No.26 – Momofuku Ssam Bar

Ssäm Bar  operates a walk-in only policy. That doesn’t mean securing a table is a cinch and it can get pretty crowded at peak times, but after a couple of Sake Lemonades, made with Momofuku branded Honjozo, at the bar while you wait you’ll probably not notice. What they’re queuing for is co-owner Tien Ho’s edgy mix of classic just-like-mom-makes-it American fodder with a contemporary, oriental bent with dishes such as Corned Beef Terrine with Fried Egg Sauce and Tea Brined

Salad and Grapefruit Cream Pie with Candied Grapefruit, Black Sesame and Ritz Cracker Crust or its now legendary Bo Ssäm of a whole pork butt, dozen oysters, kimchi, rice and bibb lettuce. Either that or the beef jerky, pork rinds and Cheddar puffed rice from its late night menu.