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Is Cote Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (New York, NY)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 9 New York, New York

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Cote is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 15, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated in September 2026 shows Cote Korean Steakhouse as active with posted hours at 16 West 22nd Street; the restaurant's own website lists the same Flatiron address. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The episode 'High Steaks' (S9E9) featured Cote, spotlighting the restaurant's Korean barbecue-style steakhouse dishes and prime beef. Cote Korean Steakhouse is a restaurant in the Flatiron District of New York City that combines Korean barbecue with a classic American steakhouse format, featuring USDA Prime beef, according to the restaurant's own website. The restaurant, owned and operated by chef Simon Kim, is located at 16 West 22nd Street. A Yelp listing updated in September 2026 showed the restaurant as active, with posted hours of 5pm to 11pm Sunday through Wednesday and 5pm to midnight Thursday through Saturday, and the restaurant's own website listed the same Flatiron address along with an online reservation system, together indicating the restaurant remains in active operation as of this check.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 9

Air date not confirmed
Title: High Steaks · What was featured: Korean barbecue-style steakhouse dishes and prime beef

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/cote-korean-steakhouse-new-york
  2. cotekoreansteakhouse.com https://www.cotekoreansteakhouse.com/
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