Yoon Haeundae Galbi
Korean barbecue restaurant · Midtown West
Restaurant, 8 W 36th St. 1st Floor, New York, NY 10018
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Highlights
Korean BBQ specializing in short ribs, seafood pancake, banchan
Korean BBQ specializing in short ribs, seafood pancake, banchan
"Need something nice, but not too stuffy? Somewhere you can eat with people who aren’t huge fans of noise, crowds, and beer towers? Choose Yoon Haeundae Galbi. Technically a few blocks north of Koreatown, the double-decker spot has leather-padded banquettes, gentle mood lighting creeping up the walls, and sets of beef and pork starting around $150. Their specialiy is short rib, and even the non-marinated version is lush and flavorful. Get it, in addition to ribeye and New York strip, and supplement with an eggy Busan pancake embedded with beef and shrimp." - hannah albertine, neha talreja, bryan kim, kenny yang
"This upscale, two-floor KBBQ spot is perfect for a group meal that isn’t too hectic, with leather-padded banquettes, gentle mood lighting, and sets of beef and pork starting around $150. Like its sister restaurant, founded by the owner’s grandfather in Busan, this place specializes in short rib. Even the non-marinated version is lush and flavorful, with a bouncy feel thanks to all the fat." - bryan kim, sonal shah, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore
"Swapping beer towers for bottles of Bordeaux, Yoon Haeundae Galbi is one of the more upscale KBBQ options around Koreatown, and it’s perfect for a group meal that isn’t too hectic. The double-decker spot has leather-padded banquettes, gentle mood lighting creeping up the walls, and sets of beef and pork starting around $150. Like its sister restaurant founded by the owner’s grandfather in Busan, Korea, the place specializes in short rib—and even the non-marinated version is lush and flavorful, with a bouncy feel thanks to all the fat. Get it, in addition to ribeye and New York strip, and supplement with an eggy Busan pancake embedded with beef and shrimp." - Bryan Kim
"“One or two tender rice cakes coated in thick gochujang-based sauce were enough for me to declare the seafood tteokbokki at this Midtown Korean spot the best thing I’d eaten in recent memory. Then a couple spoonfuls of the sauce on its own, which starts out sweet before becoming increasingly acidic and spicy, pushed the timeframe to a month. And once I’d gotten through the huge portion of seafood that’d been bathing in the sauce the whole time - crab, head-on shrimp, baby octopus, and two types of clams - I knew I had a shoo-in for this guide.”" - hannah albertine, nikko duren, hillary reinsberg, arden shore, matt tervooren
"Koreatown is full of fun family gathering spots, including this Korean BBQ spot whose original restaurant opened in 1964 in Busan, South Korea. As the name might suggest, this is a place to eat beef. (In fact, there aren’t any non-cow protein options offered.) When you’re at Yoon Haeundae Galbi, we’d recommend one of their four meat combo packages that come with four different cuts of beef and feed three to four people." - hannah albertine, kenny yang
