After months of previews, it’s full speed ahead for Kaedama Battleship , the newest restaurant from restaurateur Chad Carey’s Empty Stomach Group . As of Friday, November 21, the downtown noodle bar is open at 122 E. Houston St. #103.

“Kaedama Battleship is now open and ready for you,” the restaurant wrote in a surprise Instagram announcement . “Come see us ASAP.”

Empty Stomach first teased the concept in late August with a series of takeovers at Hot Joy. The name nods to the Japanese term kaedama , meaning an extra helping of noodles. The stripped-down atmosphere evokes the many ramen-yas found on Ramen Street in Japan’s Tokyo Station.

Via text, Carey credits the design to Amada Miller and "our in-house team of guerilla weirdos."

A peek inside Kaedama Battleship. Kaedama Bat

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