

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
Midtown SouthOpens Friday at 12:00 PM


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