What Happened to Oiji After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (New York, NY)
Current status
As of September 2026, Oiji has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: A Yelp listing for Oiji updated 2026-09 marks the 1st Avenue address as closed, and an OpenTable Blog feature on chef Brian Kim's restaurants describes Oiji closing in spring 2022 before he opened the separate restaurant Oiji Mi.
- Season / episode Season 10, Episode 2
- Address 119 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
"Best Thing I Ever Ate," "On a Date" (S10E2), featured Oiji's contemporary Korean small plates, the kind of composed, technique-driven dishes that built the East Village restaurant's reputation under chefs Brian Kim and Tae Kyung Ku. Oiji opened in February 2015 at 119 First Avenue in Manhattan's East Village, according to an OpenTable Blog feature on the chefs' later restaurants. A Yelp listing updated 2026-09 marks the First Avenue address as closed. The OpenTable Blog and a KevinEats restaurant review both describe Oiji as closing in the spring of 2022, after which Brian Kim opened a new, separate restaurant, Oiji Mi, in the Flatiron District in May 2022. Oiji Mi is not a renaming or relocation of Oiji -- it is a distinct restaurant at a different address that has since earned its own Michelin star.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- On a Date
- What was featured
- composed contemporary Korean small plates
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Oiji
Frequently asked questions
Is Oiji still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Oiji has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.
What happened to Oiji after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
"Best Thing I Ever Ate," "On a Date" (S10E2), featured Oiji's contemporary Korean small plates, the kind of composed, technique-driven dishes that built the East Village restaurant's reputation under chefs Brian Kim and Tae Kyung Ku. As of September 2026, Oiji has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.
Is Oiji permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Oiji has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is Oiji located?
119 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Oiji?
Season 10, Episode 2 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “On a Date”.
What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The OpenTable Blog and a KevinEats restaurant review both describe Oiji as closing in the spring of 2022, after which Brian Kim opened a new, separate restaurant, Oiji Mi, in the Flatiron District in May 2022. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.
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Visit info
- Address
- 119 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- oijimi.com
- State hub
- TV restaurants in New York
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Sources
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/oiji-new-york
- OpenTable — https://www.opentable.com/blog/oiji-mi-bom-nyc/
- kevineats.com — http://www.kevineats.com/2024/01/oiji-mi-new-york-ny.html
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oiji_Mi
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