Kyotofu - View this location on map There is no belligerent health-food agenda or anti-meat attitude at Kyotofu, the singular Japanese café masquerading as a dessert bar. There is just a serenely transporting space, a drinks list that bests most froufrou bars with inventive shochu cocktails and interesting wines, and a menu that pays equal, meticulous attention to the sweet and the savory. The house-made tofu is smooth and creamy, whether you have it in a salad, doused with sweet syrup, or blended into a lovely square of cheesecake, perfumed with sansho pepper and crusted with black sesame. NY Mag 705 Ninth Ave, New York, New York Restaurant

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