How to book Somssi

Somssi is a bistro at 79 MacDougal Street in Greenwich Village, run by managing partner Ahris Kim in partnership with Ellia and Junghyun "JP" Park, the couple behind Atoboy and Atomix¹. Kim was previously director of operations for that group, and Somssi is her first restaurant as main proprietor^2,3. JP Park serves as culinary director, working with assistant culinary director Yoonsoo Park and executive sous chef Daniel Gronert, while Jenny Eagleton runs the wine list and Christian Gray the bar³. It opened in June 2026 in the space that previously held Acru, the team's tasting menu restaurant^3,5.

The name comes from the Korean word 솜씨, which the restaurant explains as craft shaped by time, instinct and experience¹. The menu is à la carte and built around plates for sharing¹, drawing on Korean immigrant nostalgia and on bistro cooking³. Dishes include linguine al ragù with mustard kimchi, grilled ox tongue with a tare glaze, a cumin mutton chop, and a potato dish crowned with caviar^4,5. Alongside full cocktails, the bar pours miniature ones, and the list includes wines by the glass and a few sakes^4,5.

The room, designed by Margaret Muza, seats 50 including five at the bar, with exposed brick, a long green leather banquette and vintage pieces meant to evoke a "quirky aunt's home"³. Lace curtains hang in the windows⁵. Tables are booked on Resy two weeks ahead at 10am, and the dining room and bar also take walk-ins^2,4.