Undercote
Simon Kim opened Undercote in 2018 under COTE, his Korean steakhouse, which holds one MICHELIN star. You reach the bar past a lit dry-aging locker full of beef. Sondre Kasin runs the drinks. Six is the biggest party it takes.
Why go
The room is dark and full of plants, and the beats stay low.3
Chicken nuggets come under a gochujang glaze, and the kitchen upstairs sends them down. Steak and Eggs is filet mignon tartare cut by hand, served with caviar and milk toast.1
Order this / avoid
- Order: the Steak and Eggs, which is the snack worth sitting down for.
- Order: the margarita or the boulevardier.
- Avoid: Sunday. The bar opens Monday through Saturday.3
What locals & experts say
- 50 Best, on its own venue page:
principal bartender Sondre Kasin uses behind-the-scenes techniques to update familiar classics like the margarita and boulevardier.
1 - The MICHELIN inspector, writing up COTE:
(Downstairs is their ersatz speakeasy, Undercote.)
2
Good to know
- Getting in: no reservations. The bar seats completed parties as they arrive, and a larger group emails ahead.3
- The door: 16 West 22nd Street, in the Flatiron, shared with the steakhouse above.
Verdict
should-visit — Let the steakhouse wait for another night. There is enough on this floor to hold an evening without ever going up.