What to Order at Coqodaq

Coqodaq is the Korean fried chicken restaurant from Simon Kim, the restaurateur behind the Michelin-starred COTE, and the ordering decision comes pre-made: almost everyone gets the Bucket List.

What should you order at Coqodaq?

Order the Bucket List and decide how much luxury to stack on top. The restaurant holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, and the menu runs from a $38 set feast to caviar service reported at up to $870 a tin, which is the whole point of the place.

1. The Bucket List. The signature set, listed at $38 per person in press coverage: warm chicken consommé to start, banchan, then two courses of fried chicken, the Original plus your pick of soy sauce garlic or gochujang glaze, with cold perilla soy sauce noodles and frozen yogurt with blueberry sauce to finish.

2. The Golden Nugget. The viral order: a fried nugget crowned with Golden Daurenki caviar, reported at $28 per piece. One per person settles the table's curiosity.

3. Something from the champagne list. The Michelin Guide reports the largest restaurant Champagne list in America here, curated by wine director Victoria James, roughly 600 bottles deep. Champagne and fried chicken is the house thesis, and by-the-glass pours let you test it without the tin-of-caviar budget.

4. Tteokbokki and the fritto misto. The sides pull from both sides of the menu's identity: spicy rice cakes from the Korean register, seasonal vegetable fritto misto and a chile-oil mac and cheese from the party register.

What should you skip at Coqodaq?

Skip nothing on quality grounds, but order the caviar supplements with your eyes open: the Golden Nugget and the tins escalate the check fast, and the $38 Bucket List already delivers the complete experience the reviews describe. The raw bar and salads are fine openers, but the consommé that starts the Bucket List does the same job and comes included.

How does ordering actually work at Coqodaq?

The Bucket List anchors the table: it runs per person and covers the full arc from broth to dessert. Everything else, raw bar, caviar, sides, and the champagne list on its famous iPad, stacks on top as supplements. That structure makes budgeting easy: the floor is $38 a head plus drinks, and the ceiling is wherever the champagne list takes you.

How do you get a reservation at Coqodaq?

Coqodaq books through Resy and has run packed since it opened in early 2024, with prime dinner slots disappearing quickly after release. Book the moment tables drop, aim for early or late seatings, or watch for cancellations, which is where alerts earn their keep. Through August 16, lunch has a cheaper door: a $60 prix fixe that includes the Golden Nugget, via NYC Restaurant Week Summer 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Who owns Coqodaq?

Simon Kim's Gracious Hospitality, the group behind COTE Korean Steakhouse, which holds a Michelin star. Coqodaq itself carries a Bib Gourmand, the guide's value distinction.

How much does Coqodaq cost?

The Bucket List runs $38 per person per press coverage as of 2025, before drinks and supplements. Caviar and champagne can multiply that number quickly.

Is Coqodaq good for groups?

Yes. The per-person set format, shareable sides, and the champagne program suit birthdays and celebrations, which is part of why prime slots book out.

What is the dress code at Coqodaq?

Coqodaq publishes no formal dress code. Diner coverage describes the room as upscale and trendy, so cool casual works: dressed for a Flatiron night out, no jacket required.

Getting the table is the harder half of the plan. DinnerElite tracks when Coqodaq releases reservations and how far ahead it books, and it emails you the moment a cancellation opens up. Start from DinnerElite's Coqodaq page.