OKDONGSIK New York
Korean restaurant · Midtown East ·
Modern eatery serving delicate pork broth soup & dumplings
Modern eatery serving delicate pork broth soup & dumplings
"Okdongsik specializes in a particularly delicate version of pork gomtang, with a light, clear broth and super-thin pork slices. The 13-seat counter in Koreatown serves just this one soup, gukbap-style—poured over bowls of rice that make the entire place smell like a just-opened rice cooker. There’s a little kimchi and spicy pepper paste on the side, you can order some mandu, and that’s pretty much it. The soup is great, but because the small space is populated with a mix of walk-ins and reservations, getting seated can sometimes be a little annoying. If there's a wait, head to the hidden bar in back, where you can get a cocktail before sitting down to a quietly satisfying meal." - Sonal Shah
"If you weren’t one of the lucky few who got tickets to BLACKPINK’s NYC show last summer (they sold out within a few minutes), you can drown your sorrows in a bowl of soup from this year’s second most exciting visit by way of Korea. Seoul-based restaurant Okdongsik is in NYC for a couple months in collaboration with HAND hospitality (Atomix, Her Name Is Han). They specialize in pork gomtang served gukbap-style, and their version is a particularly delicate soup with a light, clear broth and super thin pieces of pork. The 10-seat Koreatown pop-up only serves this one soup, making it the perfect pit stop this rainy season." - neha talreja
"Sibling to Hand Hospitality restaurants which include homestyle spot, Her Name Is Han; dessert shop Lysée; the revival of hot pot restaurant, Hakata Tonton; and the East Village’s Ariari, Okdongsik offers mainly the traditional soup gomtang, and mandoo. While it’s an incredibly brief menu of two items, New York Times critic Pete Wells declared, “both are outstanding.”" - Eater Staff
"I was thrilled to get seats at Okdongsik, a sensational, tiny restaurant (in collaboration with Hand Hospitality) that somehow stays open with so few seats and reasonable prices; the menu basically features two dishes that were fantastic on my visit: a rich pork broth with rice on the bottom, dweji gomtang ($18), and very filling kimchi mandoo ($12) stuffed with tofu and pork, served with barley tea." - Eater Staff
"I report that OkDongsik, after a longterm pop-up, made its NYC move permanent under Hand Hospitality and now serves a singular dish: pork bone broth (dwaeji-gomtang)." - Emma Orlow
