PARK at KIMS

A Hario V60 slow bar, beans from South Korean micro-roasters, and a doenjang butter sandwich at the other end of the counter. PARK at KIMS is a Korean specialty coffee shop in New York City, started by four friends and built around careful pour-over rather than volume.

Korean roasters, poured slowly

Coffee is the core order and pour-over is the house method. The bar runs Hario V60 brews from South Korean micro-roasters, with Pastel among the roasters named on the pour-over list, and espresso drinks including lattes and Americanos alongside. Orange cold brew is the specialty that most often gets ordered on sight.

Beyond coffee there is a short drinks list that stays in the same register: matcha vanilla, matcha latte, an affogato built on local gelato, and Nepali chiya among the seasonal pours.

A small room where the brewing is the view

The room is minimalist and deliberate: wide front windows, blond wood, rich wood tones, vintage lighting and a sound system that gets as much attention as the furniture. Seating is limited, with space for solo guests, pairs and small groups, plus a few bar seats.

Those bar seats are the ones to want. They put you next to the hand-pour service and the rotating coffee selection, which turns the wait into the point rather than the cost. The space suits individuals and small groups more than large gatherings, and weekends fill it.

Order a V60, then the doenjang jambon beurre

Start with a Hario V60 pour-over, since the slow bar is the reason the shop exists. If the day is warm, the orange cold brew is the better second order and the more distinctive one.

Then eat something. The doenjang jambon beurre is the signature: the French ham-and-butter format rebuilt with compound butter flavoured by doenjang, the Korean fermented soybean paste. Doughnuts and kouign amann cover the pastry side, and the counter also runs seasonal Korean and Nepali-inspired snacks, house-made jams and butters, and ham and butter baguettes. Order along the shop's own logic: Korean-linked coffee, brewed carefully, with a short food list that keeps making the same cross-cultural point.