Joo Ok brings two-star Seoul to the sixteenth floor.
Chef Shin Chang-ho’s tasting menu, perilla oil and aged jang included, is the only room in this chapter the guide rates at two stars.
From the street, West 32nd Street is Koreatown at full volume: barbecue smoke, karaoke signs, late tables. Joo Ok is the same street with the sound turned down, sixteen floors up.
Rising above the Midtown grid to a serene private aerie, Joo Ok welcomes guests with custom Korean celadon tableware, crisp linens, and sweeping city vistas.
Chef Shin Chang-ho imports the soul of his two-star Seoul flagship: tastings of vintage perilla oils, seasonal raw sea bream with aged jang, and oak-charred Korean beef.
Meditative and dignified; service proceeds with measured grace as each dish unfolds the complex fermentation traditions of the Korean peninsula.
Holding two Michelin stars, Joo Ok's relocation to Manhattan represents a monumental milestone in the global appreciation of Korean fine dining.
- Shin Chang-hoChef, Joo Ok
From the MICHELIN listing
- Distinction
- Two MICHELIN Stars · 2025 USA
- Price band
- $$$$
- Cuisine
- Korean
- Address
- 22 W. 32nd St., 16th Fl., New York
Sources
- MICHELIN Guide · Joo Ok (2025 USA) · 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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