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Inside Hand Hospitality, the Group Behind Take 31 and More NYC Korean Spots - Eater NY

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With Take 31 and Her Name Is Han in its robust roster, plus a role in hits like Atomix, Hand Hospitality is catering to New York’s appetite for creative Korean cuisine T he The best Korean food in Manhattan has historically fallen into two camps: the raucous, old-school restaurants of Koreatown and the hushed, haute-cuisine refinement of Michelin-starred restaurants like Jungsik. But for the last eight years, Hand Hospitality, the restaurant group founded by Kihyun Lee, has developed the sweet spot between the two, building an empire with a stylish yet playful sensibility, often remixing Korean cuisine specifically for the trend-defining, effortlessly chic Korean expats who have made New York their home. Lee, 39, kicked things off with his first restaurant, Korean gastropub Take 31, in 2011, which he opened while studying international trade marketing at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Hand has since opened seven more restaurants specializing in Korean and Japanese food, ranging

Eater Archives Meet the Team Behind Some of NYC’s Most Inventive Korean Restaurants With Take 31 and Her Name Is Han in its robust roster, plus a role in hits like Atomix, Hand Hospitality is catering to New York’s appetite for creative Korean cuisine by Hannah Bae and Adam Oelsner Jan 13, 2020, 3:16 PM UTC Keisuke Oku, Alex Bosung Park, Kihyun Lee, and Jinan Choi | Gary He /Eater The best Korean food in Manhattan has historically fallen into two camps: the raucous, old-school restaurants of Koreatown and the hushed, haute-cuisine refinement of Michelin-starred restaurants like Jungsik . But f

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