de_DEAtomix occupies a townhouse in Manhattan’s NoMad district, on East 30th Street, and has become one of New York’s most admired restaurants since it opened in 2018. It is the flagship of the husband-and-wife team Junghyun “JP” Park, the Korean-born chef, and Ellia Park, who leads the hospitality side. Together they also run Atoboy, which preceded Atomix, along with further New York projects, making them one of the city’s most influential Korean-restaurant families. The dining experience centers on an intimate fourteen-seat U-shaped counter, set below a ground-floor cocktail bar and lounge, where guests watch the kitchen work through an ambitious multi-course tasting menu over the course of an evening.
Park’s cooking offers a refined, international perspective on Korean cuisine — grounded in tradition but distinctly his own, and driven by the seasons. Each course arrives with a printed card detailing its ingredients and the thinking behind it, a signature touch closely associated with the restaurant and a quiet act of hospitality that invites guests deeper into the meal. The pared-back, minimalist room keeps attention on the food and on the easy interaction with the cooks working just across the counter.
Atomix holds two Michelin stars and has climbed steadily up the international rankings, reaching the upper tier of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list — among the highest placements for any restaurant in the United States. Critics frequently single out the Parks for pairing exacting technique with genuine warmth and humility of service. The result is counter dining that is at once intimate, intellectually engaging, and rooted in Korean heritage while speaking fluently to a global fine-dining audience.