Jungsik
Korean restaurant · Tribeca ·
Innovative Korean fare in elegant, contemporary digs w/ wine
Innovative Korean fare in elegant, contemporary digs w/ wine
"As the Korean namesake restaurant from Jungsik Yim that opened in 2011, it kept its three-star status." - Melissa McCart
"Operating since 2011 (with the original Seoul location launched in 2009), this restaurant presents a contemporary, bold take on traditional Korean dishes—branded as “New Korean” cuisine—that reimagines flavors across continents. Under Chef Jungsik Yim, who trained at the Culinary Institute of America and worked at Aquavit and Akelaré, Jungsik New York has been a trailblazer in modern Korean fine dining and became the first Korean restaurant in the United States to earn Three MICHELIN Stars. Guided by the simple philosophy “Make it delicious,” the upcoming International Chef Series dinner will be a Seoul–New York collaboration with Chefs Jungho Kim and Daeik Kim offering a multi-course tasting menu, curated wine and beverage pairings, and insights into their cross-continental culinary philosophy." - Daniel He
"Noted as one of the pricey tasting-menu restaurants and paired with Atomix and Benu to form a triumvirate of high-end Korean tasting-menu spots in the U.S., Jungsik reflects the list’s recognition of contemporary Korean fine dining." - Matthew Kang
"Set in Tribeca’s old Chanterelle space, this is where Yim blended Korean ingredients and techniques with the framework of Michelin-starred restaurants—seaweed-rimmed cocktails, sous vide pork belly with pickled perilla, and a tomato jelly caprese salad mixed at the table like bibimbap. It was my birthday splurge through the 2010s, and that kimbap—perfectly cylindrical and smaller, one end wrapped in white parchment clipped with a mini wooden clothespin—crunched when I bit in, its flavors blanketed by the umami of sesame oil (a concept created by Hoyoung Kim). The relentless, late-night experimentation in this kitchen paid off: a Michelin star in 2013 and, last year, the first-ever three-star rating for a Korean restaurant." - Caroline Shin
"When Jungsik opened in 2011, it was the first fine-dining Korean restaurant in New York. Years later, it’s still one of the best. The most exciting part of your meal here is their banchan—essentially an amuse bouche course full of fancy one-biters like a sweet prawn tartlet and a steamed egg with gamtae seaweed. The $325 price for their signature 11-or-so course menu is hefty, but you can rest assured that this will be money well spent—so long as you save a meal here for a very special occasion." - molly fitzpatrick, bryan kim, willa moore, kenny yang