"Everyone deals with LA’s long hot summers differently. Aside from sticking your face directly in front of a window unit, it’s hard to imagine any of them are as satisfying as an icy bowl of naengmyeon at Yu Chun. The lunch crowd at this Koreatown noodle spot usually involves a few groups of chatty aunties stirring hot mustard into their handmade arrowroot noodles and Balenciaga bros slurping the semi-frozen, vinegary broth straight from the bowl. Once the weather cools down, Yu Chun’s gochujang-slathered bibimbap served in a sizzling hot stone pot is the star of the show, complemented by trips to the self-serve bone broth station in the dining room." - brant cox, garrett snyder, jess basser sanders, nikko duren, sylvio martins
Jessie Cohen