📍 Hell's Kitchen, New York City
18 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 18 Restaurants
Ninth Avenue's Korean fine-dining strip and dive bars running parallel, a few blocks west of the Theater District.
Top 10 in Hell's Kitchen
1
Kochi
One Michelin star for Korean skewers that sound simple and taste transcendent. Chef Sungchul Shim's Hell's Kitchen restaurant serves a $145 tasting menu built around his custom cha...
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2
Yingtao
One Michelin star for Chinese fine dining that's unlike anything in Chinatown. Chef Bolun Yao honors his late grandmother from Xi'an with a $165 tasting menu that spans Shanghai, C...
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3
Mari
One Michelin star for Korean hand rolls, which is a category that didn't exist before Sungchul Shim invented it. The $145 tasting menu at this Hell's Kitchen sibling to Kochi featu...
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4
Danji
Hooni Kim's pioneering modern Korean tapas bar — the first Korean restaurant in the US to receive a Michelin star. The KFB (Korean fried-chicken wings) and the bulgogi sliders rema...
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5
Frena
Chef Efi Naon's modern Middle Eastern room on 10th Avenue — Israeli and Moroccan dishes built around the taboon oven and the namesake Frena bread. The bread program is the headline...
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6
Uncle Ray's Chicken Rice
9th Ave Singaporean opened on the former Tradisyon site in Hell's Kitchen — poached chicken rice is the signature, with roasted, duo, and Hainanese pork chop rice variants. Coffee ...
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7
All'Antico Vinaio
Florence's schiacciata sandwich shop opened in NYC and immediately drew lines around the block. The focaccia-like bread is crispy, olive-oiled, and stuffed with imported Italian me...
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8
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
The aircraft carrier USS Intrepid docked on the Hudson, now a military and maritime museum. Board the space shuttle Enterprise, walk through the Concorde, tour the submarine Growle...
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9
Empanada Mama
A 24-hour Hell's Kitchen institution stuffing every conceivable filling into fried or baked dough pockets, with a menu so long it reads like a novel. Classic beef, wild boar, or a ...
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10
Gazala's
The only Druze restaurant in New York, and one of the most unique culinary experiences in Hell's Kitchen. The kibbeh, the lamb chops, and the hummus are all deeply flavorful and ro...
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All 18 Restaurants in Hell's Kitchen
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The Press Lounge
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