Nowon Bushwick
Korean restaurant · Bushwick ·
Wood-fired Korean pizzas, burgers, and tater tots served
Wood-fired Korean pizzas, burgers, and tater tots served
"At Nowon (East Village and Bushwick) I find the Legendary Cheeseburger to be a restrained, transcendent take on a burger: two smashed, umami-packed beef patties with American cheese, a kimchi-based special sauce, caramelized kimchi, white onion, and pickles on a sesame milk bun — a combination that’s been described as luxurious and quintessentially New York." - Amelia Schwartz
"We know the smashed vs. un-smashed debate comes down to personal burger-eating preferences, but after having both options at Nowon in the East Village, here’s where we stand: You’ll taste every ingredient more prominently in their dry-aged, thick, 8 oz burger. Some of those ingredients are tangy kimchi mayo, actual kimchi, and american cheese. If you like high-quality steak meat in your burgers, you’ll love this version, but it's a tough call—and the double smash definitely earns its spot on our Smashburger Power Ranking. Nowon also has a location in Bushwick." - will hartman, bryan kim, neha talreja, willa moore, kenny yang
"This Korean restaurant makes one of the best burgers in the city, and pizza with Korean toppings like gochujang and rice cakes. The original East Village location doesn’t do the pizza, so we prefer this bigger Bushwick edition. The neon-lit warehouse space is a fun place to bring a friend or small group that'll appreciate good cocktails, tiger print, and two different projectors playing early aughts rap videos." - neha talreja, bryan kim, sonal shah, willa moore
"Kimchi mayo is the golden gun of condiments - it’s a cheat code that guarantees success. Nowon understands this, and lathers it onto a juicy, charred double cheeseburger made with dry-aged steak. Order it for pickup or delivery from this East Village Korean spot, and add honey butter tater tots or chopped cheese rice cakes as a side." - hannah albertine, nikko duren, bryan kim, arden shore, matt tervooren
"Unless you have an extra invite to Chloe Sevigny’s fashion week party or something, you could go weeks without seeing your friends in the winter. Entice them with a night out at Nowon, steps from the L in Bushwick. This Korean restaurant serves variations on carbs, meat, and cheese that are much more exciting than another delivery pizza. There’s pizzas with gochujang red sauce and KBBQ mushrooms, chopped cheese rice cakes, a burger with kimchi special sauce, and more. After drinking a few cocktails under Nowon’s neon red lights, surrounded by Ashanti videos on the warehouse walls, you’ll remember why it’s still worth it to break out the big puffer once in a while." - neha talreja, kenny yang, carina finn koeppicus
