Social Profile: 
![]()
✔️Brunch ✔️Dinner ✔️Dine in ✔️Delivery
… View more
Address and Contact Information
Address: 143 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002
Phone: (646) 329-6875
Website: http://guguroomnyc.com/
Menu Photos
Order and Reservations
Reservations: resy.com
Photo Gallery
Related Web Results
Gugu Room: Home
Gugu Room is an Asian American cocktail bar in the Lower East Side, New York, blending the vibrant flavors of traditional Asian cuisine into a variety of …
Gugu Room (@guguroomnyc) · New York, NY – Instagram
8K+ followers · 299 posts · Officially closing our doors on March 21st.
Book Your Gugu Room Reservation Now on Resy
Offering traditional kamayan, a communal Filipino style feast composed of fla… Read more. Gugu Room. 143 Orchard St. New York, NY …
Reviews
Hermes Arriola
Gugu room is the best. My wife and I are forever grateful and thankful for their amazing food and service.
They catered our wedding and they had us do their tasting and were so great in collaborating settings and picking out the menu and things off the menu as well.
Their space is really cozy and warm.
Amazing food! The same great people from Ugly Kitchen.
Here are photos from their kamayan set-up for our wedding at The Bell House in Brooklyn.
… moreThey catered our wedding and they had us do their tasting and were so great in collaborating settings and picking out the menu and things off the menu as well.
Their space is really cozy and warm.
Amazing food! The same great people from Ugly Kitchen.
Here are photos from their kamayan set-up for our wedding at The Bell House in Brooklyn.
Vicky Terry-Rijo
It would be a pleasure to discuss this establishment with you. The ambiance was wonderful, perfect for a romantic dinner, a gathering with friends, or a family meal, as was the case for my family. The drinks were exceptionally good, and the prices were reasonable as well. The service was outstanding.
I was delighted to discover authentic Filipino food and reconnect with my heritage.
I ordered the Ube baby, one of my favorite drinks. We also had the ribs. My daughter, who our server kindly called a sophisticated palate, ordered the bone marrow, which was definitely a showstopper. I highly recommend this place; you won’t regret it.
… moreI was delighted to discover authentic Filipino food and reconnect with my heritage.
I ordered the Ube baby, one of my favorite drinks. We also had the ribs. My daughter, who our server kindly called a sophisticated palate, ordered the bone marrow, which was definitely a showstopper. I highly recommend this place; you won’t regret it.
J W
Oh boy, what a pleasant surprise at how delicious the food was! We got the two beef and bone marrow combo, and they were both explosive in terms of flavors! My favorite was definitely the beef with edamame and sauce, for the meat literally melted off the bone and blended richly with the accompanying sauce! The other bone marrow dish was good too but so incredibly salty that without rice to balance it, you probably wouldn’t be able to stomach much of it. We also got the corn which was definitely underwhelming and was not worth its high price tag. The shrimp taco was delicious, but so incredibly small unfortunately.
The servers were friendly and the ambiance was warm but at the darker/dimmer side. We also didn’t try their desserts for they ran out of the halo halo, so perhaps next time!
Overall, we had a pleasant time and there are still many dishes we would like to try! Definitely give the beef bone marrow edamame dish a try, I promise you won’t regret it!
Thank you for reading and good luck! (:
… moreThe servers were friendly and the ambiance was warm but at the darker/dimmer side. We also didn’t try their desserts for they ran out of the halo halo, so perhaps next time!
Overall, we had a pleasant time and there are still many dishes we would like to try! Definitely give the beef bone marrow edamame dish a try, I promise you won’t regret it!
Thank you for reading and good luck! (:
Marisabel Santiago
The beverage director/mixologist (Kat) knows exactly what she’s doing! She hooked us up with a drink that’s not on menu yet and it was super smooth and refreshing. If I’m not mistaken I believe she said it was inspired by her Filipino roots! 10/10 would recommend letting her craft a drink for you.
There’s also a very cute pittie who manages the bar and she’s sweet 🙂
… moreThere’s also a very cute pittie who manages the bar and she’s sweet 🙂
Lara
I meet this lovely lady in Newyork who is Filipino she brought me here for dinner. This was an amazing experience.the food was kind blowing.
