New York City · Cuisine
Korean
Koreatown stews and barbecue energy, plus contemporary tasting menus just off 32nd Street.
Manhattan’s Korea Way is the densest casual Korean restaurant strip in the city; Flushing and Northern Boulevard hold more residential Korean infrastructure. Fine dining has clustered nearby in Murray Hill and NoMad rather than only on 32nd. This facet pairs a tofu-house classic, a Michelin Bib Gourmand barbecue room on 32nd Street, and a two-star tasting counter a few blocks east.
Focus areas: Koreatown (32nd Street)
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.
Atomix
$$$$Murray Hill
Two-Michelin-star Korean tasting counter in a Murray Hill brownstone from Junghyun and Ellia Park.