11. LANTERN
Chapel Hill, NC
12. JITLADA
Los Angeles, CA
13. CHINOIS ON MAIN
Santa Monica, CA
14. JUNG SIK DANG
New York, NY
15. SLANTED DOOR, THE
San Francisco, CA

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Jung Sik Dang
New York, NY

2 HARRISON ST.
212-219-2000
WWW.JUNGSIK.KR

After stints working in the kitchens of Aquavit and Bouley, followed by a return to his native Korea, where he opened a successful restaurant of the same name, Yim Jung-sik decided it was time to take on New York City. So he signed a lease on the space that used to house Chanterelle and started serving dishes like bibim-style Caprese salad and Five Senses Satisfaction, pork belly that he sous vides before applying various techniques to make it spicy, crispy, sour, sweet and soft. Reviewers describe it as “creative, elegant, delicious and different than any other restaurant in New York City” and “an interesting take on Korean cuisine that is constantly evolving.”