Underdog

Underdog, the stylish South First restaurant, wine bar, and bottle shop from a Momofuku vet, absolutely beams thanks to riveting Korean-inspired cuisine. The food is subtle and sharply executed: the charcoal grilled galbi is beefy and tender and comes with scissors, the fried chicken crackles and gets coated in a stupor-inducing nori salt, and the black garlic aioli that comes with the snap peas will cajole you into eating your vegetables. Dinner here at this warm and minimalist spot is fun, but you can also grab a seat at the bar, get some wine from the eclectic list, and take your time eating snacks, like the decadent, supremely tasty caviar stroopwafel bites, oysters served alongside kimchi vinaigrette and tiny, fatty pork sausages, just like the ones they serve in France. 

photo credit: Underdog

photo credit: Underdog

photo credit: Underdog