After earning two stars fromthe New York Times for the Asian American fare at Kiko, husband-wife team Lina Goujjane and Alex Chang are opening a second restaurant nearby. Noury is their new Japanese-leaning wine and sake bar opening in Soho at 137 Sullivan
Street, at Prince Street, on Thursday, June 25.
The restaurant takes its name from Goujjane’s father and reflects the mix of influences that have shaped both founders’ lives and careers.
For Goujjane, whose family owned the legendary romantic restaurants One If By Land, Two If By Sea until it was sold in 2014, this new opening marks another step in building a restaurant identity distinct from the one she grew up with. At Kiko, she and Chang blend influences from Japan, Europe, and the Americas by way of an a la carte menu. At Noury, they’re continuing that blending of influences through an izakaya format.
Noury’s menu starts with small plates like onion and bonito tart, torotaku tartare, vegetable futomaki, and a mackerel sandwich (most in the $15 to $28 range). Larger dishes include a bluefin tuna belly with tama miso, steak haché with bulldog sauce and morels, and Sasso chicken with umeboshi and foie-soy jus ($38 to $52). It namechecks ingredients like Jimmy Nardello peppers, Bronte pistachios from Sicily, Zerbinati melons, and royal red prawns.
Joji Miwa will run the kitchen, whose resume includes restaurants in Osaka, Bangkok, New York, and, most recently, Fukuoka. Miwa previously worked at Sushi Noz, where he first met Goujjane.
Goujjane has prioritized sake and small-production wines among drinks. By-the-glass options include a Caiño from Galicia, Thierry Richoux’s Irancy Pinot Noir from Burgundy, and Cirelli’s Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo rosé, alongside a vast selection of sakes sourced from producers across Japan ($16 to $23 by the glass).
Studio Tre designed the 44-seat room around a five-seat wine and sake counter, in a room accented with deep reds and turquoise. Reservations are available on Resy.
