Monday, October 6, 2025

Kobano has not been open lately on the Bowery

We've heard from a few readers about the status of Kobano, a Japanese-Brazilian restaurant at 299 Bowery between First Street and Houston. 

The space has been dark lately, giving it that abandoned feel...
Google now lists the restaurant as "temporarily closed," although there is no mention of this on Kobano's website or Instagram. 

Kobano opened in February after the owners decided to switch up concepts from Íxta, which served southern Mexican and Oaxacan dishes for two years. 

Previously, in this rather large space, Daniel Boulud closed DBGB in August 2017 after an eight-year run.

2 comments:

  1. Went once, several months ago. The restaurant and clientele were clearly there for instagram. Food was...fine, nothing amazing but not terrible. Prices were high-ish, but not crazy high. The space and decor seem more geared toward a cocktail club rather than dining.

    My biggest complaint, however, is that the volume of the music increased steadily throughout our brief meal, to the point where we had to shout across our very small table.

    Next.

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  2. The last Japanese Brazilian restaurant I remember was Sushi Samba, they had really good dishes.

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