A spotlight from NoMad · Rose Hill · Manhattan
Atomix
Junghyun and Ellia Park's fourteen-seat modern Korean tasting counter, hidden in a NoMad townhouse
Balance is a key component in my cooking. I combine traditional techniques and flavors as a starting point — then I utilize local ingredients.
— Junghyun "JP" Park & Ellia Park, Chef-Owner & Co-Owner
Atoboy first, then Atomix
Junghyun Park cooked at Jungsik — first in Seoul, then in New York — before he and his wife Ellia opened Atoboy in NoMad in 2016. It was a small, casual room, easy to book, generous in spirit. Two years later they took the next step: Atomix, a few blocks away on East 30th Street, in the basement of a townhouse. Fourteen seats. A tasting counter.
Two Michelin stars followed. So did a top-ten spot on the World's 50 Best list. In 2025, the Parks won the James Beard Award for Outstanding Hospitality.
Fourteen seats. A tasting counter.
Korean tradition, on a flashcard
Atomix serves a twelve-course tasting of modern Korean cooking that consciously treats Korean tradition as the starting point rather than the ceiling. Each course arrives with a small printed flashcard — the technique, the ingredient, the cultural reference behind the plate.
It's a deliberate act of translation for a New York audience: an argument that Korean cuisine has the same depth as any European tasting-menu tradition, and deserves to be presented that way.
The corridor they built
The NoMad and Rose Hill blocks around East 30th Street have become the city's densest concentration of high-end Korean rooms. The Parks — with Atoboy, Atomix, Naro, and Seoul Salon under their NA:EUN Hospitality group — largely drew that map.
Atomix is the flagship. Everything else is the neighborhood they made around it.
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The dishes that made Atomix
Ginseng chicken broth with octopus & abalone
A course that reframes samgyetang as a delicate, layered seafood soup.
A5 Wagyu kalbi with cabbage & pine nuts
The Wagyu course — a kalbi marinade on Japanese A5, served with a small rice bowl.
Steamed rockfish with Korean dashi
A quiet mid-menu course that leans on fermentation and restraint.
Good to know
Atomix, answered
How do you get a reservation at Atomix?
Bookings release on Tock at 3pm EST on the first of the month and often sell out within minutes. Set a calendar reminder; be ready to click.
How long is the Atomix tasting?
Twelve courses, roughly three hours. Two seatings a night, 5:30pm and 8:30pm. Don't be late — a fourteen-seat counter can't hold for you.
Should I save the flashcards?
Yes. They're the printed record of what you ate, and part of the design of the meal — many regulars keep them.