Best Korean Food in New York

When an area of a city builds a reputation for hosting the best restaurants for a particular cuisine, the neighborhood lets you know. Just like Chinatown, K-town (Koreatown) is rife with unbelievable Korean fare. Here, you'll find the best of the best, both in K-town and around the five boroughs.

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Baden Baden
(212) 714-2266
28 W 32nd St, 2nd Floor,
New York, NY, 10001

Korean fried chicken and salty dishes augment the selection of Korean standards. Wash it all down with plenty of beer.

Bonjoo
212-505-7974
107 First Ave.,
New York, NY, 10003

Do Hwa
(212) 414-1224
55 Carmine St,
New York, NY, 10014

An exceedingly hip place, Do Hwa often has a DJ spinning tunes, a crowd at the packed bar, and a full dining room of people grilling at the BBQ tables or otherwise devouring mounds of Korean favorites. Far more upscale than its Ea more...

Dok Suni's
(212) 477-9506
119 1st Ave,
New York, NY, 10003

East Village meets Korean BBQ, and the result is fantastic. Dok Suni's, as well as its more upscale Greenwich Village cousin, Do Hwa, has a great menu of Korean favorites. Now don't expect truly authentic, messy family-style BB more...

HanGawi
(212) 213-0077
12 E 32nd St,
New York, NY, 10016

Providing a well-curated menu of healthy vegetarian offerings.

Kang Suh
(212) 564-6845
1250 Broadway Fl 31,
New York, NY, 10001

Kori
(212) 334-0908
253 Church St,
New York, NY, 10013

Kori is the first Korean restaurant to be off from Korea Town, and the only one to serve Korean cuisine in Tribeca for over twelve consecutive years. Expect to taste heavenly traditional Korean food while enjoying the comfortable romantic ambiance.

Kum Gang San
(718) 461-0909
13828 Northern Blvd,
Flushing, NY, 11354

Kunjip
(212) 216-9487
9 W 32nd St,
New York, NY, 10001

One of Koreatown's most reliable restaurants, Kunjip does business around-the-clock, with a particularly compelling lunch menu that's affordable and satisfying.

Madangsui
(212) 564-9333
35 W 35th St Fl 8,
New York, NY, 10001

Who could resist the multiple sensory pleasures of Korean barbecue: the spicy salty flavors and the combination of textures and temperatures, not to mention the hands-on fun of going through a pile of lettuce leaves, wrapping your own little barbecue "sandwiches"?

Mandoo Bar
(212) 279-3075
2 W 32nd St,
New York, NY, 10001

Momofuku Ssam Bar
(212) 254-3500
207 Second Ave.,
New York, NY, 10003

Possibly the most overhyped fast-food opening in New York, this attractive Korean-style ssam bar serving "delicious American food" is owned by the brilliant minds behind nearby The Good Fork
(718) 643-6636
391 Van Brunt St,
Brooklyn, NY, 11231