Jua New York - Buy Reservations

Such amazing and unique dishes. Love their cocktails too. Definitely recommend this spot.

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

sis is a healthy eater and said next time, she'd order two of the tasting menus (which our server told us no one had done before lol). so that speaks to the quantity of food, although i felt content at the end of our 7 courses (2 of them are the most divine dessert). it's a mix of familiar korean food, elevated and transformed. quite delish, and i think reasonably priced, considering the service and experience. it was a full house, and although a rather narrow setting, peaceful with great ambiance and not at all tight. still dreaming about that porridge...

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

Price was trending high considering the amount of food. Two desserts (instead of an additional savory dish) made me feel a little gypped. Wait staff was courteous. When presenting the plates, a detailed explanation of the dish would have made the experience more meaningful. It seems they were in a rush to serve and abandon us with each plate.Tip: Add gin to any non-alcoholic drink, thank me later.Below for the micro analysis: Menu, $1301. Caviar Kim (caviar w/ steak tartar) - can you ever go wrong with this combination? The answer is: No. No, you can't. 2. Bang-eo (cold dish, yellowtail sashimi with roasted beets) - overall the roasted beets were cooked well, and the yellowtail was undeniably fresh/soft. Flavors would likely be more available to the palate if not so chill.3. Jook - pleasantly surprised. I typically think of this as "I am sick, mommy help me"-kind-of-food, but it definitely was much more flavorful than expected (and not the mush that comes to mind). 4. Black Cod - what can I say? Fish was cooked perfectly.5. Galbi & Chan (assortment of baan chan with a side of galbi) - galbi was perfectly marbled and cooked. I was a little disappointed in the baan chan, literally one piece of each. While tasty, no better than the unlimited complimentary baan chan served at other Korean restaurants.6. Goguma (a play on different presentations of sweet potato) - subtle and interesting flavor. Tapioca balls randomly appeared in the dish. 7. Hotteok (sweet pastry, similar to a donut) - Sweet, puffy and crisp. Tasty, but a little too much for a dinner cap. I would have liked another savory dish instead.

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

I came here back in December and this is still by far one of my favorite Michelin experiences I've had in NYC. For $130, you get 7 courses - each dish is unique in their own way and was cooked to perfection. They change up the menu every month so you're bound to try something new each time. Here are the standouts for me:Bang-EoRefreshing appetizer course with the fresh raw with and citrusy purple cabbage.JookThis looked like a simple congee, but it had such a great complexity of flavors. I made sure to finish every drop in this bowl.Artic CharWell seasoned and perfectly cooked. The flesh was very tender. The skin was crispy and flavorful. Even my friend who doesn't usually eat fish skin ate it and enjoyed it!Duck & ChanDuck was cooked well. I liked the plate of banchan you can pair the duck with so it gave each bite a different texture and flavor profile.The only dish I could not finish was the Hotteok. This was a filled pancake that's a popular street food in Korea. I found it way too sweet for my liking, but if you have a sweet tooth, you may enjoy it!

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

Ambiance was refined and casual. Staff was incredibly friendly. Food was amazing every step of the way. 7 courses (8 with the add on) does leave you full and very satisfied.Quick tip: That Uni Kim is worth the add on!

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

Loved the vibe here and presentation of every dish. We could absolutely taste the flavors of the chef who was previously at Jung restaurant which is another fine establishment. Loved every dish and the atmosphere

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

I have to start by saying, the food is 4 stars, the caviar kim was by far my favorite. That said, there was a stark contrast between the service guests who are buying drinks vs those who are not receive. My friend and I started off being greeted in a relatively nice and enthusiastic manner by our waiter until he asked us whether we would be adding the alcohol pairing or ordering any drinks (note to you, waiter, we prefer eating our calories, not drinking them) to which we responded no. As soon as he realized we wouldn't be drinking, the service we received from him (if I can even call it service) was absolute sh!t. He would have detailed conversations with the tables next to us who had bottles and, yet, he couldn't even ask us if "everything was okay" with our food. This is the kind of BS that really results in poor ratings for restaurants that have otherwise great food. Had my experience been different I would have tipped more than your regular patron and I'd be returning to JUA. Learn some manners, you never know who you're serving and how generous they may be should you deserve it.

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

I taste the caviar in my mouth as I'm writing this review LOL. Definitely a date night spot with the usual fancy vibe that comes with a tasting menu. I liked all of the dishes pretty equally, but the one that stood out to me at the end was the Galbi & Chan. You can never ever go wrong with Galbi *sigh*I don't think this is a place I would visit often, but it'll be interesting to see how the menu changes over the year.

