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Korean Food

Cho Dang Gol

Midtown South

Start with silky house-made tofu served unadorned, then dive into bubbling soondubu jjigae with its brick-red, ultra-concentrated broth. This walk-in-only Koreatown staple has been churning fresh bean curd daily since 1997, and the inevitable wait has become something of a pilgrimage.

house-made tofu daily
spicy soondubu jjigae
walk-in only
unpretentious Koreatown classic

Tips

🍮"wobbly warm tofu" worth the unavoidable wait (Melissa Clark, NYT)
📱download Minipass app to join waitlist before you arrive
🥬banchan refills are unlimited—don't be shy

Cho Dang Gol

55 W 35th St, New York, NY 10001, USA

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