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ZAGAT
SURVEY 2007: Voted Top Vegetarian, Top Korean
"You won't miss the meat" at this Murray Hill Korean "vegetarian paradise" where the "interesting" offerings "could convert the hardiest carnivore"; the "soothing", "otherworldly" setting comes complete with a "no-shoes policy" and prices that add to the "Zen-like bliss."
ZAGAT
SURVEY 2006: Voted Top Vegetarian, Top Korean
Plan to "dine blissfully" at this Murray Hill Korean that
takes Vegetarian cuisine to "superb" heights and will soothe even
"carnivore friends" with its "serene" surroundings and "gentle service"...
ZAGAT
SURVEY 2005: Voted Top Vegetarian, Top Korean
Achieve an ‘immediate sense of Zen’ at this
‘shoes-off’, utterly serene’ Murray Hill Korean
vegetarian with ‘inspiring’, ‘high quality’ food
and an ‘attentive’ staff…
ZAGAT
SURVEY 2004: Voted Top Vegetarian, Top Korean
“So Zen” it’s “like another world”, this
Murray Hill Korean vegetarian is all “tranquility” as patrons
“sit low” and “shoeless” to “bliss
out” on “enticing” cuisine and “sweet
natured” service)…”
ZAGAT
SURVEY 2003: Voted Top Vegetarian, Top Korean
“This Murray Hill Korean vegetarian takes ‘most
relaxing’ honors for its ‘cleanse your system’ fare and
‘transcendental environs’ (that require removing your shoes
on arrival)…”
Vegetarian Times:
September 1998
Zen & the Art of Korean Cuisine by
Norine Dworkin
"An oasis of zenlike tranquility in the middle of Manhattan's little
Korea neighborhood, HanGawi provides a feast for the senses, from the
soft New-Age music playing in the background to the squat candles that
cast a gentle glow to the eclectic array of traditional wooden and
ceramic dishes on which your meal is presented. The day's stress dissolve
as you slip off your shoes, settle onto the damask pillow lining the
floor around your table and sip a welcoming cup of hot sake. And then, of
course, there is the food: Elegant and sensual, this vegetarian fare will
leave everyone marveling at its artistry..."
New York Magazine:
April 14, 1997
The Best of New York
"...The food is amazing: elegantly presented and olfactorily
expansive, these root, mushroom and squash confections are a rare
combination of exotic and delicious that amply rewards a tiny bit of
adventurousness..."
The New York Times
(Awarded Two Stars): March 31, 1995
Eating serenely in another space and
time, and using all the senses, the Korean way. By Ruth Reichl
"... A meal at HanGawi is an experience of all the senses, a chance
to escape, if only for a little while, the stress and bustle of New York City. If
you like to travel to exotic places, consider a trip to 32nd Street
... The oversize door is an entrance to another world, an invitation to a
place where nothing is familiar... We live in a time when each encounter
with food can be a global experience. But HanGawi reminds you of the
exotic nature of each bite as you take it. In the process, time seems to
vanish. It is rare to be able to travel so far so fast, so
inexpensively..."
The New York Times
Diner's Journal: January 27, 1995
Veggies With Grace by Ruth Reichl
"Leaving HanGawi, I felt cleansed and refreshed, as if I had come
from a spa instead of a new vegetarian Korean restaurant. This is partly
because the experience of eating in that calm, elegant space with its
smooth wooden bowls and heavy ceramic cups is so utterly peaceful. And
partly because even after a two-hour meal of many courses my body still
felt buoyant..."
"Spiritual Places
In and Around New York City"
By Emily Squires & Len Belzer.
"Can a restaurant be a spiritual place? Of course it can, especially
if its owners are people like Ryoon and Terri Choi, whose native Korean
mountains and villages inspire the restaurant. The interior is
reminiscent of a Korean temple with traditional pillars, natural wood,
stone and copper. HanGawi calls itself "A vegetarian shrine in
another space and time." When you grasp the iron ring on its
mahogany door, be prepared to enter not just a gourmet Korean vegetarian
restaurant, but a sanctuary as well..."
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