Momofuku Ssam Bar

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No Reservations

Aired on 02/09/2009
Episode: Food Porn

Tony sits down with David Chang, owner and chef of Momofuku. The 2 sample David's favorites including Bo Ssam, a mountain of pork butt, slow-roasted in molasses, green chilies and Korean soybean paste.


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207 2nd Ave
New York , NY 10003
2122543500
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Restaurant Details

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Business Hours:

  • lunch every day / 11:30 am – 3:30 pm dinner sun – thurs / 5 pm – midnight fri + sat / 5 pm – 1 am bar mon – thurs / 6pm-2 am fri + sat / 6pm-3 am sun / 3pm-midnight

Cuisines:

Cost:

  • $$$

Features:

  • Lunch Spot
  • Group Dining
  • People Watching
  • Dine At The Bar
  • Notable Chef

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CitySearch Tips

The Extras

In the mood for something sweet? Check out Momofuku Milk Bar next door (enter on 13th Street), which serves a rotating assortment of decadent desserts, ice cream and flavored milk.

Know Before You Go

The lunch ssam menu is served from 11:30am to 3:30pm daily. Although the kitchen closes at 12am on weekdays, late-night cocktails are available until 2am.

What to Drink

The Hitachino White Ale, a Belgium-style ale from Japan, seems made for the cuisine; its taste ranges from fruity to spicy and is neither overwhelmingly sweet nor sour.

Group Dining

A whole pork shoulder dinner ($200) can be ordered for 6-10 people up to 24 hours in advance. Doing so is the only way to get a reservation.

FourSquare Tips

  • Eater
    Dude, it's Momofuku Ssam?arguably chef David Chang's best work, and certainly his most varied. A recent kitchen restaffing brings fresh life to the menu. Order the buttermilk. [Eater 38 Member]
  • The Wall Street Journal
    Try splitting a $25 prix-fixe lunch with your companion and adding one or two of the ever-changing small dishes. In the prix-fixe, the pork buns are a perennial favorite.
  • Time Out New York
    If you?re here during the day, order the Duck lunch, tender pink breast meat with a candy-crisp skin served with flaky scallion pancakes & white rice. It?s one of our #100best dishes & drinks of 2011.
  • Bravo
    This is a must-stop for me when I?m in NYC, but you can?t go wrong at any of David Chang?s restaurants. -Monica Pope, Top Chef
  • The New York Times
    Ground zero for David Chang?s delicious experimentations. Come early for pork buns, kimchi apples, fried brussels sprouts, Dr. Pepper. S?great.
  • How To Make It In America
    Dude, it's Momofuku Ssam!
  • Bravo
    It?s near my house. My wife and I had our wedding lunch there, and I love the food. -Wylie Dufresne, Top Chef
  • Bravo
    It?s near my house. My wife and I had our wedding lunch there, and I love the food. -Wylie Dufresne, Top Chef
  • michael k.
    Chow down on the Pork Belly Steamed Buns
  • Lockhart S.
    Momofuku Ssam Bar. Two crucial menu items: brussel sprouts and kimchi apple salad.