Tomi Jazz

"This Japanese jazz bar is one of those rare Midtown spots that makes you forget you’re half a mile from Auntie Anne’s in Penn Station. Stop by for live music, sake, and delicious cod roe spaghetti any day of the week—with $10 covers. Music typically starts around 6pm, but we recommend showing up early to get a seat. Tomi doesn't take reservations." - neha talreja, bryan kim, hannah albertine, matt tervooren, will hartman

"This Japanese jazz bar is one of those rare Midtown spots that makes you forget you’re half a mile from Auntie Anne’s in Penn Station. But now they’re offering live music, sake, and delicious cod roe spaghetti on their sidewalk every night starting at 5pm. Music typically starts around 6:30pm, but we’d recommend showing up early to get a seat. Tomi isn’t taking any reservations at this time." - hannah albertine

"This Japanese jazz bar is one of those rare Midtown spots that makes you forget you’re half a mile from Auntie Anne’s in Penn Station. But now they’re offering live music, sake, and delicious cod roe spaghetti on their sidewalk every night starting at 5pm. Music typically starts around 6:30pm (with a $10 cover charge only on Friday and Saturday nights), but we’d recommend showing up early to get a seat since they aren’t taking any reservations." - nikko duren

"You could come to Tomi Jazz just for drinks—they have enough Japanese whisky and sake to keep a boatful of 19th-century sailors satisfied. But you most likely waited in a line to get into this jazz club, and probably worked up quite an appetite. So while you’re on the best Midtown East date of your life—in a room stuffed with dusty tchotchkes, being serenaded by a trumpet player—get a bowl of their cod roe spaghetti. It’s creamy, salty, and a perfect complement to whatever you’re drinking." - will hartman, neha talreja, bryan kim, willa moore

"Want to go on a date somewhere that feels like the East Village, without running into an ex in the East Village? Go to this Japanese jazz bar, which occupies a cramped, subterranean space, stuffed with an estate sale’s worth of knick-knacks. Stop by for live music, sake, and cod roe spaghetti any day of the week (with $10 covers from Friday-Sunday). Music typically starts around 6pm, but we recommend showing up early to get a seat, since Tomi doesn't take reservations and wait times can reach up to two hours. The band isn’t visible from every table, but they’ll rotate you in to a better seat when they can. Keep in mind there's a two-hour time limit on some nights." - neha talreja, kenny yang, bryan kim, hannah albertine