New York City · Cuisine
Korean
Koreatown stews and tasting rooms, Flatiron grill and fried chicken, Hell’s Kitchen hand rolls, and destination counters across Manhattan and Queens.
Manhattan’s Korea Way is still the densest casual Korean strip in the city, and Flushing and Northern Boulevard hold more residential Korean infrastructure. The last decade has also produced an unusually broad fine-dining map: Joo Ok above West 32nd Street, Flatiron’s Oiji Mi and Cote, Hell’s Kitchen’s Kochi and Mari, the West Village’s Jeju Noodle Bar, Murray Hill’s Atomix, Tribeca’s Jungsik, and Meju’s fermentation counter in Long Island City. Start with the format you want, not the star count: tofu stew, tabletop beef, ramyun, fried chicken, hand rolls, a short prix fixe, or a full tasting.
Focus areas: Koreatown (32nd Street), Flatiron, Hell’s Kitchen, West Village, Murray Hill, Tribeca, Long Island City
Restaurants
Cho Dang Gol
$$Koreatown
Walk-in Koreatown tofu house since 1997, known for housemade soft tofu and bubbling stews.
Antoya
$$$Koreatown
Three-floor Koreatown barbecue on West 32nd Street; Michelin Bib Gourmand for Antoya galbi, egg soufflé, and polished tabletop grilling.
Cote
$$$$Flatiron
Michelin-star Korean steakhouse in Flatiron from Simon Kim; Butcher’s Feast of dry-aged cuts grilled tableside with banchan, stews, and soft serve.
Jeju Noodle Bar
$$$$West Village
Michelin-star Korean ramyun shop in the West Village from chef Douglas Kim; handmade noodles, seafood small plates, and a hard Resy.
Kochi
$$$$Hell’s Kitchen
Michelin-star Korean tasting in Hell’s Kitchen from chef Sungchul Shim; an eight-course skewer-led menu near the theater district.
Joo Ok
$$$$Koreatown
Two-Michelin-star Korean tasting above West 32nd Street from chef Shin Chang-ho, centered on house-made jang, perilla oil, and New York farm produce.
Oiji Mi
$$$$Flatiron
Michelin-star contemporary Korean prix fixe in Flatiron from chef Brian Kim, with an à la carte bar and lounge.
Mari
$$$$Hell’s Kitchen
Michelin-star Korean hand-roll tasting in Hell’s Kitchen from Sungchul Shim, with counter seats around an open kitchen.
Meju
$$$$Long Island City
Michelin-star eight-seat fermentation counter inside Little Banchan Shop in Long Island City, led by chef Hooni Kim.
Coqodaq
$$$Flatiron
Michelin Bib Gourmand Korean-American fried chicken in Flatiron from Simon Kim’s Cote team, with a set bucket feast and a Champagne-heavy cellar.
Atomix
$$$$Murray Hill
Two-Michelin-star Korean tasting counter in a Murray Hill brownstone from Junghyun and Ellia Park.
Jungsik
$$$$Tribeca
Three-Michelin-star New Korean tasting in Tribeca from chef Jungsik Yim; the first Korean restaurant in the U.S. to earn three stars.