Joanna klin

The food was delicious! And the staff and owner really made us feel welcome. We will definitely come back for more.

En Tsokt

Such a cozy neighborhood spot! The staff is always friendly, the coffee is excellent, and the dumplings are absolutely amazing – definitely a must-try. A perfect place to relax and enjoy delicious food right around the corner.

Kiyeon Yoon

My husband and I have long wanted go go to this place and finally had the opportunity today. Everyone was so very welcoming and took the time to explain the dish and made great recommendations. We tried guksi, fern salad, manti and pulov (stuffed ourselves!!). We loved all the dish and my favorite was guksi. Very similar to Korean noodles in ingredients but had a unique flavor and the broth was so refreshing! Pulov was amazing too. The rice was cooked to perfection and meat was so tender. It was our first time trying Korean-Uzbek food We’re so glad we went. We will surely come back to try other dishes.

J Y K

One of my friend from the past leaked that there is this Korean-Uzbek restaurant somewhere deep south in Brooklyn. It was such a random cuisine I’ve ever heard of, so never forgot about it for many years and somehow managed to search it out from Google map. Btw, I’m Korean. -Koosi(국수): Very strange and yet familiar taste at the same time. What I mean is that I can’t exactly name any Korean dish that is equivalent to this one, but the taste hits my mother tongue and old memory. I loved it and wish I could have this more often. 미역냉국에 단맛을 덜고 매콤한 맛을 더한 냉면의 온도를 가진 국수요리…. 라고 표현해볼수 있겠네요. 정말 맛있었습니다. -Manti(만두): Dumpling skin was very nice and something I was familiar with, but the inside is something quite different from Korean cuisine, so I suspect it’s more Uzbek type. Sour cream was really no no combination for me though. -Egg salad(forgot exact name): can’t say this menu was anything special, but have to say I enjoyed it very very much. And it also went very well with the breads we ordered as side menu. My guess is that the owner herself or her great grandfathers are those who had to escape from Korea during Korean war (고려족?). I regret so much for not talking to the owner who kindly came to us, introduced herself, and offered serving foods for us. Will def make my visit again sometime later.

Hui An Xin

Stellar Koryo Saram food. Learned about this restaurant years ago and finally made the long trip from upstate NY to try it. Wonderful experience and worth the trip. Ordered the kuksi, lagman, and plov. All fantastic. Plov was much more flavorful and well seasoned than other places I've been. Good amount of meat too. Kuksi in particular was outstanding. I've eaten a lot of guksu and naengmyeon, the kuksi here is without exaggerating the best I've ever had, out of any Korean noodles I've eaten, cold or hot. Something about the toppings just made it perfect. Felt like I was in somebody's home having a lovely heartfelt dinner. Honest, wholesome, and unique food. A great meal and restaurant with a lot of cultural and historical significance.

Eugene

So lovely a place. Delicious food, friendly people, and cozy vibes. Highly recommend a cold noodle(kuksi)! Just only for Kuksi, it was totally worth about over 1 hour trip to Brooklyn Bensonhurst. I’d visit again to try other foods too!

Michael Llamas

This place is definitely unique! If you love korean food and never had uzbeki korean food you have to come try it. The other place that is well known for this cuisine is in Brighton Beach but they serve the same type of food. We got the assorted korean salads, manty, meat keh, and kuksi. If you’ve had korean food before the salad was basically a set of 3 banchan, manty was a cross between a mandu and a pierogi, meat keh was similar to korean stir fried spicy pork, and the kuksi was bibim naengmyeon. The food was amazing. I personally liked the manty because who doesn’t like dumplings? It comes with sour cream and there’s so much meat in it! The meat khe was pretty good too and spicy. It comes with a side of rice. They have an outdoor area but when I went it was nearing winter so definitely want to come back when it is nicer out to check it out.

