Explore Manhattan’s Koreatown, from neighborhood favorites to unique curated events. Start with the best-known things to do, then check out "What's happening" for upcoming limited events in Koreatown.
These special events are sourced from the web and social media, then carefully curated based on cool and unique events you might enjoy doing in Koreatown.
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General manager Chris Im sources books from Korea for Koryo Books, which has served the neighborhood for more than 40 years. You can browse Korean-language reading and language-learning books alongside K-pop records, posters and stationery.
The butchers at Jongro BBQ break down larger cuts of beef and prepare and marinate the meat in-house before it reaches the table grill. You can order a beef platter that brings together brisket, skirt steak, ribeye, marinated chuck and kalbi, or short rib. For a group interested in trying several cuts, I’d choose that assortment: the meal gives you different pieces of beef to compare as they’re cooked at your table.
Grace Street gives you several distinct ways to follow barbecue with something sweet: layered shaved snow, crisp mochi waffles or ho-dduk, a Korean doughnut filled with brown sugar. The café is on the same stretch of West 32nd Street as Jongro, so sharing a dessert is a natural continuation of dinner. The choice here is as much about texture as flavor, from the layers of snow to the waffle’s crisp surface.
Your friends are the audience at POP Karaoke, where groups sing in private rooms and choose their own songs from a catalog covering multiple genres. That format is the particular draw if you want to sing with people you know without performing for a public crowd. The rooms use retro and Y2K decoration, with collage walls, disco balls and big screens giving your group a colorful setting for the songs.
Find upcoming street fairs, performances and other unique events in Koreatown.
1 thing worth doing in the next 7 days · Friday, October 16th – Thursday, October 22nd
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
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 Live DJ Nights | Fri, Oct 16 | Chorus Karaoke, MidtownKoreatown · Manhattan | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
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| Live DJ Nights | Sat, Oct 17 | Chorus Karaoke, MidtownKoreatown · Manhattan | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
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| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
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| Live DJ Nights | Thu, Oct 22 | Chorus Karaoke, MidtownKoreatown · Manhattan | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
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Chorus’s house DJs play K-Pop, hip-hop, and singalong classics alongside karaoke.
🚇 34 St-Herald Sq (B D F M N Q R W) · 3 min walk
🍴 Eat nearby · 4 places, closest 2 min walk
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A large bar with an industrial look, TVs showing games, and karaoke rooms you book privately.
4.5★ from 1,614 Google reviews
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A Korean retailer selling books alongside K-pop records and posters.
4.5★ from 1,465 Google reviews
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Four themed escape rooms, each a 60-minute private game for your group only.
4.7★ from 1,318 Google reviews
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A bar with private karaoke rooms, cocktails and a menu of Asian-influenced snacks and larger plates.
4.2★ from 1,243 Google reviews
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Six private escape rooms on West 32nd Street, and you can pick by difficulty.
4.6★ from 1,032 Google reviews
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Rooms here are rented by the group for singing karaoke, with cocktails served alongside.
4.2★ from 728 Google reviews
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A Korean spot serving fried chicken, dishes from further afield and cocktails, with vinyl playing and karaoke for anyone who wants to sing.
4.5★ from 701 Google reviews
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Latin dance classes taught here, with salsa and bachata among the styles covered.
5★ from 629 Google reviews
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A spa and massage studio with an infrared sauna lined in amethyst.
3.9★ from 572 Google reviews
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Private karaoke rooms on the third floor in Koreatown, holding up to 30 people, with a song catalogue spanning several genres and languages.
4.6★ from 510 Google reviews
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Private karaoke rooms rented by the hour, decorated with strobe lighting and disco balls.
4.4★ from 304 Google reviews
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A large massage spot that stays open around the clock.
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A Japanese pottery school teaching in booked multi-week courses rather than drop-in sessions.
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Tofu soup and savory pancakes give you two quite different meals beyond the table grill.
At Ko'llection, you can compare Korean skincare using testers and ask staff for help building a routine.
For a shared activity, choose a timed puzzle room in nearby Midtown or an outdoor game at Greeley Square Park.
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