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Meju

“4.8 across 86 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; named by Michelin Guide and James Beard Foundation.”

★ Michelin
Rank 1.

Meju

korean · Long Island City

★ MichelinJBF · Best Chef: New York '26

4.8 across 86 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; named by Michelin Guide and James Beard Foundation.

Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Verdict: Smart Spend
$$ · ClosedToday · 18:30 — 21:45G4.8TY4.9MS
Score breakdown

Sources used

Google4.8 ★86 reviews
Yelp4.9 ★16 reviews

Signal confidence

75%Strong · 2 sources

The star

Harry's own 2 H Stars. Scored 95, clearing the 2★ bar (score ≥ 93).

Held since 21 July 2026.

Is Meju worth it?

Smart Spend. Harry scores Meju 95/100 for quality and 82/100 on the Worth It scale for Long Island City. No paid placements, no affiliate links — just the arithmetic.

A Michelin star and a James Beard Best Chef win for the same room, and the crowd numbers back it up rather than contradict it — 4.8 across 86 Google reviews, 4.9 on a thinner 16-count Yelp sample. That's rare: usually a star draws a split between critics and Google regulars griping about price or portions, but here everyone's aligned. The catch is volume — 86 and 16 reviews is thin for a restaurant carrying two major accolades, which reads less like an undiscovered spot and more like one that hasn't been open long enough, or isn't big enough, to rack up a bigger footprint yet.

One card, one verdict. Pulled from current data, not a stale snapshot. Want the methodology? How Harry scores.

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