Golden Diner

"Sam Yoo’s all-day establishment in Two Bridges continues to serve nourishing diner fare with eclectic Asian overtones (even with the lines). Yoo sends out creations like green-tea coffee cake, Thai tea tres leches cake, breakfast burritos, honey-butter pancakes, vegan nachos, and a monster of a hash-brown egg sandwich on a Chinese-style scallion bun." - Melissa McCart

"From the egg and cheese on a soft scallion milk bun to the honey butter pancakes, the diner riffs at this tiny spot in Two Bridges make the original versions taste like they’re missing something. Nearly everything on the menu at Golden Diner has Korean, Japanese, Thai, or Chinese influences, and the food tastes especially good when consumed on a swivel stool facing the open kitchen." - bryan kim, willa moore, neha talreja, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah, will hartman

"This five-year-old on the edge of Chinatown describes itself as an Asian diner, and this idea expresses itself in the breakfast egg sandwich, which consists of a Chinese-bakery milk bun layered with scrambled eggs and hash browns, constituting elevated diner fare. Korean chicken wings and Korean-themed soju cocktails, Thai cobb salad, matzoh ball soup, and vegan nachos fill out a fascinating menu." - Melissa McCart, Robert Sietsema

"Known for its creative fusion dishes, Golden Diner offers the lo bak go latke special—shredded potato and turnip cakes with white pepper, pineapple mostarda, and trout roe over smoked black vinegar crema." - Eater Staff

"A Lower East Side diner where Sam Yoo incorporates his South Korean heritage into pancakes, inspired by honey-butter chips, offering a bold take on the American breakfast staple." - Bettina Makalintal