Korean restaurants in New York City
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Cho Dang Goi
Right in the heart of Koreatown, Cho Dang Goi does a brisk business in traditional bibimbops (vegetables with rice and spicy sauce), sticky-rice dishes and pork stews, which are all among the best in the area. You'll also get the tiny plates of kimchi surprises (including a pile of teensy dried fish, eyes intact) right before your meal begins.
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Bann
You'll have to hunt for the entrance to discreet Bann (tucked inside Worldwide Plaza). A fusion of modern and traditional Korean, Bann lets you do your own BBQ or experiment with some of its offbeat pairings, such as dak nalke jorim (spicy chili-glazed chicken wings with fried plantain) or cham chi hwe (ahi tuna tartare served with thinly sliced green apple). The crisp elegance makes it a favorite for business lunches, but the low lights and intimate black tables with granite tops give it a romantic glow at night.
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Hangawi
Sublime, flesh-free Korean is the draw at high-achieving Hangawi. Leave your shoes at the entrance and slip into a soothing, zenlike space of meditative music, soft low seating and clean, complexly-flavored dishes. Show-stoppers include the leak pancakes and a seductively smooth tofu claypot in ginger sauce.
Organic and gluten-free options add to the holistic vibe, while the $20 prixe-fixe lunch is good value. Book ahead for dinner.
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Manna Bento
There's a constant stream of book-toting students through Manna Bento's small front door, which tells you the food's good, affordable and a great cure for a hangover. Plates of rice, kimchi, buckwheat noodles and spicy hot seafood soup are generously portioned.
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Good Fork
Foodies head to this small, warm restaurant in Red Hook for its eclectic and fresh fare.
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Gahm Mi Oak
If you're craving yook hwe (raw beef and Asian pear matchsticks) at 3am, this K-Town savior has you covered. The shtick here is authenticity, shining through in dishes like the house speciality sul long tang (a milky broth of ox bones, boiled for 12 hours and pimped with brisket and scallion). Korean wise man say sul long tang cure evil hangover.
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Danji
Young-gun chef Hooni Kim has captured tastebuds with his Michelin-starred Korean 'tapas.' Served in a snug-and-slinky contemporary space, his drool-inducing creations are divided into 'traditional' and 'modern' options. Though the highlights are many, the celebrity dish is the sliders, a duo of bulgogi beef and spiced pork belly, each dressed with scallion vinaigrette and served on butter-grilled buns. Head in early or prepare to wait.
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