We shared the sampler platter. This was super tasty. It was well balanced with sweet and spicy. I loved the beer because it was the spiciest one. When I say spicy it was not to hot to handle I would say mild spice. I loved the pork ball one, we also asked for some vinegar it’s a special Filipino one. It really brings it all together.we also had Kani Salad it was well balanced it’s Japanese inspired taste balance of sesame oil, a little chilli and maybe some vinegar however it was balanced and so tasty. We also had Pork Harumaki this are a must try.
For the mains we shared Bonito Caesar Salad,
We also had Sizzling Bulalo Steak I would say this is very French, it’s very heave. How ever the beef is so tender. I liked it. The highlight for me was hands down Gugu Express. The flavours where so balanced could feel the fish sauce, you could taste to coconut. And the spices they used. This wasn’t as spicy as I thought it might have been. However in hotness I Would say it’s mild to medium. The food was just to die for. get behind this restaurant. It’s amazing we also had happy hour cocktails. My friend had this coconut milk cocktails it would make the best dessert cocktails. It’s not on happy hour though 🙂
… moreWe shared the sampler platter. This was super tasty. It was well balanced with sweet and spicy. I loved the beer because it was the spiciest one. When I say spicy it was not to hot to handle I would say mild spice. I loved the pork ball one, we also asked for some vinegar it’s a special Filipino one. It really brings it all together.we also had Kani Salad it was well balanced it’s Japanese inspired taste balance of sesame oil, a little chilli and maybe some vinegar however it was balanced and so tasty. We also had Pork Harumaki this are a must try.
For the mains we shared Bonito Caesar Salad,
We also had Sizzling Bulalo Steak I would say this is very French, it’s very heave. How ever the beef is so tender. I liked it. The highlight for me was hands down Gugu Express. The flavours where so balanced could feel the fish sauce, you could taste to coconut. And the spices they used. This wasn’t as spicy as I thought it might have been. However in hotness I Would say it’s mild to medium. The food was just to die for. get behind this restaurant. It’s amazing we also had happy hour cocktails. My friend had this coconut milk cocktails it would make the best dessert cocktails. It’s not on happy hour though 🙂
gia !
• midori sour – delicious.
• rizal highball – stupendously strong. we requested more syrup to be added but each sip still felt like a car crash. it’s worth your buck but it’s not for me.
• sampler platter
– liempo: the best outta the bunch while the rest were forgettable for its price. compared to the kanto flavors that i long for, this was a letdown.
• spicy yuzo adobo ribs – my partner actually asked for the spicy sizzling chicken adobo. i’m not sure how it even got mixed up but we were far too hungry to care. it was tender and moderately seasoned.
• soft shell crab aligue palabok – i don’t have much to say other than you can get this at jollibee for less. the crab was good but again, nothing exceptional.
notes:
the menu delivered an elevated experience that harmonized japanese and filipino inspiration but it lacked an edge that separated them from the rest of fusion restaurants. however, they nailed the vibes. this place is undeniably magnetic, oozing romance and secrecy. we went here around 10pm and the music is far too loud for dates where you actually want to converse but vibes are vibes. overall, the food was lackluster but the scene is something that you might want to check out.
… more• rizal highball – stupendously strong. we requested more syrup to be added but each sip still felt like a car crash. it’s worth your buck but it’s not for me.
• sampler platter
– liempo: the best outta the bunch while the rest were forgettable for its price. compared to the kanto flavors that i long for, this was a letdown.
• spicy yuzo adobo ribs – my partner actually asked for the spicy sizzling chicken adobo. i’m not sure how it even got mixed up but we were far too hungry to care. it was tender and moderately seasoned.
• soft shell crab aligue palabok – i don’t have much to say other than you can get this at jollibee for less. the crab was good but again, nothing exceptional.
notes:
the menu delivered an elevated experience that harmonized japanese and filipino inspiration but it lacked an edge that separated them from the rest of fusion restaurants. however, they nailed the vibes. this place is undeniably magnetic, oozing romance and secrecy. we went here around 10pm and the music is far too loud for dates where you actually want to converse but vibes are vibes. overall, the food was lackluster but the scene is something that you might want to check out.
