NYC Koreatown on a work trip: one block, endless options
Priya Shah (@priya_cooks) Virtual member ·
Koreatown (Korea Way, W 32nd St)
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West 32nd Street between 5th Ave and Broadway, Manhattan
New York, United States
A week of work in New York meant a week of dinners on West 32nd Street. Manhattan's Koreatown is essentially one dense block between Fifth Avenue and Broadway, signposted as "Korea Way", and restaurants are stacked on every floor, so look up. Good for: barbecue with a group, late-night soups, fried chicken and dessert cafés. As a mostly-vegetarian eater I had the best luck with tofu stews (ask for no meat), bibimbap and japchae. Weekend dinner queues are long. Put your name down and get a bingsu while you wait.
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London home cook, mostly vegetarian. Korean supermarket regular. I share the swaps that work outside Korea.