Two Bridges · American · Diner
Sam Yoo's Two Bridges diner — American diner format, Korean and Filipino technique, one of the best breakfast sandwiches in the city
Golden Diner looks like a classic New York diner and cooks like something else entirely. Sam Yoo, who trained in fine dining, runs a menu that keeps the diner's shape — pancakes, egg sandwiches, club sandwiches — while routing everything through Korean, Filipino, and Japanese technique. The honey butter pancakes and the Thai tea French toast get the attention; the breakfast sandwich, on a milk bun with a properly cooked egg, is the item that converts people. The Two Bridges room is small and the weekend wait is real. It is one of the most-copied restaurant ideas of the last several years.
Golden Diner is sam Yoo's Two Bridges diner — American diner format, Korean and Filipino technique, one of the best breakfast sandwiches in the city. Regulars order katsu sando and honey butter pancakes.
Golden Diner is priced at $$ — approx. $20–$40 per person.
Golden Diner does not list an online reservation system. No reservations; weekend brunch waits are long
Golden Diner is at 123 Madison St, New York, NY 10002, in Two Bridges. Street parking on Madison St; garages on East Broadway