MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN
Joo Ok
A twelve-course Korean tasting menu in a hanok-style room sixteen floors above Koreatown.
See current Google rating & reviews ↗A freight elevator in the middle of Koreatown rises sixteen floors to a dining room styled after a hanok, the traditional Korean house. Guests are welcomed with snacks and a drink before being seated, with the Manhattan skyline in the windows. Chef Chang-ho Shin's restaurant was promoted to two Michelin stars in 2025.
The dinner is a twelve-course tasting menu that follows the Korean seasons. Much of it starts upstate: perilla seeds grown on the restaurant's own First Hand Farm are cold-pressed into oil in the kitchen every week, alongside herbs and vegetables from the farm. The meal closes with confections and a cup of warm tea.
Editor’s tip
Ask for a window seat when you book; the skyline is half the room.
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Editorial draft — core details last reviewed October 14, 2026. Confirm practical details with the official site before you go.