The omakase spot also marks the neighborhood's (and Manhattan's!) first two-dimensional restaurant, courtesy of the owners of the now-closed Boka (RIP late 2024) at 9 St. Mark's Place and Noflex at 286 Fifth Ave.
The interior design combines white walls and backgrounds with black-rimmed detailing.
Two-dimensional restaurants have been a thing dating back to Seoul's Greem Cafe in 2017. Kravings Kafe was the first 2D cafe in Brooklyn (and the five boroughs).
And to no surprise, Shirokuro is going big on Instagram...
The entire space will transport you into the pages of a storybook with the illusion of a two-dimensional world, from the tables to walls and beyond. The 2D effect comes to life with hand-painted details, causing even the very real flower pots to appear flat. The trip downstairs to the bathroom remains a two-dimensional experience too.
And maybe you meet the hunky motorcycle sidecar racer of your dreams here!
Shirokuro is open daily from noon to 4 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m.
The space was previously the very three-dimensional Mighty Quinn's BBQ.
Well, I'm old enough to remember when cel shading became a thing to try to make videogames more realistic. Now we're making reality cel shaded to make it more artificial.
ReplyDeleteMighty Quinn's was so good. Except they had cucumbers instead of pickles which for a reformed Texas is anathema.
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