NYC Korean Wine Bar Sunn’s Serves the Best Banchan | Eater NY

"A tiny Chinatown wine bar where chef Sunny Lee continues her banchan artistry from pop-ups — playing with fermentation, textures, and pickledness — this intimate spot pairs impeccable yet simple food with elegant, restrained dishes, and since opening in late 2024 there are still waits; hands down, it’s one of the most pleasurable dining experiences I’ve had in a while. Start with the banchan (six dishes for $25); on my visit the standouts were creamy, tahini-covered pickled mushrooms and sharp Napa cabbage kimchi. Lee’s produce-packed salad ($22) rotates — a recent plate mixed giardiniera-ed cauliflower, Asian pears, and lotus roots — and the comfy tteokbokki ($26), Sunn’s take on baked ziti, now swaps stracciatella and mozzarella for gouda chunks melted into globs that meld well with the tomato-gochujang sauce. Thanks to Lee’s partnership with Grant Reynold of top NYC wine bar Parcelle, the list is impeccable; explore natural wines like the minerally and unfiltered Riva Arsiglia 2019 white wine by Italian winery Menti, and if you check in with your OpenTable account you’ll get a follow-up email detailing what you drank with links to purchase bottles. Don’t miss the nutty sesame mochi cake ($12) to end the flavor-bomb meal, and insider tip: the space is tiny and tight, so show up 20 minutes before doors open for seats at the bar to watch Lee and the staff prep everything." - Nadia Chaudhury