KJUN
Korean restaurant · Murray Hill
154 E 39th St, New York, NY 10016, USA
Highlights
Korean-Cajun fusion eatery serving creative jambalaya & fried chicken
Korean-Cajun fusion eatery serving creative jambalaya & fried chicken
"Kjun is a casual place with colored beads on every table, like a fun dinner party on Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras. Bring your own beer (or wine) to complement all the amazing Korean-inspired Cajun mashups here. The most interesting one is the jjajangmyeon, with fermented black bean sauce and crispy fried oysters." - molly fitzpatrick, bryan kim, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah
"Korean meets New Orleans at this Midtown East hot spot that started as a pop-up with dishes like fried chicken, tomato kimchi, and jambalaya, or shrimp and grits in shrimp dashi. The menu is a robust collection of snacks, sides, and hearty meat dishes served in a warm, utilitarian dining area." - Melissa McCart
"Top Chef season 19 contestant Jae Jung opened her own spot leaning into what she knows best. The result is this fun Korean Cajun restaurant Kjun in Midtown, where she marries her Korean background to her time spent working and learning from the legendary late chef Leah Chase in New Orleans, shown through prix fixe and tasting menu options and takeout." - Nadia Chaudhury
"A kitchen known for Korean–Cajun fusions (examples given include "jambalaya with strips of kimchi and gochujang andouille and grits") that also offers a Korean–Cajun smash burger on its lunch menu, demonstrating genre-mixing approaches to the trend." - Jaya Saxena
"We’ve recently spent a lot of time eating on the Upper East Side (in preparation for our updated neighborhood guide) and have been telling everyone we know about Kjun. This fantastic Korean-Cajun cooking project on the UES is running a pop-up at Butterfield Market on 85th Street and Madison Avenue from noon to 5pm on Thursday, May 13th, to Sunday, May 16th. You can check out the menu and preorder dishes like kimchi jambalaya and crawfish bibimbap here. And if you aren’t able to make it this weekend, Kjun will be running the same Butterfield Market pop-up next week." - hannah albertine
