Rule of Thirds Menu (Update 2025)
Rule of Thirds is a trendy cocktail bar and Japanese restaurant located in the heart of Brooklyn. Known for their fluffy soufflé pancakes, flavorful gyudon, and innovative Katsu Sando, Rule of Thirds offers a unique dining experience with a diverse menu. The restaurant provides a vibrant ambiance with plenty of outdoor seating, making it perfect for group gatherings or intimate dinners. Customers rave about the quality of the food, especially the pancakes and pork belly rice bowl. Prices are on the moderate side, making it a somewhat upscale but still affordable option. Despite some mixed reviews on the pancakes, the overall consensus is that Rule of Thirds delivers delicious Japanese-inspired dishes in a chic setting. If you're looking for a trendy spot with a diverse menu and great cocktails, Rule of Thirds is definitely worth a visit.
SHARING
Yuzu Hot Honey Salad
radish, buckwheat, hot honey, fennel, yuzu vinaigrette (vegan available)
Karaage
fried chicken, ginger soy, tartar sauce
Smashed Potato
mushrooms, hatcho miso, poached egg
Tuna & Nori
tartare, tenkasu, sesame
House Silken Tofu
kabocha, szechuan pepper, pomegranate
Japanese Souffle Pancake
fluffy hotcake, honey maple butter, sesame
HOTTOKEKI
SANDOS
Tamago
japanese omelette, milk bread, miso mayo, yuzu cucumbers
Chicken Katsu
panko fried chicken thigh, b&b daikon, paul-dog mayo, & mustard
Japanese Breakfast Set
roasted misozuke bluefish, nanatusuboshi short grained rice, assorted seasonal vegetables, almond miso soup
TEISHOKU
DONBURI
Kakuni
braised pork belly
Curry
maitake and shimeji mushroom
Tekkadon
tuna sashimi, nori
Almond Miso Soup
chilled sesame miso soup
Smashed Cucumbers
cucumbers, dashi gelee, shiso
Potato Salad
curry, garlic, ajitama egg
Rice
SIDES
BINCHOTAN
Chicken Meatball
worcestershire yolk jam
Duck Hearts
soy, garlic, chili
Yaki Onigiri
crispy rice, chicken fat (vegan available)
Maitake
herb gremolata
Pork Jowl
yuzu kosho
Lamb Tongue
tare, japanese mustard
Sashimi
daily fish, soy, yuzu kosho
Tuna & Nori
tartare, tenkasu, sesame
Karaage
fried chicken, ginger soy, tartar sauce
Oshizushi
hamachi, nanatsuboshi rice, sakura leaves
Mazemen
curry gochujang, coconut chili crisp
Hot Honey And Yuzu Salad
radish, buckwheat, fennel, yuzu vinaigrette (vegan available)
Chicories
whipped tofu, macadamia, mandarin
Skate Wing
katsuobushi, chili, lime leaf
Clams Sakamushi
sake steamed, garlic chives, fresno chili
Ricotta Dumplings
matsutake, mushroom dashi, perigord truffle
Smoked Potatoes
yuzu kosho kimizu, puffed rice, trout roe
SHARED
LARGER
Kasujiru
Brooklyn kura sake kasu, butter beans, mushrooms
Nikujaga
thin-sliced american wagyu coulotte stew, potatoes, carrots, onions, egg yolk
Tonkatsu
pork collar, panko, sake kasu koji marinade, paul-dog sauce
