Kawa Ni

Inspired by Japanese izakayas, chef/restaurateur Bill Taibe founded the original Kawa Ni in Westport, Connecticut, in 2014. Nearly a decade — and many dumplings, bao buns and inventive plates — later, he debuted the second Kawa Ni in LoHi after falling in love with the neighborhood, which has embraced it right back. The buzzy dining room is a high-energy place to dig into options such as the aptly named Addictive Cabbage, red curry coconut onigiri and spicy lamb dan dan noodles.