Arirang

Three floors above bustling 32nd Street, marked only by a small sign amidst a riot of competing ads, Arirang serves only those people determined to find it. Its customers' persistence becomes understandable once you take your first slurp of the handmade noodles that are the house speciality. Lubricious and luxurious, they soak up the hearty broth they're served in and warm you from the inside out. They come in two main varieties --- long or flaked --- and fortunately, you can get both in the same bowl.