Hamachi Collar
miso butter, yuzu kosho, oroshi
Buddhist Duck
served in courses. breast lettuce wraps, scorched thigh rice, bancha bone tea / limited availability /
Grapfruit Soft Serve
White Sesame Soft Serve
dairy free
Rice Cooker Cheesecake
passionfruit & brown butter
dessert
SWIG
El Kimono
tequila blanco, golden umeshu, aloe, sparkling sake
Toki Highball
toki japanese whisky, sparkling water, lemon peel
Moonlight Express
cognac, japanese gin, macadamia, red bell pepper, cantaloupe, sakura leaf soda
Blood Moon
rice shochu, tomato, clam, yuzu kosho, apple, basil, lemon (vegan by request)
Jigoku
mezcal, pear brandy, ginger, grapefruit, horseradish, lime
Chiba Surf Club
yuzu sake, lillet, strawberry, sparkling wine, fresh chives
Douglas Fir-Banks
sesame shochu, gin, peach, vetiver, lime, umeboshi, douglas fir
Beach Sounds
barley shochu, gin, watermelon, vanilla, lemon, shisho tea
Todd Hotty
french gin, cynar, salted yuzu, chili spices [ served warm ]
Brass Taxi
japanese vodka, barley shochu, espresso, beet, hojicha
Umami Grog
rum blend, miso honey, cacao, grapefruit, cinnamon, lime, mushrooms
Ichi The Painkiller
dark rum blend, pineapple, matcha, green tea shochu, coconut
SLURP
SPIRIT-FREE
Shiso Toddy
amass riverine, shiso, lemon (served hot)
Super Salty Dog
red bell pepper, grapefruit, miso honey, nori salt
Watermelonade
watermelon, shiso tea, lemon
Melon Daiquiri
amass riverine, hondeydew, vetiver, lime
Spirited Away
rooibos tea, tropical juices, macadamia nut, cinnamon, yuzu
Between The Trees
sweet potato shochu, mango brandy, martinique rhum, nama genshu sake, golden raisin, sea salt
Oji Old Fashioned
brandy de jerez, barley shochu, white soy, mirin, smoked rhubarb
Ronin Holiday
japanese whiskey, strawberry brandy, hojicha tea, cacao, absinthe
SPIRITED
sake
Amabuki "Ginno Kurenai"
junmai rose / Amabuki Shuzo, Saga (ml)
Shishi No Sato "Shun"
junmai ginjo / Matsuura Shuzo, Ishikawa (ml)
Maboroshi Junmai Ginjo
junmai ginjo / Nakao Shuzo, Hiroshima (ml)
Kinpou Odayaka
junmai ginjo / Niida Honke, Fuskishima (ml)
Daishichi Honjozo Kimoto
kimoto honjozo / Daishichi Shuzo, Fukushima (ml)
Kaze No Mori "Alpha "
junmai daiginjo namachozo / Yucho Shuzo, Nara (ml)
Brooklyn Kura "Blue Door"
junmai nama genshu / Brooklyn Kura, New York (ml)
KID Junmai Daiginjo
junmai daiginjo / Heiwa Shuzo, Wakayama (ml)
Senkin "Classic Muku"
kimoto junmai daiginjo / Senkin Shuzo, Tochigi
Izumo Fuji "Ancient Shrine"
junmai / Fuji Shuzo, Shimane (ml)
Akishika Yama
yamahai junmai ginjo nama genshu / Akishika Shuzo, Osaka (ml)
Harada
junmai / Hatsumomidi Shuzo, Yamaguchi (ml)
Furosen Wataribune
yamahai junmai ginjo nama / Uehara Shuzo, Shiga (ml)
Yuki No Bosha "Old Cabin"
yamahai junmai / Saiya Shuzo, Akita ( ml)
Tamagawa "Red Label"
yamahai junmai / Kinoshita Shuzo, Kyoto (ml)
