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New York City · Easier alternatives

Can't get into Kumiko Room? Try these instead

6 restaurants in New York City from this directory, each easier than Kumiko Room on Midnight Table's own difficulty estimate. They share a cuisine and/or a neighborhood with Kumiko Room.

Difficulty is Midnight Table's own estimate, not official Resy or OpenTable data, and not a guarantee. Kumiko Room is Very tough (4/5) on that scale.

NYC · Midnight Table estimate 2/5

Bar Miller

Plan ahead Plan ahead · 2/5

Same cuisine on file (Japanese). Midnight Table estimate 2/5 (Plan ahead), 2 points below Kumiko Room (4/5).

East Village · Japanese

Release time on file: Release schedule not published

Bar Miller reservations

NYC · Midnight Table estimate 2/5

Ivan Ramen

Plan ahead Plan ahead · 2/5

Same cuisine on file (Japanese). Midnight Table estimate 2/5 (Plan ahead), 2 points below Kumiko Room (4/5).

Lower East Side · Japanese, Ramen, Izakaya

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Ivan Ramen reservations

NYC · Midnight Table estimate 2/5

Lure Fishbar

Plan ahead Plan ahead · 2/5

Same cuisine on file (Japanese). Midnight Table estimate 2/5 (Plan ahead), 2 points below Kumiko Room (4/5).

SoHo · Seafood, Sushi

Release time on file: Release schedule not published

Lure Fishbar reservations

NYC · Midnight Table estimate 2/5

Bourbon Steak New York

Plan ahead Plan ahead · 2/5

Same neighborhood (Midtown). Midnight Table estimate 2/5 (Plan ahead), 2 points below Kumiko Room (4/5). Price on file: $$$$.

Midtown · Steakhouse · $$$$

Release time on file: Release schedule not published

Bourbon Steak New York reservations

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