Woorijip

"Woorijip is a New York City institution, and it’s where you should head for a quick grab-and-go meal around 32nd Street. While it previously featured a buffet setup, the brightly lit space now looks like a bookstore—but instead of beach reads, the shelves are stacked with packages of satisfying, homestyle Korean food. There’s kimbap, fried chicken, bulgogi, mackerel, japchae, and roughly a million other things, most of which cost less than $10. Take your food to go, or heat your meal in one of the microwaves and grab a table." - bryan kim, willa moore, kenny yang, neha talreja, molly fitzpatrick

"You can’t get any closer to Korean homestyle cooking than this: Woorijip is a humble carryout with some seating in front founded by Heidi Lee in 2000, and a favorite with office workers and tourists ever since. Select from rack upon rack of wrapped dishes that run to spicy gochujang chicken, grilled tofu, pork bulgogi, baked mackerel with lemon, nori rolls, and various forms of banchan, with a surprise or two daily." - Eater Staff

"If you work near Herald Square, you don’t have to get your lunch at Chopt. There are better options, such as Woorijip. Stop by this Koreatown staple and browse the shelves stacked with to-go containers of kimbap, bulgogi, fried chicken, and countless other homestyle dishes, most of which cost less than $10. Once you make your selections, pile them on a tray, then either take your food to go, or claim one of the tables and get started on your lunch." - Bryan Kim, Kenny Yang, Hannah Albertine

"Woorijip is a New York City institution, and it’s where you should go for a quick grab-and-go meal around 32nd Street. While it previously featured a buffet setup, the brightly lit space now looks like a bookstore—but instead of beach reads, the shelves are stacked with packages of satisfying homestyle Korean food. There’s kimbap, fried chicken, bulgogi, mackerel, japchae, and roughly a million other things, most of which cost less than $10. Take your food to go, or heat your meal in one of the microwaves and grab a table. " - bryan kim, kenny yang, hannah albertine, matt tervooren

"Modeled after the many banchan vendors in South Korea, Woorijip is a shop dedicated to selling - you guessed it - banchan. Everything is packaged to be easily transported back to your apartment, which is helpful whether you’re due back in 20 minutes for another afternoon meeting or you have a friend coming over soon for dinner and Hospital Playlist. Should you have more free time, there’s a small cafeteria area to sit at, where you can scarf down your food and scroll through emails. For about $4 each, you can fill up on substantial tubs of rolled eggs, simmered lotus root, and spicy smashed cucumber. And make sure to pick up some white fish jeon and spicy pan-fried anchovies too - the seafood banchan here are excellent." - justine lee 6