Hanatomoe Mizumoto
bodaimoto junmai muroka nama genshu / Miyoshino Shuzo, Nara (ml)
Heiwa Nigori
futsushu nigori / Heiwa Shuzo, Wakayama (ml)
Gozenshu Bodaimoto
bodaimoto junmai / Tsuji Hoten, Okayama ( ml)
Hanatomoe Usunigori
yamahai junmai ginjo usunigori / Miyoshino Shuzo, Nara (ml)
Kikuhime "Origarami "
yamahai ginjo genshu origarami / Kikuhime Shuzo, Ishikawa
Shichi Hon Yari Nigori
junmai ginjo nigori / Tomita Shuzo, Shiga (ml)
Kato Nigori
junmai nigori / Kato Sake Works, New York (ml)
Shirakawago Sansanigori
junmai gingo nigori / Miwa Shuzo, Gifu (ml)
Akishiika "Black Moheji "
kimoto junmai ginjo nama genshu / Akishika Shuzo, Osaka (ml)
Terada Honke "Kaikoshu"
junmai kimoto genshu / Terada Honke, Chiba (ml)
Kidoizumi "Kokin "
yamahai junmai ginjo / Kidoizumi Shuzo, Chiba (ml)
Joto Yuzu
yuzu sake / Fuji Shuzo, Shimane (ml)
Kato Yuzu
yuzu sake / Kato Sake Works, New York (ml)
Kagatsuru Umeshu
plum sake / Yachiya Shuzo, Ishikawa (ml)
Mukai "Ine Mankai"
red rice junmai / Mukai Shuzo, Kyoto (ml)
Heiwa Nigori
futsushu nigori / Heiwa Shuzo, Wakayama (ml)
Gozenshu Bodaimoto
bodaimoto junmai / Tsuji Hoten, Okayama ( ml)
Hanatomoe Usunigori
yamahai junmai ginjo usunigori / Miyoshino Shuzo, Nara (ml)
Kikuhime "Origarami "
yamahai ginjo genshu origarami / Kikuhime Shuzo, Ishikawa
Shichi Hon Yari Nigori
junmai ginjo nigori / Tomita Shuzo, Shiga (ml)
Kato Nigori
junmai nigori / Kato Sake Works, New York (ml)
Shirakawago Sansanigori
junmai gingo nigori / Miwa Shuzo, Gifu (ml)
NIGORI
KOSHU AND JUKUSEI
Akishiika "Black Moheji "
kimoto junmai ginjo nama genshu / Akishika Shuzo, Osaka (ml)
Terada Honke "Kaikoshu"
junmai kimoto genshu / Terada Honke, Chiba (ml)
Kidoizumi "Kokin "
yamahai junmai ginjo / Kidoizumi Shuzo, Chiba (ml)
Joto Yuzu
yuzu sake / Fuji Shuzo, Shimane (ml)
Kato Yuzu
yuzu sake / Kato Sake Works, New York (ml)
Kagatsuru Umeshu
plum sake / Yachiya Shuzo, Ishikawa (ml)
Mukai "Ine Mankai"
red rice junmai / Mukai Shuzo, Kyoto (ml)
FRUIT SAKE
WINE BY THE GLASS
Hild Elbling Sekt
( ml) elbling (sparkling) / Mosel, Germany
La Ferme De Jeanne JM
( ml) jacquere, molette (white) / Bugey, France
Philip Lardot "Kontakt" Rose
( ml) pinot noir (rose) / Mosel, Germany
Tenuta Foresto Favonio
( ml) moscato bianco (orange) / Piedmont, Italy
Dufaitre Beaujolais Nouveau
( ml) gamay (chilled red) / Beaujolais, France
Vinca Minor, Vinca Minor
( ml) carignan, zinfandel / Mendocino, CA
Hiyu "Espina II" NV
pinot gris, pear, plum, blackberry, elderberry, rosehips (fruit wine) / Hood River, Oregon (ml)
Ziereisen "Heugumber"
chasselas (white) / Baden, Germany
Face B "Yoshi"
muscat blanc a petits grains (white) / Roussillon, France
Sarnin-Berrux Chablis
chardonnay (white) / Burgundy, France (ml)
Scheuermann "Weibergunder Rosengarten"
pinot blanc (white) / Pflaz, Germany
