Meju

Korean restaurant · Long Island City

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The Quiet Luxury of a Backroom Korean Tasting Menu | The New Yorker

"At Meju, the chef Hooni Kim artfully distills the cuisine to its essentials." - Helen Rosner

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-food-scene/the-quiet-luxury-of-a-backroom-korean-tasting-menu-meju
Photographs by Krista Schlueter for The New Yorker

5-28 49th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101 Get directions

mejunyc.com
@meju.nyc

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