp, mineral, dry and refreshing. 12/52

Rose/Orange

Rose: Pigoudet Premiere. Refreshingly, pale pink that is bright and aromatic. 14/56

Orange: Fallen Grape Mother. Floral and bright skin contact, with a bit of body. 14/56

White

Bordeaux Blanc, Domaine du Claouset 2018 France. Light, crisp and citrusy. 12/48

Muscadet, Chateau La Moriniere 2017 Bourgogne, France. Organic, very dry, minerally 13/52

Riesling, WEINGUT HEILIGENBLUT, Heiligenbult, Germany. Clean and refreshing, dry enough to tingle. 14/56

Sauvignon Blanc, Stonecrop 2018 Martinborough, New Zealand. Sustainable. Fresh fruit and low acidity 13/52

Red

Gulp Hablo Garnacha. 2019 Castilla La Mancha, Spain. Red blend, organic. Young, super light and easy drinking. glass 12 btl (1L) 55

Cotes du Rhone, Domaine du Jas 2016 France. Medium dry and herbacious - organic, 13/62

Pinot Noir, El Compadre 2019 Malleco Valley, Chile. Silky with taste of berries and dark chocolate. 14/56

Syrah, Le P’tit Barriot 2020  Languedoc, France. Dry earth and sour cherry. 14/56

Malbec, Alpamanta Natal 2016 Argentina. Organic grapes, low sulfites. Luscious and smooth. 13/52

Sake

House sake, Kuromatsu Tokusen Well-balanced & dry finish. Chilled. small btl 11 carafe 22

Chilled sake, Kuromatshu Chokara Extra dry, sharp end and smooth on the palate. 300ml btl 12

Nigori (unfiltered) sake, Ozeki Creamy and rich with mellow end. Chilled only. 375ml btl 15

Tanuki Cup Sake, Junmai Dry with a refreshing crisp finish. Chilled only. 200ml btl 11

Hakutsuru White Crain Natural Junmai Sake. 750ml btl 52

Cocktails

Dark and Stormy

Gosling's Black Seal rum, ginger beer, lime juice, bitters - 12

Tokyo Mule

Vodka, yuzu juice, ginger beer and kinmiya shochu - 14

Jalapeno Mezcal Margarita

Jalapeno infused Union mezcal, tequila, fresh squeezed lime juice, pineapple juice, orange agave - 12

Classic Margarita

Tequila, fresh squeezed lime juice, pineapple juice orange - 12

Chamomile Bourbon Sour

Chamomile infused bourbon, lemon juice, ginger honey - 12

*We use freshly squeezed or cold pressed juice and wild flower honey from apiaries for our cocktails

Hot Cocktails

Hot Toddy - 14

Hot Rum Cider - 14

Liquors

Bourbon

Redemption - 11

Irish Whiskey

Jameson - 11

Rye

Overhalt - 11

Vodka

Titos - 11

Tequila/Mezcal

Espolon Blanco - 12

Espolon Reposado -12

Mezcal Union Espadin - 12

Rum

Gosling’s Black Seal - 11

Gin

Beefeater Dry London Gin - 11

Hendricks Gin - 14

Scotch

La Phroig 10 year - 13

Pastis

Ricard Anis - 13

Aperitif/Digestifs

Berto Apertivo - 11

Campari - 11

Coffee and Tea

Cafe Integral Nicaraguan Coffee, Roasted in Brooklyn

Americano 3.25 Espresso 2.75

Cappuccino 4 Latte 4

Iced Americano 4

(+1 for organic almond milk or oat milk / +1 for an extra espresso shot)

Pot Tea $4

P.G.Tips

Organic Rooibos (Harney & Sons, no caffeine)

Camomile (Harney & Sons, no caffeine)

Sencha Green (Kettl)

Brown Rice Genmai Matcha green (Kettl)

Soba Buckwheat (Kettl,no caffeine)

Ginger-lemon Mint (House of Waris, no caffeine)

Mystic Mint (House of Waris, no caffeine)

Organic Earl grey (House of Waris)

Iced Drinks

Iced Thai tea (sweet with organic half and half milk) 4.5

Iced jasmine green tea (unsweetened) 3.5

Fresh squeezed limeade 4

Cold pressed juices, no sugar added:

Fuji apple juice 4

Fresh orange juice 4

Jamaican Stone Ginger Beer 3.5

Fizz Cola, Ginger Ale, Natural Sparkling Water (upstate) 3

Mexican Coke 5

Diet Coke 4

GOHAN-YA

Japanese home cooking dishes

Menu available Monday - Saturday 12pm-9pm

v = vegan

Small plates

Edamame with yuzu salt, v 6.8

Assorted Home=made Japanese Pickles, v 6

5 Vegetable Obansai Plates, v 14.5

Sushi Roll (Japanese or brown rice)

Avocado Roll, v 6

Spicy Tuna Cucumber Roll 8

Salmon Avocado Roll 9

Soup

Kabocha Japanese Pumpkin Soup with ginger and carrots, v 8.8

Asian Herbal Soup - medicinal herbs, carrots, daikon, lotus roots, red dates, goji berry with thin rice noodles in chicken broth 13.8

Rice Bowls/Japanese Curry

Vegetable Curry Seasonal roasted vegetable on Japanese or multigrain brown rice, v 16

Add pickles +2 chicken +5 avocado +3.5

Salmon Rice Bowl 17

With sashimi and tartar, kinpira, daikon pickles, goma-ae, and hijiki. Japanese or multigrain rice

Wild Tuna Rice Bowl 16

Wasabi guacamole. cucumber and hijiki seaweed with spicy aioli. Japanese or multigrain rice

Happy Macro Bowl 15

Daikon pickles, sunflower sprout, hijiki seaweed, kinpira and tahini goma-ae. Japanese or multigrain rice, v

Set Plates (choose 2 sides)

*add Japanese +3 or multigrain rice +4.50, add miso soup +4.5

Shio Koji Grilled Chicken 21

Served with choice of 2 obansai sides

Roasted Eggplant with Miso Tofu, v 15

Served with choice of 2 obansai sides

Red Miso Seared Salmon 23

Served with choice of 2 obansai sides

Obansai Sides to choose from (single side $5 each)

Tahini goma-ae: baby bok-choy, fried tofu skin

Kinpira: carrots, burdock, sesame oil

Simmered Kabocha Squash and adzuki red beans

Yuzu Jullienne Vegetable: carrots, beets, daikon, cabbage. yuzu juice,

Hijiki: seaweed, chick peas, carrots

Wasabi Guacamole: avocado guac & a hint of wasabi

V=Vegan Gohan-ya is all gluten free

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