Koreatown

New Age Pizza? Frankfurter Danish? Strange Wiener-Bearing Pastries Appear in Koreatown

Qu'est-ce que c'est at Tous le Jours? Manhattan's Koreatown has been remaking itself at breakneck pace over the last two years, as Korean food finally approaches mainstream in New York. There are food courts, barbecues, tofu parlors, upscale formal restaurants with views of the city skyline, and, ... More >>

New Restaurant Reviews: Three Letters Asks 'Parlez-Vous Brooklyn?'; Cata Serves Sublime Paella

This week, our critics were equally charmed by a petite French bistro and a bustling Bowery tapas joint. Robert Sietsema dug into a mussels poutine at Three Letters in Clinton Hill, while Tejal Rao scooped up hearty bites of paella at Cata on the Lower East Side. Will the professionals go back for ... More >>

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January's Openings and Closings

In New York City, only the strong restaurants survive. Or the ones with amazing food, cult followings, lots of great press, and a whole slew of other factors. For those keeping tabs, here's a list of restaurants that opened and closed in January.

Smokey Burger Serving Elk Patties in Midtown; Suzume Ramen in Williamsburg

Burgers aren't just patties on a bun at newly opened Smokey Burger Organic in Midtown West. The new lunch spot offers burgers of the elk, crab, bison, lamb, salmon, and even ostrich variety, not to mention the boring beef, chicken, and turkey options. The menu claims all the ingredients are ammonia- ... More >>

Hanjoo Provides Koreatown-Style Cheap Lunch in the EV

Piping hot and brought to the table bubbling, the squid and crab soup is a formidable lunchtime feed. Korean restaurants can be rather expensive, and a dinner at one of 32nd Street's barbecues will run as high as $50 or more per person if you really want to satisfy yourself. But nearly all the big ... More >>

Could Blood Be the Next Big Thing?

The blood sausage called gyuma at Tibetan restaurant Phayul We may be on the culinary frontier here, but you don't have to be a vampire (or a mosquito) to appreciate blood as an ingredient. What can it do? It thickens stews and helps puddings set. Rich in protein, it can be coagulated into shapes ... More >>

Food Gallery 32: A Revisit. Already

You can thank Mr. Fish for this giant lunch. [See more Revisits: Perry St | Barbuto | Daniel] No sooner had the ink dried on the print edition of the Counter Culture review of Food Gallery 32 -- Koreatown's fabulous three-level fast food spot - than reports were coming in about stalls in the comp ... More >>

Tejal Rao at Calliope; Robert Sietsema at Food Gallery 32

Tejal Rao hits up French country-bistro fare at Calliope in the East Village. Although there were a few glitches in the service, she is overall impressed: "Pity the person who orders the roast chicken, a breast covered in a glorious, impossibly golden skin, beside a cigar of rich, confit-stuffed cab ... More >>

This Week's Specials: Mashed Potato Vending Machine, New York's Most Expensive Hot Dog

What we've been up to this week at Fork in the Road: News from Singapore: a mashed potato machine in their 7-Eleven. Is this New York's most expensive [normal] hot dog? We found it at Daniel Boulud's Epicerie Boulud up near Lincoln Center. We list out the top ten doughnuts in New York. Lauren ... More >>

Food Gallery 32: Getting Chigae With It

Wild adventures in a Koreatown food court

This Week in the Voice: I Fought The Landlord

This week in the Voice, out today, Araceli Cruz and Steven Thrasher tell the tale of landlord Moshe Samovha's bad Upper Manhattan building and the lone resident who fought for better living conditions: "This is a landlord who has acted with impunity for decades, content to let the city repair his bo ... More >>

Tired of Paying $15 and More for Ramen?