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

My first time ever finding a bug in the food of a michelin star restaurantMy husband found a bug in his porridge. The worse part is that: he has already finished half of it when he found it We raised the issue to our server. He doubted first (said it might be a sesame seed). After confirming with the kitchen that it was indeed a bug with wings, he apologized and gave us a new bowl of porridge. He also waived our drink bill, which is nice Food is good, but nothing impressive. I guess it is worth a visit, but not exactly a second visit

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

5 star even though 2 out of seven course menu are dessert and amuse bouche is not offered. Caviar Kim is particularly out of this world good. However, service is not matching the food nor the Michelin star. That kind of service can't even be acceptable in any decent restaurant with no recognition. Service can impact the overall experience. We were served by multiple Asian ppl who were a range of ok enough to nice as well as a white bruh who was particularly too unfriendly and borderline hostile. The compliant is about the white bruh!Note to the manager/chefs/business owner: the white waiter who was working in the front part of the restaurant on 3/12 really needs to be "chopped" and some of your other staff need extra training! both my friend and I felt the same. His lack of interest doing his job was shocking. He never once asked us how we liked the food(actually no one did! It was really crazy). we had to look at his behavior with humor to be able to enjoy our fantastic food! Your guests shouldn't be subjected to such an awful service when you offer such amazing food and specially when we directly pay part of his salary.

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

This was our last dining experience on this trip to NYC, and the best. Korean cuisine has stormed the nation, and trying to comprehend and dissect the food is next to impossible. Most Korean restaurants I've tried do their take on steak or chicken. They're not bad, yet nothing too startling. Jua knocked my socks off!A former chef at the renowned and Michelin starred Jungsink in Tribeca, the owner of Jua uses French technique with traditional Korean ingredients. On the seven course set menu, there wasn't a miss. Everything was a wow, with my favorite the first dish served, Caviar Kim. Truly, the food is too complex to describe, but when paying over $300 for two persons at most good restaurants in NYC, Jua stands out as one of the best. Sarah was our charming server, and she was very patient with my goofy affect. If you can get into Jua, we were on a waiting list, go, go, go.

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

This was our last dining experience on this trip to NYC, and the best. Korean cuisine has stormed the nation, and trying to comprehend and dissect the food is next to impossible. Most Korean restaurants I’ve tried do their take on steak or chicken. They’re not bad, yet nothing too startling. Jua knocked my socks off!

A former chef at the renowned and Michelin starred Jungsink in Tribeca, the owner of Jua uses French technique with traditional Korean ingredients. On the seven course set menu, there wasn’t a miss. Everything was a wow, with my favorite the first dish served, Caviar Kim. Truly, the food is too complex to describe, but when paying over $300 for two persons at most good restaurants in NYC, Jua stands out as one of the best. If you can get in, we were on a waiting list, go, go, go.

Read More in Jua New York Tripadvisor Reviews

A long overdue review of Jua after coming here a few months ago. When we dined here, the 7-course tasting menu was still $120. Although quite expensive, the dishes, service, and overall experience made the price well worth it. My boyfriend and I go to korean restaurants often and was happy to hear that the executive chef came from one of my favorite restaurants, Jungsik. I loved the first bite of the Caviar Kim, but it was kind of hard to eat since its too big to eat all in one bite and awkward to take a bite without the caviar spilling over. The tomato and tuna was super refreshing and the jook was so flavorful and savory. The arctic char was incredible soft and the smoked bone and vegetable sauce was so fragrant.The banchans were served in a unique way and was not really what I expected. It was cute but maybe they can give a little more than just one bite of each of the plate. The galbi was tender but I was pretty full at this point. For dessert, they served two dishes: green tea bingsoo and hotteok. They even gave us a candle to celebrate our 1000th day. Our waiter was really sweet and congratulated us and offered to take a picture. Jua is the perfect place for a date night or a place to bring parents. I recommend booking reservations weeks in advance since they now have a Michelin star and to eat here before they raise the price of their tasting menu again!

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

Went there with my 3 year old son & my parents to celebrate my dad's late birthday in our way to Saratoga.Everything was great! I loved their black cod dish the best.

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

But.The courses don't justify the cost. The last two courses are desserts and before I get to those... The courses are good, but they don't justify the cost.The caviar course, yes. But jook and the rest? No. They don't cost nearly as much. Cut down on the staff and get good produce and up the course numbers and prices. Maybe you'll get another star.As for the last dessert. No.No. You honestly want the customers to grab onto sticky buns to chew on? I get it. We can wipe our hands on hot towels.Newsflash. When customers spend 130 and upwards in NY we don't want to eat with our hands and wipe the sticky goo off of them afterward.Other than that last dish, all great

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

Just visited Jua for a quaint (and late) Valentines Day dinner with high expectations from fellow foodies & this place held up to my expectations! From the kimbap caviar, black cod, and galbi to the glazed buns, this is a place that I would recommend to anyone amongst the likes of Kochi & Joonmak Banjum.

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

service and ambience were both amazing, would recommend for a cute date spot. The caviar Kim was definitely my favorite. The hotteok dessert was a little too sweet for me. Each dish was unique in flavor and an interesting take on Korean food. drinks were also very good!

