Inspired by Our Favorite and Traditional Dishes
Inspired by Our Favorite and Traditional Dishes
Inspired by Our Favorite and Traditional Dishes
239 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11215
Sunday-Wednesday: 5pm-9pm Thursday-Saturday: 5pm-10pm
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Holding their breath for two to three minutes at a time while diving to depths of 30-40 feet, these tough-as-nails women free-divers bear the elements year round to harvest seafood and seaweed. The iron spirit, precision in craft and devotion to community of these Korean matriarchs inspired us.
Haenyeo Restaurant is our homage to these remarkable women. At Haenyeo's helm is restauranteur and chef Jenny Kwak. A true pioneer in demystifying Korean cuisine, Jenny introduced authentic Korean home-cooking to downtown's hip East Village, with Dok Suni's ("strong women" named after her mother) and to the West Village with DoHwa.
Named for the legendary women divers on Jeju Island, this serene and charming space features white hues, glass frames and brick walls.
In the international restaurant scene, London is now a match for New York, but this Korean restaurant is setting the pace —Jay Rayner
James Beard Foundation announced semifinalists for this year’s annual food awards. Often called the Oscars of the food industry…
Best Chef semifinalist: New York State, Chef Jenny Kwak of Haenyeo.
When I’m feeling down about all the fast-casual chains and rococo steakhouses, I assuage myself by thinking of Haenyeo and its rice cakes.
Jenny Kwak began showing New Yorkers the pleasures of Korean cuisine before David Chang was old enough to drive.
a homey Park Slope restaurant where chef Jenny Kwak excels at thrilling Korean and fusion fare, including a standout rice cake fundido
This is the kind of spot that serves food so memorable you'll find yourself craving the same meal well after your visit.
This is good news, because the seafood at Haenyeo has a sparkle and sweetness you don’t always find in the smoke-filled rooms of 32nd Street.
…an “is-it-summer-yet” melange of oceanic and terrestrial sugars — and scallion pancakes; the slices of spicy onion are held together with so little batter they’re effectively modernist tempura sculptures.
It’s the kind of deeply comforting dish that’s impossible to stop eating — intensely crave-able, with a sauce that makes you want to lick the bowl.
The fabulously rich, emphatically fiery Rice Cake Fundido, for example, harbored more gooey cheese and chunks of chorizo than I've encountered at many Tex-Mex spots.
The outstanding French-Korean bouillabaisse at this Park Slope spot takes its inspiration from spicy Korean fish stew.
Haenyeo comes from the owners of Do Hwa, which recently closed in West Village
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239 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11215
We are located in Park Slope on the corner Fifth Avenue and Carroll Street.
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