Hwaro keeps the firepot at the table.
Charcoal pork belly and galbi around earthenware firepots on Eighth Avenue.
Stepping into Hwaro, diners are enveloped in the warmth of glowing hardwood embers nestled inside traditional Korean earthenware firepots at each table.
Classic charcoal grilling: thick slabs of pork belly scored for crisp rendering, marinated galbi ribs, and seasonal banchan accompanied by bubbling soybean paste stew.
Brisk, convivial, and aromatic with sweet meat marinades and wood smoke; friends gather around the hearth for celebratory feasts.
Hwaro preserves the ancient communal ritual of Korean firepot cooking in the heart of Manhattan.
From the MICHELIN listing
- Distinction
- MICHELIN Guide selection
- Price band
- $$$$
- Cuisine
- Korean
- Address
- 776 8th Ave., New York
Sources
- MICHELIN Guide · Hwaro · checked Sep 28, 2026
Distinction, address, cuisine and price band come from the listing above. Descriptions of rooms and dishes are from Dine Digest’s earlier reporting and were not re-checked for this issue.
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