Join Mokbar chef Esther Choi as she hosts the FED TV series My Backyard.

“Look up! The best places are on the second floor in K-town!”

— Chef Esther Choi of Mokbar

What do the insiders know about Manhattan's Koreatown? That the most authentic restaurants and bars are located on the second floor. Join chef Esther Choi as she takes us to her favorite spots and the soju flows and flows.

SOJU HAUS
315 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016 | T: 212.213.2177 | www.sojuhaus.com

JONGRO BBQ
22 West 32nd Street, New York, NY 10001 | T: 212.473.2233

MŏKBAR
Chelsea Market, 75 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10011 | T: 646.964.5963 | www.mokbar.com

Chef Esther Choi

Chef and owner of mŏkbar in New York's Chelsea Market. She grew up cooking traditional Korean food with her grandmother in New Jersey, and before opening her own restaurant cooked Middle Eastern cuisine at ilili, and Mexican cuisine at La Esquina.

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