ROKC
Competing with the Honey Well for the best cocktails in Harlem, ROKC may one-up them on presentation: cocktails arrive in a fake lightbulb, or with a head of smoke, or in a coy ceramic pineapple. The look is novelty, but the taste is anything but silly (love their Bloody Mary, which comes with a layer of freshly shucked clams). Those clams are prepped alongside a nice array of oysters (for eating, not drinking); the busy kitchen also churns out excellent pork buns, and an array of ramen dishes. But many come here just for the contemporary Japanese ambience and the libations.
Competing with the Honey Well for the best cocktails in Harlem, ROKC may one-up them on presentation: cocktails arrive in a fake lightbulb, or with a head of smoke, or in a coy ceramic pineapple. The look is novelty, but the taste is anything but silly (love their Bloody Mary, which comes with a layer of freshly shucked clams). Those clams are prepped alongside a nice array of oysters (for eating, not drinking); the busy kitchen also churns out excellent pork buns, and an array of ramen dishes. But many come here just for the contemporary Japanese ambience and the libations.
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