Owner Sofia Lee works with chef Sun Kyu Lee, a renowned Korean food consultant, to create original barbecue recipes from local organic greens and Angus beef seasoned with genuine Korean spices. This restaurant is open 24 hours a day, every day. Lunch specials run from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., with discounts on meals such as bulgogi, thin-sliced marinated beef with vegetables, and bibimbap, spicy mixed vegetables and beef over rice. If the weather's hot and you're looking for a cold meal, Miss Korea offers bibim-naengmyeon, which is chilled buckwheat noodles and vegetables in a spicy sauce.
This 24-hour restaurant in Midtown serves barbecue in addition to traditional Korean entrees, such as shellfish and kimchi casserole as well as Korean sausage soup. If you're looking for something small and quick, try the a la carte menu, which has items such as deep-fried or steamed dumplings. Kunjip also offers free delivery and a special lunch menu Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to appeal to the neighborhood's workers.
This barbecue restaurant offers up fare for both vegetarians and carnivores alike. Seoul Garden's vegetarian entrees include soft tofu with vegetables, mushrooms and peppers, as well as kimchi jigae, a spicy Korean cabbage soup. If you want some meat in your meal, you can choose from items such as je yook dup bob, stir-fried pork slices and vegetables, or chul pan bokum bob, which is kimchi and beef fried with rice. The restaurant is open late every day, from 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Located in the heart of K-town, Shilla offers dining on three floors. The restaurant -- which opened in 2005 -- offers a variety of lunch specials, such as kong biji, a spicy bean soup; yook gae jang, a hot and spicy beef with scallion soup; or kimchi fried rice. If you're not in the mood for Korean food, Shilla also offers Japanese cuisine, such as teriyaki. Shilla is open 24 hours a day, and sits a half-block from the 34th Street subway station that serves the B, D, F, V, N, Q, R and W lines.