KarenY NYC

Must have passed Cafe Lily more times than I can remember… and finally went for lunch, 2x. Solo and then w/ a friend. A Uzbek restaurant, mix of Russian and Korean fusion cooking… I used to live near another spot that served up really delicious Uzbek food on 19th Avenue! Situated on a quiet street with a mish-mosh of shops, and tinted windows, can seem uninviting… and staff could be a bit slow with service, so if you’re in a rush, come when you have time to enjoy the meal. My first meal was of course to try their version of “cold noodle”… similar to the Korean style cold noodle but not made with buckwheat noodles. Here, they serve it with white noodles and tops with veggies and beef. The soup was not icy cold but also vinegary. It was good but I prefer the Korean style naeng-myeon which offers more chew & texture. My 2nd meal, had to try my other fav - Yuk Kae Jang; but here they call it Yu-KajJan. Now this one is interesting, the soup comes out bland… and you mix in the aromatics to your taste and eat over a bowl of rice. I actually enjoyed this a lot and would recommend this! My friend got their crispy potatoes & mushroom, it was ok. Nothing special. Also tried their meat manty - didn’t like this, the skin was dry and tough to eat, the meat was a little gamey - perhaps bc it’s lamb. We also got their fern salad and the sauce, delish! Soak it up with the toasted bread and your belly will thank you! The price is ok, not too crazy but also not an everyday lunch outing. Overall would come back for the Yu-KajJan & Fern salad.

+5

Jaida Foreman

I went with a friend to try out this Korean-Uzbekistanian spot in Brooklyn based off of a TikTok that emphasized that the food itself is not a fusion but the food of a “dying culture.” As some who loves to eat I know that culture is preserved in the food, so o just had to check it out with my friend before they left NYC for the next few months. Highlights below! Wait staff was super attentive and friendly Service was fast and very considerate Very patient with us as new comers Drea’s meal- Pigodya —— Good portions Came with a spicy sauce: a little salty but very good! The meat is very tender The cabbage has a good flavor and very well seasoned The dumpling dough itself was very airy Vegetable/beef broth Super juicy but not too liquidy Needed some acidity like some soy sauce or something vinegary My meal Fried salmon I do wish I had more greens The salmon was very good! I do wish it was a little more tender but I love the way it was fried We also shared some of their homemade compote which was super fresh and refreshingly sweet! If you’re in the neighborhood you definitely should give them a try 🇰🇷🇺🇿

Patrick Andales

I first discovered this place on Instagram. I had the Kuksi as my first dish, and it instantly took me back to the cold Korean noodles I had in Seoul. It was delicious! I also tried the Manty and Plov, both of which were tasty. I ended up too full to finish the Plov, but I’m excited to have leftovers for breakfast tomorrow! 😋 The customer service was outstanding. Everyone was so friendly and attentive. The young lady who helped us gave an excellent recommendation to try the Kuksi, and the gentleman made sure the food came out to the table. I would definitely come back here again.

C L

Great food, Kuksi & banchan was as good as noted in the insta post. Service and selection of menu items was a little slow due to their surge in popularity, but they were profoundly apologetic. Will definitely try other items next time!

Hello World

The first time we went, there were three of us. We ordered one bowl of noodles, and the waitress brought three. I thought okay maybe I didn't make myself clear and just packed two bowls away. The second time we went, the same thing almost happened. It took her a long time to understand that we wanted a total of one, not one per person. The taste was good though.

Kristina Kovalyova

This place has real authentic food at Korean/Uzbek style. I really enjoyed the taste food, because it is cooked according to real recipes. It is possible to order takeout. I am very grateful to my friends who recommended this place to me.

+5

A M

I went there with my Korean friend. The waitress was very unwelcoming and inpatient. The food was terrible, the beef was hard like rubber, the desert was hard , tastless and overcooked. She said “that’s the last ones”. I would be embarrassed to bring this to the table. The portions of all our dishes were way too small and very expensive. Without us asking for a check the waitress brought a check twice hoping that we’d leave quickly. With each person coming inside this waitress’s face changed with anger and we saw people’s reactions, like what’s wrong, you don’t want customers in your cafe? The cafe is Uzbek , nothing there was Korean. We even had to ask for chopsticks. We got the bill for almost $100 (for 2 people!) and we were still hungry. Food was terrible, service was awful, prices were unreasonably high. The atmosphere and quality of service and food was like we were in some kind of village but left with the bill of a luxury restaurant. Right after that we went to another restaurant to eat. What a joke! Don’t waist your time and money in lily cafe.