This all could be yours... As the price of ramen has spiraled due to its hipness, it's hard to find a cheap bowl anymore, and what was once the least expensive foodstuff, beloved of college students, has become almost a special occasion dish. But there are a few holdouts...return with us now to th ... More >>

The Visions of Nina Menkes

The waking dreams and persistent concerns of an uncompromising filmmaker

Asian Tofu Author Andrea Nguyen's Tips For Terrific Tofu at Home

Getting down with Meatless Mondays is pretty easy, but truth be told, for the die-hard carnivores in the crowd, cooking with tofu for the first time can be intimidating. Should you use firm or extra firm? Stir-fry or scramble? Why is some tofu tasteless, while others smack of fresh soy? Well, As ... More >>

Manhattan McDonald's Gets Soda Vending Machine

Lauren BloombergEnough soda options to give you an anxiety attack. Or a sugar high.​If you happen to be strolling into the Fulton Street McDonald's late at night (because that's the only time you eat fast food right?), you may be shocked to discover that the soda fountain is missing. It isn't your ... More >>

The Best Korean Food Court In Town

I've been keeping this place a personal secret for way too long, and it's starting to make me feel selfish. Even more selfish than usual. So let me urge you to try Food Gallery 32 (11 West 32nd Street), a three-floor food court in the heart of Koreatown where, past the Red Mango on the way in, the ... More >>

Where Was I Eating? HanGawi

And so the games have come to an end. I was, indeed, eating at HanGawi, the Koreatown restaurant that offers all sorts of vegan and vegetarian dishes, not to mention an extensive gluten-free menu. The pictured dish is the mountain vegetables and greens, chock full of healthy, veggie goodness.

Where Am I Eating? Here's a Clue

OK, so everyone's guessed that I'm eating at a Korean restaurant, which is correct, but no one's named the spot so far. So here's a clue to help you all out with this week's Where Am I Eating?

Let's Go, GoGo-Gi: Fast Food Meets Bibimbap

In Koreatown, bibimbap -- veggies, chili paste, beef, and a fried egg served over rice -- often comes crackling in a stone bowl.

Ask the Critics: Where Can I Find Good Okonomiyaki?

Niallkennedy/FlickrJapan's answer to flapjacks​Corinne M. asks: Hi, I'm looking for decent okonomiyaki that's not made in a stall or a cheapish restaurant (i.e., not the place on 9th Street, or Sunrise Mart). There used to be a restaurant near Grand Central that had this. I miss it. Know of a ... More >>

France Bans American Evil: Ketchup; Park Avenue Autumn Serves Up Saddam Hussein's Old China

Could petit fours be the next cupcakes? Probably not, but here's hoping. [Wall Street Journal] Todd Wilbur, a recipe hacker, has spent years trying to decode restaurant chains' most famous recipes. [NY Times] France has banned school and college cafeterias from serving ketchup with anything but fr ... More >>

Ask the Critics: Where Can I Try Vegetarian/Halal Korean Food?

Savagecorp / Flickr​Rob Z. Asks: I am fascinated by Korean food due to watching Korean dramas. I have made a dish or two at home but would love to try out an actual restaurant. I don't eat non-halal food but will eat fish and everything else that is not meat. And would love if it is cheap a ... More >>

Woo Lae Oak Is Closing After 12 Years

​Woo Lae Oak is the latest restaurant to fall victim to lease renegotiation: after 12 years at 148 Mercer Street, the upscale Korean restaurant will close its doors at the end of May.

Posts of the Week

'Tis Friday afternoon, and time for a look at the week that was ... Roberto Santibañez talked about his cookbook, his torta concept, and his Cinco de Mayo plans. A battle of the Park Slope Passover macaroons between Trois Pommes and Sweet Melissa. Our 10 Best Things to Eat at the Chelsea M ... More >>

Kunjip in Koreatown

​An amazing spread of pan chan is only one of Kunjip's lures. Nearly all the two dozen or so Korean restaurants in Manhattan's Koreatown offer some sort of lunchtime special, often priced at one-third to one-half what a regular meal would cost, and usually incorporating extra freebies.

Open and Closed: Say Hello to West End, Goodbye to Café Flo

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Vai, the Upper East Side spot that just got a Soho outpost, has closed. The building is reportedly being torn down. [Grub Street] Café Flo in Astoria did not survive a four-alarm blaze that r ... More >>

NYC Tofu Guide: A Springy Food for Spring

Isn’t bean curd the blandest substance on earth? Not on your life!

