Tomiz
(Now Closed)Japanese Restaurant, Café, and Bakery$$$$
Midtown East, New York
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Ivy MahsciaoApril 27, 2016Lunch bentos are exquisite and not the humdrum usually found in quickie workday spots. I come here for a multi-course orgasmic lunch treat. Must-try: Black sesame soft serve and Sakura pudding.
Cristiano CorteziaMarch 30, 2019A nice place to escape the rush in the street. Cozy, clean, well lit and with a simple yet nice set of desserts and cafeteria options, you are likely to find some peace (and sugar) in this venue.
Josephine SonAugust 1, 2015Perfect for an afternoon pick-me-up at work in Midtown. Get the swirl...Black Sesame & Matcha ice cream come!
dawn.in.newyorkSeptember 22, 2016Green Tea & Black Sesame soft serve is popular here and it is really delicious. Grab one and take a walk in Bryant Park.
Kiwi WangJanuary 18, 2017The corn, onion, bacon puffs at the bakery and the black sesame soft serve ice cream are so awesome! And of course the onigiri 🍙😍
Dang LeAugust 14, 2014Pretty cheap prices for some good food! Diversity among all the deli and salad places sets this place apart. Many different choices: Hot plate area, sushi, bento boxes, rice bowls, bakery, etc.
Mike ShermanMarch 9, 2017One of the best in midtown East. Sushi is cheap, sandwiches are awesome, noodles are great, excellent pastries. You can't go wrong. Love the shrimp cutlet.
Em PerronSeptember 20, 2016Spicy shrimp tempura rolls are sooooo good, cheap, and super filling. And don't forget to get a milk tea with bubbles while you're here!
Amanda LeazerJanuary 8, 2015Cheap, delicious, lunch bento boxes! Amazing sweets, cakes, and Boba frapps! Cash only for hot made to order food and $10 minimum for cards on everything else!- Amanda LeazerJanuary 8, 2015The bento boxes are cheap, delicious, and made to order!! They also have amazing cakes, sweets, and bubble frapps!
Emily YocomOctober 3, 2015I got there too late for a bento box (hot lunch bar closes at 2 I think), but I got the oyako donburi and it was delicious!
- Tessa DomzalskiSeptember 13, 2015Mochi donuts are great. Onigiri flavors include salmon, spicy salmon, spicy tuna, ume, cod roe, spicy fried chicken, shrimp tempura.
Great for a fast lunch, the beef bowl with rice is highly recommended, sushi is not the best. And if you have the time ask for udon.
protip: get more bang for your buck by getting the soft serve in a cup instead of a cone! they usually dont fill the inside of the cone.
Alexa (@ladylexy) AndrzejewskiMay 10, 2011Try the Curry Pan - Yay! Foodspotting helped us find a Japanese curry bun in NYC! Not quite as fresh & crispy as Japan, but satisfies the craving and let me share the curry-in-doughnut-form experience
DMarch 22, 2013Go to the other Cafe Zaiya (on 6th Ave and 41st St). It has less seating, but has a little more upscale food choices and a bookstore for Manga fans! :)
Tiffany LangstonFebruary 12, 2016Great variety and reasonable prices. Big plus for their baked goods. They close most nights at 8pm so plan accordingly
TimaZ T.August 15, 2016Sandwiches and bentos! Fresh baked breads, pastries, boba tea, and seasonal shaved ice is a must!
Wen Seng LieSeptember 2, 2015Either you come for bakeries or meal, they have them all good. Great place and price compared to subway sandwich.
I love the salmon rice balls so much I could eat it for days! 😍
Pretty much everything is good here. Try chicken sandwiches, amazing pastries (green tea cake!!!), ice cream...
If you love salmon sashimi, get the salmon tekka don - a bowl of rice, topped with seaweed, egg, salmon roe and lots of salmon sashimi. Made fresh if ordered in the hot food section.
Always get the sandwich bento. It's very satisfactory and cheap. But buy a bottle of water from Sunrise Mart. It's cheaper.
Sherry LiMarch 18, 2015Quick bite, lots of options. Love the pork katsu sandwiches and the bento boxes.
The MaharlikansJuly 10, 2013Try the black sesame frappe. You'll get instantly hooked. The onigiris are a great snack for on-the-go.
Tempura Udon is cheap and delicious - definitely the best place to get inexpensive and good quality sushi for lunch in midtown
ForrestJanuary 21, 2011Great selection of Onigiri! Love the mabu tofu, the katsu don is good. Don't expect to find seats for lunch, very few seats and always busy full of patrons.- Excellent selection of sandwiches, bento boxes and pastries. Best matcha milk I ever had.
Michael Fox-RabinovitzSeptember 29, 2015Interesting and rather eclectic drink and food mix. Green tea Latte worth a shot
Stop in for some good, cheap Japanese food. The spicy tuna onigiri is a must try! At $1.75 you can't go wrong.
Ian KennedyFebruary 28, 2021Worth it just to see if you can decipher the fast-talking cashier’s Japanese.
Tomiz is the new incarnation of what was Cafe Zaiya. The food is the same, albeit a few dollars more expensive.
try the sesame ice cream, it's really good! I'd get their half and half if you like green tea flavor too
Maria WNovember 13, 2011Great boxed lunches and desserts! It's always busy between 11:45 AM to 1:00 PM.
Free Miso soup at lunch is discontinued,but If you get a cake to stay you can get a small coffee/tea for 50cents or a large for 75cents! :)
Ricardo TorresOctober 19, 2014It's decent priced I like the selection of food and it's good for quick bites
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- Mon–Fri
- 8:00 AM–8:00 PM
- Sat
- 10:00 AM–8:00 PM
- Sun
- 11:00 AM–7:00 PM
(212) 779-0600
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