Sake Bar Decibel

Very popular and very busy authentic Japanese place with an ID check and a long line outside. Restaurant is small and dark, everything is served in metal tins and plastic cups, but it sure is a special experience. Their sashimi is excellent, so is the fried chicken and udon. Its super casual and hip place with a variety of drinks also served at a bar. No sushi or rolls. Service is good and quick as the time you have for dining is limited.

This place has been on my list of bars to try for a while and was originally recommended to me by a friend. Unfortunately the experience was less enjoyable than I was expecting and am unlikely to come back again. Staff were not very friendly, and in fact quite rude. Ordered one round of drinks during happy hour and then immediately left. They emphasize how your time here is limited and felt pressured to order more expensive drinks than we chose. There is not much space and we were given a table for two to accommodate a party of four. The one highlight was The drink that I actually ordered, the lychee martini was really tasty and had two actual lychee in the cup. This place has a grungy vibe and is undoubtedly visited by plenty of NYU students. Drinks were served in plastic cups and food was served in disposable tins. Experience was less than spectacular.

This gonna be one of my favorite Japanese Sake bar. Lots of Nihonshu choices and foods are delicious too! Reasonable price: Very recommended! Will definitely come again!

If you get a seat only outside, I would not recommend staying. My friends felt the sake and drinks were decent but the food is something you would love, especially if you love H-Mart. Prices are decent and the inside ambience is nice. The Sake collection and cocktails are quite impressive and Happy Hour deal is pretty good. Half of the food items we got tasted just as if they were from the H-Mart food/frozen aisle, making it hard to recommend any food from here, especially when there is exceptional Asian food a block or two away.

A great little Japanese sake bar in East Village - when you walk in, you feel like you have just crossed a portal from the streets of Manhattan to an unsuspecting Tokyo getaway. It's dark and intimate - great atmosphere

Good food and a variety of sake to choose from. Happy hour drinks are very limited. Don't get their karaage. It is soggy, not crunchy. Their kyudon was good.

Went on a Friday bight without reservation and they has a place at the bar. The place is small but the energy and deco is good. Had two garaffes of sake and some food. The sake was good but pricey, it was $60 per garaffe. To eat we had a tuna tataki great, shrimp dumplings ok, not the best I had and some hamachi and salmon sashimis that weren’t good. The place is nice. Would go back just for the drinks.

Didn't face any issues with the bouncer like mentioned in the other reviews. Maybe they've changed the guy. The staff inside was courteous too, and the vibe is quite nice. Would definitely go again

Lovely experience! Server picked the perfect sake for me and my friend different recommendations for each with minimal intel from us. All the food items we ordered were delicious. We walked in on a Sunday and were able to be seated, but I would definitely try to make a reservation if going any other day of the week - the place was hopping.

Super cool place. Delicious food, cool atmosphere, nice staff.