RAON

The second venture from husband and wife team, chef Soogil Lim and his wife Sassok Youn, RAON grounds itself around a staple of Korean culture: kimchi. Here, the couple digs even deeper into their shared Korean heritage, with all roads leading back to the iconic dish. You'll find white kimchi, bluefin tuna and caviar in the Tuna + Caviar, while the aged jang kimchi in the Uni Gimbap gives a more umami bite, once you can talk yourself over destroying such an artful piece of food. Sommelier Hak Soo Kim (formerly of Per Se and Jungsik) has sourced a menu of premium soju wine and beer for the partaking, while head bartender Mario Castro has drummed up a tight cocktail menu of kimchi-washed martinis and gochugaru-infused tipples.