Although Wara Wara might seem like an unusual name, there is a special meaning behind it. It means laugh or smile in Japanese, and water in Thai. Overall, a positive connotation of joy.
Wara Wara is the second restaurant venture for co-owners X Premwat and Kazu Kondo, who also own the Japanese restaurant Ebisu in Cranston. However, they’ve brought on Nick Mazonowicz of The Salted Slate as an additional co-owner of the Hope Street eatery. Wara Wara is heavily influenced by various Asian cuisines including Thai, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. Referencing the Thai meaning of Wara Wara (water), many items on the menu are indeed from the water including oysters from American Mussel Harvesters in North Kingstown that can be topped with a traditional champagne mignonette or a twist on a classic – a garlic chili lime sauce.
Of course Wara Wara has Japanese favorites like ramen – five types to be exact. Premwat recommends newcomers try the Miso Ramen with pork, bamboo shoots, a marinated soft-boiled egg, spinach, shitake mushrooms and corn on top of noodles in a miso broth. The Pork Buns are a must try as well. But they also take American favorites like eggs Benedict and add Asian flair by topping it with salmon, ceviche and wasabi hollandaise on a steamed bun with a side of home fries during their brunch on Sundays.
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