Stephan Thibault "Le Repenti" Saumur Blanc
chenin blanc (white) / Loire, France
Grawu "Ambra"
souvignier gris (orange) / Alto Adige, Italy
Chepika "Catawba Rose"
catawba (rose) / Finger Lakes, New York (ml)
Ellsworth Rose
petit syrah (rose) / Sierra Foothills, California
Barbichette "Tete Beche"
cabernet franc (red) / Finger Lakes, NY
Shelter Winery, Lovely Lilly
pinot noir (chilled red) / Mosel, Germany (ml)
Enderle & Moll "Basis"
pinot noir (red) / Baden, Germany
Montebruno "Momtazi Vineyard"
pinot noir (red) / Willamette Valley, Oregon
Thibault Capellaro "Ombre Et Lumiere"
grenache, syrah, viognier (red) / Rhone, France
Escoda-Sanahuja "Les Paradetes"
grenache, carignan (red) / Catalonia, Spain
BOTTLE LIST
BUBBLES BY THE BOTTLE
Anima Mundi "Cami Del Xops"
macabeo, xarello (sparkling) / Catalonia, Spain
Herve Rafflin "La Nature'l" er Cru Extra Brut NV
chardonnay, pinot noir, pinot meunier (sparkling) / Champagne, France
Francoise Martinot "Bistrtage"
pinot noir (sparkling) / Champagne, France
"Bistrtage Rose" Extra Brut NV
pinot noir (rose sparkling) / Champagne, France
Chavost "Blanc De Meunier" NV
pinot meunier (sparkling) / Champagne, France
Claire Naudin "Le Clou "
aligote (white) / Burgundy, France magnum (ml)
Frank Cornelissen "Susucaru Rosso"
nerello mascalese (red) / Sicily, Italy magnum (ml)
Philippe Tessier "Le Point De Jour"
pinot noir, gamay (red) / Loire, France magnum (ml)
La Grange Aux Belles "La Chaussee Rouge"
cabernet franc, grolleau (red) / Loire, France jero (ml)
BIGGER BOTTLE LIST
shochu
Aokage
mugi (barley), % Yanagita Shuzo, Miyazaki
Beniotome
sesame (gome), % Beniotome Shuzo, Fukuoka
Beni-Ikko
imo (sweet potato), % Komaki Jozo, Kagoshima
Ginrei Shiro
kome (rice), % Takahashi Shuzo, Kumamoto
Jikuya White
imo (sweet potato), % Jikuya Distillery, Kagoshima
Mahoko
imo (sweet potato), % Furusawa Shuzo, Miyazaki
Masako
mugi (barley), % Furusawa Shuzo, Miyazaki
Motoko
kome (rice), % Furusawa Shuzo, Miyazaki
Mugi Hokka
mugi (barley), % Tensei Shuzo, Kagoshima
Nakanaka
mugi (barley), % Kuroki Honten, Miyazaki
Selephant
kokuto (sugar), % Nishihira Shuzo, Kagoshima
Shiranami Kuroimo
imo (sweet potato), % Satsuma Suzo, Kagoshima
Towari
soba (buckwheat), % Takura Shuzo, Miyazaki
Oyster River Dry Cider NV
Warren, Maine
Patois Cider "Morris"
Albemarie County, Virgina
CIDER
BEER
Orion Lager
Okinawa, Japan
Hawaiian Pizza IPA
Queens, NY
Kagua Blanc White Ale
Belgium
Brooklyn Brewery Special Effects
(Non-Alcoholic) Brooklyn, New York
Matcha
milled green tea
Matcha Latte
milled green tea
Hojicha Latte
Kukicha Sencha
stems and leaf green tea
Hojicha
roasted green tea
Sobacha
roasted buckwheat
TEA
COFFEE
Drip Coffee
(only available during brunches)
Cold Brew
Espresso
Americano
hot or iced
Cortado
Cappucino
hot or iced
Flat White
Latte
hot or iced