C J
Was very disappointed by the meal here. For drinks, we got the midori sour and wasabi margarita which were both not very good. We ordered the rock shrimp tempura which was not rock shrimp (just some regular shrimp), the skewer platter which all tasted the same because they were all basted in the same sauce, and the bulalo which they made more “fun” excuse they torch the bone marrow tableside but otherwise was pretty unremarkable too. Had higher hopes for this Filipino place – which I think would be better served being solely Filipino and not some weird Filipino-Japanese mix.
… moreTravelingGayPanda
An interesting twist to elevate and evolve Filipino food. Some dishes were top notch, straight up deliciousness, while other dishes were lacking in quality. Let’s start with their drinks. They have a nice happy hour with $10 sangria and some cocktail options. I enjoyed the calamansi margarita. It was sweet, sour, spicy and strong. The ube cocktail, not a part of their happy hour, was like an ube milkshake – so tasty. Now the food. I was with a group of friends so we got to sample a few dishes. The skewer sampler was good. The sauce and the way the meats were cooked were perfect. The nori spam fries was a little disappointing and gimmicky. It was literally just spam cut in the shape of fries. There wasn’t any change in the taste of a regular spam. The nori truffle fries weren’t anything too special. It was tasty, but nothing new. The beef bone marrow salpicao was chef’s kiss delicious. The soft shell crab palabok was probably my favorite dish. The palabok was traditional but the fried soft shell crab added a salty, briney, crispy addition to a very traditional dish. I plan to order this every time I’m here with a group of people. The biggest disappointment for me was the bagnet kare kare which is a traditional kare kare sauce (fantastic) but with a crispy pork belly instead of a stewed oxtail. The pork to me was chewy and dry. It was either overcooked or stale because it also had a strange taste.
A couple of the dishes were real knockouts so I’m interested in tasting a few of the other dishes on the menu. I’d love to try the short rib kare kare, the sinigang, and the bulalo next time. The staff was very nice. The bartender makes killer drinks. The inside has a dark and sexy but casual vibe.
As a filipino, I love supporting filipino businesses. Also as a filipino, I’m a purist when it comes to filipino food, so I’m always a little reluctant trying filipino fusion or modern-takes to filipino cuisine, but this restaurant had plenty of dishes where I tasted both nostalgia and innovation, so I absolutely plan to come back to check out the other dishes.
… moreA couple of the dishes were real knockouts so I’m interested in tasting a few of the other dishes on the menu. I’d love to try the short rib kare kare, the sinigang, and the bulalo next time. The staff was very nice. The bartender makes killer drinks. The inside has a dark and sexy but casual vibe.
As a filipino, I love supporting filipino businesses. Also as a filipino, I’m a purist when it comes to filipino food, so I’m always a little reluctant trying filipino fusion or modern-takes to filipino cuisine, but this restaurant had plenty of dishes where I tasted both nostalgia and innovation, so I absolutely plan to come back to check out the other dishes.
Cass Tan
This place made me like grilled isaw. I never had a good experience with isaw since it never had a texture I liked, but somehow this place made grilled isaw melt in your mouth. I could not believe it was isaw. I also tried their mushroom sisig which definitely satisfied the mushroom lover in me it was so good. I also had the bangus belly which was nice and crispy. The rice it came with was also so good. I ate during brunch so they also served complimentary mimosas. I will definitely come again to try their dinner menu next time!
… moreLeon So
Skewer and ribs were okay but not great, but not much variety and quantity. Fish had lots of bones which is fine. Essentially, each person had one rib, one skewer, one piece of shrimp, rice, and a bit of fish (most people weren’t full).
Definitely felt like there should be more food given the price. I’ve had Kamayan before at other places which was much better and cheaper, and gave more food and variety.
… moreDefinitely felt like there should be more food given the price. I’ve had Kamayan before at other places which was much better and cheaper, and gave more food and variety.