Bessou

4.6

130 Reviews

$30 and under

Japanese

Innovative
Romantic
Neighborhood gem

Bessou offers a modern take on everyday Japanese comfort food. Our ingredients are responsibly sourced and prepared with care, with a menu that is driven by local and seasonal produce.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Japanese
Hours of operation
Sunday-Thursday Dinner: 5:30pm - 11:00pm Friday-Saturday Dinner: 5:30pm-11:30pm Weekend Brunch: 11:00am - 3:00pm
Phone number
(212) 228-8502
Website
http://bessou.nyc/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Emily Yuen
Catering
We offer a wide array of services for catering, office lunch, and bentos! Please contact us at konnichiwa@bessou.nyc for more information.

Location
5 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012
Neighborhood
Chelsea
Cross street
Bowery and Elizabeth Street
Parking details
None
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Non-Smoking, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 130 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.6

4.6 based on all time ratings

4.6Food
4.5Service
4.4Ambience
4.3Value

Noise • Moderate

130 Reviews

TS
TaylorS
New York City
5 reviews
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on March 11, 2020
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Good food and value but seemed woefully understaffed. Our server was great but became hard to get his attention as the restaurant filled up.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on March 8, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Unreal food, creative dishes, great spices
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rienne
Orange County
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on March 7, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Smashed potatoes. Really, that’s it. And crispy rice, pork belly, and... smashed potatoes.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
New York City
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on March 7, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The best Japanese food ever! Their pancake and chicken sandwich are amazing! Please try them😋
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OT
OpenTable Diner
New York City
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 16, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
The food was absolutely delicious - would highly recommend the miso pork. Variety of sake, knowledgeable servers. A little pricey but the quality of the food is worth it. My only complaint is we had a 7:30 reservation and were not seated till 7:45/50. The place was packed. But once we sat nothing felt rushed and it was a great meal.
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OpenTable Diner
New York City
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on February 13, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Warm hospitality and excellent food. Highly recommended.
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OpenTable Diner
Connecticut
9 reviews
4.0
9 reviews
Dined on February 2, 2020
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Overall good, they just need to fix the door so that it will close when people leave
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JoeXB
New York City
39 reviews
5.0
39 reviews
Dined on January 25, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
This is our second visit to Bessou and it was consistent with the first; interesting and friendly, low key and efficient. All our dishes were delicious, our waiter was warm and professional. It was a busy Friday night and we felt very well taken care of. Definitely will try to get here more often.
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LauraV
New York City
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on January 21, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food, especially nice happy hour! Super friendly staff.
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AmyS
VIP
Philadelphia
41 reviews
3.0
41 reviews
Dined on January 19, 2020
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
This was our first time to try this restaurant. While the specialty Tonkatsu on Toast looked good, we went with our standard favorite of Udon. It was very mediocre. Just warm, not hot and the dashi broth was almost tasteless. This can not compare to the spectacular udon at Omen in SoHo (which unfortunately isn’t open for lunch). We also tried the homemade pickles which missed the mark as well. The restaurant itself was charming but very noisy with slow (but friendly) service. Overall not terrible, but I don’t see a compelling reason to go back.
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5 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012

Additional information

Cross street
Bowery and Elizabeth Street
Neighborhood
Chelsea
Hours of operation
Sunday-Thursday Dinner: 5:30pm - 11:00pm Friday-Saturday Dinner: 5:30pm-11:30pm Weekend Brunch: 11:00am - 3:00pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Japanese
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
None
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Emily Yuen
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Non-Smoking, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://bessou.nyc/
Phone number
(212) 228-8502
Catering
We offer a wide array of services for catering, office lunch, and bentos! Please contact us at konnichiwa@bessou.nyc for more information.

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