12/27/2024
As the celebration of Momotaro’s 10th anniversary culminates this New Year’s Eve, we wanted to highlight some of the unique design features that enhance ’s signature food and your dining experience.
Momotaro’s design centers on the post-World War II era in Japan known as the “economic miracle” where traditional Japanese forms and materials merged with Western architecture styles. During this time, the Japanese “salary man” was a prolific figure in his obsessive tendencies both in his daytime work life as well as his more indulgent evenings in the chaotic back alleys of Japan.
Key design elements exemplify this era and the salary man’s obsessive nature. This includes:
✒️ Bathroom walls enveloped in 991,000 individual blue ink pen strokes done by a collaboration of art students
📈 A mounted drink menu designed to evoke vintage brokerage boards
🧮 Massive two-story pendant lighting inspired by the formal qualities of a Sorabon (a device similar to an abacus)
Take the steps downstairs, a yokocho-style izakaya () resides in the subterranean space layered with retro graphics and the cherry blossom clad Hanagi room.
Fun fact: A 1960’s vintage public payphone from Japan sits alongside the bar. Pick up the phone and you will hear a random selection of audio clips from sources including: 50’s-60’s Japanese classic action movies, TV commercials, pop music, and pink films ☎️
Join us for New Year’s Eve festivities at and . Links in bio to reserve.
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Thank you to our friends at for creating this celebrated space and the eloquent design descriptions.
