Studio 151

Behind an inconspicuous back door and through a narrow stairway on the second floor of an East Village building is a Japanese-inspired listening bar that specializes in sushi. Need I say more? Studio 151 looks like a house party set in between eras. When making a reservation you can either choose high-top seating or seating at the counter for the bar’s omakase experience, which is a chef’s table where the chef curates a sushi menu for the diners. Customers can also sit in one of the funky couches available. There is a jukebox and a vinyl DJ setup at Studio151 where music and experiences can vary. For example, Tuesdays is “rockstar night” where rock songs from the ’50s through the ’80s are played after dinner service starting at 10pm.