The World's Best Restaurants · 2026
New York, United States
Atomix gives Korean culinary heritage a precise, contemporary New York vocabulary.
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Atomix gives contemporary Korean cooking a precise New York stage without treating heritage as decoration. Junghyun Park’s counter menu draws on fermentation, broths, grains, preserved seafood and restorative dishes, then rebuilds them through modern technique and seasonal American produce. Ellia Park’s dining room turns context into hospitality: course cards and measured explanation help guests understand the origin of an idea without interrupting the meal. The restaurant also maintains a separate bar tasting programme, allowing research to continue in another format. Its strongest work makes cultural specificity, technical clarity and metropolitan confidence feel inseparable.
Junghyun Park’s cuisine works from Korean traditions and techniques—fermentation, rice, seaweed, preserved seafood and restorative broths—rather than relying on surface-level visual references.
Ellia Park’s hospitality framework gives cultural context a practical form, supporting comprehension while preserving the intimacy and rhythm of the counter.
The separate bar tasting menu, prepared by the research team with an integrated beverage programme, demonstrates an active development structure beyond the flagship sequence.
The assessment is supported by official team statements, detailed dish archives, the current bar programme and documented professional recognition. It does not claim first-hand judgment of broth depth, fermentation control or counter pacing; theeditorial record rests on unusually rich, specific and current evidence.
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