New Restaurant Hinoki Opens On Greenwich Avenue

GREENWICH, CT— Hinoki, a Japanese restaurant, recently soft-opened at 363 Greenwich Ave.

Notable chefs from celebrated restaurants in Manhattan worked with the Hinoki team to develop special menu items for the tapas-style concept known as Izakaya in Japan.

Shareable appetizers and main dishes are available for lunch and dinner seven days a week alongside top-shelf craft cocktails, exclusive sake, and whiskey.

Popular menu items include authentic Dim sum offerings like soup dumplings. Additional items on the soft opening menu that are popular include bite-sized nori tacos, and main dishes such as prime ribeye steak, ginger scallion lobster, and a truffle rice hotpot with crab meat.

The restaurant features a long oak wood bar with high-top leather chairs, a sophisticated dining room with several spacious booths, and a private omakase experience room.

The name Hinoki comes from the Japanese cypress tree that was described as a "good tree for building palaces" in the Nihon Shiki, one of Japan's oldest books. Hinoki is beloved for many reasons in Japan and boasts world-class qualities lasting over 1,000 years.

"We originally planned to open Hinoki in September although the pandemic slowed us down by about eight months," said restaurant Co-owner, K Dong, in a news release. "We're really pleased with the outcome of the interior spaces and we hope the community responds well to our menu which includes a variety of Asian-style cuisines that were made for sharing. Our plan for the private dining room is to really explore many styles of cuisine and invite guest chefs to collaborate. We're still working on ideas that we look forward to sharing soon."

Dong and his partner, chef Steven Chen, also own Miku Sushi located at 68 Greenwich Ave., which recently celebrated its two-year anniversary.

You can call the restaurant to make a reservation at 203-900-0011, and visit Hinoki online to view the restaurant's menus.