Kimchi Kooks Kate's Kitchen

Love their home style curries and the soup. I always get a few banchan too, great variety of kimchi, and the eggs and fish cakes are favorites too.

The kimchi is soooo good. Handcrafted, fresh, raw, and gluten-free. Believe me or not when I had a crazy diarrhea week it actually cured me (LOL) because it’s full of probiotics. It’s so flavorful, so tasty, I can eat one jar a day! I also love their dubu jorim (tofu). Highly recommend this small local business in Brooklyn!

Kimchi Kooks ruined store-bought kimchi for me. There’s no going back. This is the kind of kimchi that’s alive in the best way: perfectly fermented, punchy but balanced, spicy without bullying, and somehow gets better every day it sits in your fridge. You eat it straight from the jar, then start putting it on everything. Two things I love (besides the kimchi itself): 🥬 The jar return program — bring back an empty jar and get $1 back. Sustainable and satisfying. 🥬 The giant jar — yes, it’s $26, but it’s enormous and absolutely worth it if kimchi is a staple in your house (it will be). Heads up: their store hours are a little finicky, very “small, excellent business” energy. But! You can reliably find them at the Park Slope Farmers Market on Sundays and at the Park Slope Food Coop, so no excuses. This is neighborhood kimchi with serious standards. Once you try it, you’ll start quietly judging other kimchis — and you won’t be wrong.

As a new resident to the neighborhood, this place gives me a little piece of home cooking. Good kimchi is hard to find, and most are poor imitations. Kate’s Kimchi is one of the best I’ve tried in a long time, and having it so close is brilliant. I’ve tried their Bibimbap and the Dubu Bokkum—both fantastic. If you’re like me and miss home cooking, but find it a hassle to drive into the city or to Queens, Kate’s Kitchen is a time saver. What a gem! Highly recommended. I just hope this place doesn’t get too popular.

Some of the freshest Korean food I’ve ever had in NYC! I absolutely love the new weekly menu approach this research has. In my experience, it’s kept the food interesting and appealing and has a quality that is hard to beat. Additionally, they have a wonderful selection of cold take-out meals available daily & a variety of different kimchi options. The staff is also incredibly kind. A little tip, after picking up your tasty food, take a walk down to the park or waterfront for a lovely picnic.