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

Ambience: Literally the most obscure restaurant that I have ever encountered with very classy, cozy, and romantic demeanor. The low lights really added a nice effect that made it feel as if I was in a speakeasy. Overall loved the ambience of the restaurant and was an amazing experience. Food: Jua recently got their first Michelin star and served modern Korean cuisine. Their menu is a 7 course menu that starts off with a caviar toro sushi with a crunchy deep fried seaweed. Second course was a hamachi crudo with a pickled radish which melted in my mouth. Third was my favorite, jook, which had a savory smoked seafood flavor that I believe was eel. Different from traditional jook since the rice still retained its shape. Fourth course was a creamy black cod that was so juicy and delicious. Lastly main course was a ribeye with an assortment of banchan that showed off the restaurant's creativity. Then finished the course with two desserts, a sweet potato soft serve and traditional hotteok which was super hot and fresh. Most amazing food experience of the life and the service and the drinks were immaculate as well. This place is a can't miss if you're in Manhattan but reservations are required and they only offer two seating times per night.

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

I really regret having allowed Jua to fall further & further down my wishlist as more options opened-up which were either more affordable or closer to my apartment, or both; to be honest, unfortunately, this blows every-thing/one else out of the water.

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

The food and the overall experience isLOVE Cavier Kim from the Chef's menu. The fish from Bang-eo is nicely done, flavorful and tender. I also did wine pairing which definitely added additional color to the dishes.

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

Great location near gramercy tavern in a non descriptive building. Staff are warm and welcoming. We presented our vaccine records and were seated in the middle of the 15 tables dining room. It is a rainy Thursday evening and the dining room were soon filled to its capacity. It is a fixed menu evening so we don’t have to worry about ordering. It $120 pp plus $90 pp for wine pairing. Two of us are not drinkers so we passed the wire pairing and went for the cocktails. I had the davin Kentucky bourbon which was very good. The starter was a caviar dish which was amazing. My daughter gave me a lesson about the NYC Asian cuisine and it’s popularity and prominence in recent years.

We flew in from the west coast for my daughter’s birthday. She was so touched and surprised when she saw us in the dining room, the maitre d had to give my daughter a few moment to collect herself. It was totally worthy the trip. We had a great time. The food was great. The setting was warm and cozy. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience

Read More in Jua New York Tripadvisor Reviews

They serve prefixed seven course meal with wine pairing. Best ones are Caviar Kim and Galbi & Chan. Galbi is so buttery and literally melts in your mouth.

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

The front of the house is always attentive and I always leave planning our next visit. Rice porridge is I believe always on the Menu and is a wow, a must-have. My favorite dessert is the Korean sweet pancakes Hotteok, I could eat a few of those. l wish the menu was a bit longer Though, I would not mind paying extra for 2 or 3 more courses.

Read More in Jua New York Yelp Reviews

Reviews for now will focus on 3 Parts
1. How they deal with the pandemic situation
2. Service and how it feels for Europeans (as this is what I am)- differences
3. Food, glorious food

This was our New Year’s Eve night- we struggled to get a table in a nice restaurant as we did not understand how it works in the states and especially RESY which is owned by AMEX and prioritises their card holders- I got this table via my banks concierge service only

The restaurant is light and airy and they have spaced tables out a bit, vaccination and ID is checked and all wear masks, so 4/5 for part 1

The welcome was warm and we were seated immediately - the hostess of our table explained the menu and its exciting facets well and they have a sommelier- he happily helped with a bottle recommendation and a plus for making the bottle last throughout the menu; there was also an endless supply of sparkling water….
Tipping is explained and needed as anywhere in the states

This was the best meal we had but obviously was not their normal tasting menu as high end components like truffle and caviar state which was reflected in s higher price but normal for New Year’s Eve menus around the globe

The opening was a truffle bonbon and a complimentary glass of fizz - nice 9/10

First course proper caviar with a Koran velute which finished the champagne nicely

Then there were some crudities called bang eo- very refreshing and light 7/10

Then came a scampi tail on an Asian spinach velute one of my absolute favourites 10/10

The maritime theme continued with black cod which we nicely done but a bit mixed for my taste good but not great 5/10

My favourite this evening was a fusion dish - Truffle Jjajangmyeon - this blew me away 10/10 and more

Then came duck dish to close the mains which was as great and any Asian duck I have eaten 9/10

Two sweets to close Goguma and truffle - sweet potato ice cream with truffle this was cool experimental and refreshing and deserves 10/10

The last item was a praline which was a tad to sweet but by the time I was so full that my tastebuds possible needed refocusing

We enjoyed our evening at JUA and were happy to pay the check- New York is expensive and this 1 star in NYC buys you three in France or Italy - worth it yes no doubt- not over the others but in comparison with other similar establishments in town

Read More in Jua New York Tripadvisor Reviews