Robert Sietsema at Goat Town; Lauren Shockey on Mulberry Street

This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema enjoys the French bistro fare at Goat Town; Lauren Shockey takes a tour of a revitalized Mulberry Street with stops at Rubirosa, Torrisi Italian Specialties, and Balaboosta. Sam Sifton awards one star to La Petite Maison: 'This scene is not, obviously, for ev ... More >>

Danji's Hooni Kim on the Importance of Being a Businessman and How He Unwinds After a Day of Cooking

Photo courtesy Hooni KimHooni Kim, Business Man and Chef​Yesterday we spoke with Danji chef Hooni Kim about merging French culinary technique with Korean flavors. Today he shares his wisdom with young chefs who want to own their own restaurants.

Kyochon to Host a Chicken Wing Eating Contest

feedmytummy.comWings of Desire​The heyday of Korean Fried Chicken might be over, but one can never really have too much KFC in one's life. Which is a good thing, since Korean chain Kyochon is celebrating the one year anniversary of its Koreatown flagship location with a chicken wing eating co ... More >>

Open & Closed: Say Hello to Post Office; Goodbye to Apizza

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. American Trash, a biker bar located on the Upper East Side, is closing after 22 years in business. [Grub Street] The East Village pizzeria Apizza has shuttered. It tweeted its permanent closur ... More >>

Steve Cuozzo Hates Everything About New York Dining

New York PostSteve, go take some happy pills​The New York Post's Steve Cuozzo is at it again, this time with a rant about all the things that bother him about New York City dining. Specifically, he gripes against restaurants that don't take reservations, restaurants that do take reservations ... More >>

The Incredible Power of Sul Lung Tang Soup at Gahm Mi Oak

Chantal MartineauBone-in this.​ 'Tis soup season, and there is no shortage of good brothy bowls to warm you in this town. The growing number of great ramen joints comes to mind. But when it comes to the kind of wet cold that gets in your bones, like the kind that soaked through so many socks y ... More >>

The Week in Food Blogs: Eyeball-Searing Restaurant Signs; Snowy Day Eats

This week in food blogs... Eater rounded up 10 eyeball-searing New York restaurant signs. And, yes, Pulino's does make the list. Grub Street wondered why McDonald's Japan gets all the fun burgers? Midtown Lunch documented the internet buzz over Koreatown's new Food Gallery 32. Serious Eats liste ... More >>

The Early Word: Food Gallery 32

Lauren Shockey​Last Friday, we checked out Food Gallery 32 (11 West 32nd Street, 212-967-1678), the massive (15,000 square foot) food court located in the heart of Koreatown. Food Gallery 32 only opened last week, so it's still a work in progress (Red Mango has yet to open its stall), but the ... More >>

The Week in Food Blogs: The Lineup at Koreatown's Food Gallery 32; Winter's Best Cocktails

This week in food blogs... Eater rounded up 10 famous New York restaurant names found outside the city. Grub Street chatted with Bon Appetit's new editor-in-chief, Adam Rapoport, who thinks he says "tasty" too much. Midtown Lunch got excited about the lineup at the forthcoming Koreatown Food Gall ... More >>

Winter Guide: Cozy Up to New York's Warming Restaurants

Spring Guide: A Tongue-Torching Tour of Town

Open & Closed: Say Hello to UO; Goodbye to Elvie's Turo-Turo

The new Sigmund Pretzel Shop on the Lower East Side was opened by pastry chef Lina Kulchinsky and partner Tricia Wancko. Expect small batch, hand-twisted pretzels, plain or dressed up with spreads and dips, both sweet and savory. [Always Hungry] Sushi UO has opened on the Lower East Side with 23-ye ... More >>

VICE Jumps on Foodie Bandwagon, Launches MUNCHIES Mini-Docs

VICE Media and its online video network, VBS.tv, have introduced a series of mini-documentaries about chefs and other food personalities called MUNCHIES. In proper hipster form, its first webisode stars F-bomb-dropping David Chang, his equally potty-mouthed Momofuku cookbook co-author, Pete ... More >>

Kui or 'Cue, at 35th Street Korean

Noodle Wizardry

Dyspeptic General Tso unmasked, nowhere near Chinatown

Scrape and Eat

From blood to blog in Northern Boulevard's Koreatown

Baseball's New Pitch

The National Pastime Finally Reaches Out To Its International Fan Base