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A place · Restaurant · East Village · on 1 of my list

Thursday Kitchen.

Worth it, says Antonina. Narrowing down the tantalizing menu will be the second-hardest part of the night (scoring a table being the first).

Antonina Pattiz
Antonina PattizI went myself · from my Best restaurants in the East Village
Where Thursday Kitchen appears on New York Dearest

It's on 1 of my list. Each entry below is what I wrote about it there, with my verdict on that list, the fullest first.

Best restaurants in the East Village

No. 6 on that list5 min from the subway
Worth it
  • SubwayL to 1 Av, 5 min
  • Address424 E 9th St, New York, NY 10009
  • From my guide, updated September 2026.

Hailing from a coastal city in Seoul, Thursday Kitchen is Chef Kyungmin “Kay” Hyun’s opus magnum. A veteran of the city’s premier. In many ways, this East Village restaurant is best billed as comforting Korean cuisine moonlighting as Spanish tapas.

Narrowing down the tantalizing menu will be the second-hardest part of the night (scoring a table being the first). If you’re looking for suggestions, start with the edamame dumplings and ugly potatoes before moving on to the kimchi paella and truffle mac and cheese.

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Worth it, says Antonina. Been? Say if you agree.
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Thursday Kitchen

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