A new French-Korean restaurant called Gurumé is coming to Hell’s Kitchen.
The kitchen will be helmed by Chef Joon Hyun Ryu who previously operated Barnjoo on 34 W 35th St., Orbital Kitchens on 74 5th Ave. and Hudson Kitchen on 333 Hudson St., all of which are now closed. His new concept — which translates from Korean to “in the clouds” — is slated to be a “cozy tapas bar” that wants customers to be able to “escape” from “the chaos of the city” and get a good meal. It will be housed in the space formerly occupied by La Rivista Ristorante and Broadway Joe’s.
“Chef Joon hopes to offer an escape for visitors on cloudy days to block out the chaos in their lives, have a perfect bite, and momentarily forget about their troubles,” he writes on the restaurant’s website. “I love what I do, [and] that’s not going to change.”
The menu will be inspired by the chef’s experience experimenting with over 25 cuisines for the past 15 years, with his speciality being French-Korean fusion cuisine. He is also seeking a liquor license to offer beer, wine and cider.
Some proposed menu items include truffle rice cake, gochujang gnocchi, crispy tofu, bossam, seafood okonomiyaki and birria spring rolls. It will also offer Korean craft beers, sake, somak pitchers and other Korean spirits.
