Noksu

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Noksu Korean Tasting Counter in New York City: Michelin One Star (2026)

Noksu is a Korean tasting counter at 49 W. 32nd St. in New York City, and it holds one Michelin star (2026). The kitchen cooks a mostly seafood tasting menu with Korean flavors, served to only fifteen guests at a time.

A seafood-led menu at the counter

The menu runs ten courses, mostly seafood, with finned fish and shellfish leading and one savory livestock course near the end. Early dishes include Rice Flower, a shrimp tartare with gochujang and lime, and Custard, built on peekytoe crab, Kristal caviar and foie. Sujebi pairs zucchini and clam in an anchovy broth. The drinks list earned a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence in 2025.

A dining room below Herald Square

The room sits about twenty feet underground, inside the Herald Square subway station. Guests take a flight of stairs at the corner of 32nd Street and Broadway, then follow a long, narrow corridor to a black door marked with the Nōksu sign. The New York Times praised the food as "uncannily good," and the location alone gives the meal a distinctly New York character.