An Acclaimed Boston Japanese Restaurant Is Bringing its Famed Udon to NYC

A Boston restaurant known for superb udon is making its way to New York City this spring. Yume Ga Arukara will open in Nomad at 271 Fifth Avenue, between East 29th and 30th streets, per the New Openings NYC Instagram. A staffer for the restaurant tells Eater over email that it’ll open in April.

The Japanese restaurant is all about handmade udon: beef udon served hot or cold, spicy or classic. The staffer explains that the team decided to open in NY because “we saw a strong demand from New York customers who regularly traveled to Boston just to enjoy our food.” It’ll also offer beer, wine, and sake with table-service.

Yume co-founders Tsuyoshi Nishioka and Juan Carlos Vidal started the restaurant in 2017 inside a food market in Boston’s Porter Square. In 2020, Nishioka left the business, and it’s now led by executive chef Tomohiro Shinoda. They expanded with a second location in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood in 2024.