Hi-Collar
Coffee Shop and Japanese Restaurant$$$$
East Village, New York
The experts at Epicurious and Serious Eats recommend this place
"White sauce omurice is amazing here!"(11 Tips)
"The experience is worth the wait, loved the hot cakes and coffee."(10 Tips)
"Katsu sandwich is amazing"(9 Tips)
"Amazing siphon coffee, and great katzu sandwiches."(9 Tips)
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Kate FurmanMarch 23, 2015They have the fancy Japanese toto toilet with the heated seat. Coffee is good too.
Late night bar, intimate, delicious personal drinks. Seriously great
Alex RobertsonApril 12, 2019Went on a date right when it (re)opened and had an absolute blast/the place to ourselves. Didn't love the fried chicken though
Simon HSeptember 7, 2014Love love love! Try the ginza style slow drip coffee and the classic katsu sandwich. Amazing
nina arbuaratnaAugust 28, 2014The pancake setto comes with orange marmalade butter...best paired with a pour-over Tokyo blend coffee.
KAugust 18, 2015Stopped by on a whim & had the friendliest & most accommodating bartenders! Try a sake cocktail!
Laurence BAugust 27, 2015Many cold options including cold brew and siphon. Nice, cute little shop. Prices charged don't always match the menu, oddly.
Paul BrennerAugust 10, 2014Get here early! Everything is made with care and the utmost quality, but seats fill up fast and turn over slow.
Ronak DayaMay 12, 2017The best sake bar in NYC! It's like traveling to Tokyo through the east village.
Claire YuFebruary 10, 2015Try the siphon coffee! Everyone seems to know everyone here. It's a very intimate Japanese coffee kan.
Steve RhinehartOctober 4, 2013Coffee served with care, attention to every detail. Get the hot cakes and a siphon to stay.
Estelle TchaMarch 20, 2018best matcha lattes! the famed katsu sandwiches are only available for luncu
Melon LNovember 4, 2018Hot cakes are worth coming to nyc for. Seriously. It’s closer than Japan, after all.
AmateurConciergeMarch 28, 2015Drinking sake here late at nite makes you feel like you're at a fashionable Tokyo bar
This place is a gem. Perfect for a relaxing cup of coffee on a quiet afternoon.
Jay DixitSeptember 3, 2015Tomago sandwich perfect fluffy omelet with thinly sliced cucumbers perfect
Amanda TheilerFebruary 27, 2015japanese pancakes $8.50-go before 11 and it's $2 cheaper, also, you have to order a drink or you pay $2 more!!
Raphael LangenscheidtJanuary 6, 2016Non-sweet plum wine is still plenty sweet. Wagyu and pork platter is delicious.
Danyel SmithJanuary 19, 2016the coffee yes but thick little pancakes --yesyesyesyes. split an order.
Tianqi LiaoNovember 8, 2017Recommending the chicken katsu sandwich, or the pork, which are only served on a limited basis after 12pm
Lovely place to slow down and sip your coffee while enjoying a book.
Friendly staff! The katsu sandwich is delicious and the mizudashi coffee is really good!
VincentAugust 8, 2016Bad service. Ordered an iced siphon and it took 15 minutes before she even started making it and served it to me hot. Our barista seemed snobbish. Fancy place and nice decor but bad vibe.
- Alex RobertsonDecember 5, 2021New space on ninth street maybe slightly less cute with the lack of a narrow “train-car” vibe but also probably better in all
Hot cakes with gelato so oishii-desu, and I'm not even a big pancake fan!
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Cafe during the day. Sake bar at night.
Open until 6:00 PM, reopens later (Show more)
- Mon–Sun
- 11:00 AM–6:00 PM
- 7:00 PM–Midnight
(212) 777-7018
View menu on http://hi-collar.com/#Menus
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No
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No
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"Very cool!! Great selection. Girlfriend loved the strawberry sake and I had an amazing Japanese wheat beer. Really cool vibe. Awesome staff!"
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