Nowon - Boston

Name: Nowon - Boston
Address: 117 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA, United States, 02210
Telephone: (617) 530-1833
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.3

4.3 (20)

$31 to $50

Korean

117 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210

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2 people

May 1, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 73 times today

About this restaurant

Great for creative cocktails
Lively
Great for happy hour

Pull up, Seaport — we got you.

Nowon’s touchin’ down in Boston, bringing our Korean American Pocha (gastropub-style) vibes straight from NYC. We’re servin’ up elevated comfort food in a low-lit, open-late, hip hop & rap-fueled space — now in the heart of Seaport Boston.

Home of NYC’s LEGENDARY Cheeseburger, plus all the Nowon classics:
• ‘Chopped Cheese’ Rice Cakes (a must-try)
• Jae’s signature CHICKEN BUN
• Dank Tater Tots (Honey Garlic Butter or Curry Spiced)

Perfect for late nights, brunch, big crews, date nights, dope cocktails, private parties — and the best vibes, all day.

Come catch the vibe. Seaport, let’s run it.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Korean, Gastro Pub, American
Hours of operation
Mon–Wed, Sun 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Thu–Sat 5:00 pm–12:00 am
Phone number
(617) 530-1833
Website
http://www.nowonusa.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
117 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210
Neighborhood
Seaport
Cross street
Seaport Boulevard and Autumn Lane
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Silver Line - Courthouse Station- 2 minute walk | Silver Line - World Trade Center Station - 5 minute walk | Fan Pier Ferry - 5 minute walk | South Station - 12 minute walk
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Lychee Keen$18.00
rosemary vodka, tarragon, elderflower
Yin Yang$18.00
miso tequila, citrus, falernum
Evil Eye$18.00
hibiscus mezcal, cocchi rosa, passionfruit, wasabi
Peter Rabbit$18.00
bourbon, aperol, carrot, cilantro
Rock the Bells$18.00
gin, bell pepper, strawberry, yuzu
Liquid Luck$18.00
grapefruit soju, salers, lillet blanc
Puple Haze$18.00
midori, luxardo bitter, mint shrub, bubbles
Open Sesame$18.00
espresso vodka, crème de cacao
Seasonal Cocktail$18.00
ask about it!

Craft Soju

Infused Jinro, 24%$8.00
seasonal flavors made in house
Jinro is Back, 17%$8.00
korean classic
Saero, 16%$7.00
0 sugar, smooth, extra dry
Golden Barley, 17%$10.00
fragrant grains, stonefruit
Solsonju Damsoul, 40%$12.00
pine, spruce
Hwajo, 23%$13.00
melon, flower
Soju Flights$20.00
Classic or Infused

Wine

Numero 1, Valdo$13.00
sparkling, 11% italy
Huber$15.00
grüner veltliner, 12% austria
Verizet$15.00
macon-villages chardonnay, 12.5% france
Peyrassol La Croix$16.00
rosé, 13% france
A L'Origine$14.00
sauvignon blanc, 14.5% argentina
Saurus Select$14.00
pinot noir, 14% argentina
Broadbent$14.00
cabernet sauvignon, 14.5% california
Zestos$13.00
garnarcha, 13.5% spain

Cans & Bottles

Any Tang Gose$8.00
sour, 5.6% true north boston, ma
Gaffel$9.00
kolsch, 4.8% gaffel becker germany
Countryfolk$9.00
mulberry & Plum saison, 6.5% magpie brewing south korea
Cass$7.00
lager, 4.5% south korea
Flying IPA$9.00
ipa, 5.6% echigo beer co. japan

Draft

Allagash White$9.00
belgian style wheat, 5.2% allagash brewing co. portland, me
Post Shift$9.00
pilsner, 4.7% jack's abby framingham, ma
Lunch$11.00
ipa, 7.0% maine beer co. freeport, me
Nite Lite$7.00
light lager, 4.3% threes brewery co. boston, ma

Zero-Proof Cocktails

Korean Born Star$13.00
passionfruit, vanilla, bubbles
Respect Your Elder$13.00
elderflower, yuzu, bubbles
Serpent Spike$13.00
matcha, coconut, piña, mint

N/A Beers

Run Wild$8.00
ipa athletic brewing ct, us
Upside Dawn$8.00
golden ale athletic brewing ct, us

Mixtapes

Black Sesame Caesar Salad
Grilled Shrimp Skewers or Marinated Eggplant Toast
General Lee's Chicken
'Chopped Cheese' Rice Cakes
Honey Garlic Butter Tots
Legendary Cheeseburger
(half-burger per guest)
Chef's Choice of Dessert

Starters

Numbing Guac & 'Chips'$18.00
roasted sichuan chili oil, cilantro
Marinated Eggplant Toast$15.00
garlic, lemon, dill, focaccia
Black Sesame Caesar Salad$16.00
romaine, garlic panko, parmesan
Grilled Shrimp Skewers$16.00
kimchi remoulade, pickled shallots, dill
Summer Corn Ribs$16.00
herb-lime remoulade
Pan-Seared Shrimp Mandu (4pcs)$17.00
yuzu-soy, chili oil, cilantro
General Lee's Chicken$20.00
honey-gochujang glazed, peanuts, scallion

Wok-Fired Classics

'Chopped Cheese' Rice Cakes$22.00
spiced beef, soy-pickled jalapeño, parmesan, garlic panko
Mushroom Japchae Noods$26.00
glass noodles, all the 'shrooms, bell peppers, zucchini, soy-garlic, sesame
Skillet Bacon & Kimchi Fried Rice$27.00
day old rice, garlic, scallion, fried egg, toasted seaweed

Classics

Legendary Cheeseburger$23.00
double, kimchi special sauce, new school american cheese, pickles, onion
Jae's Chicken Bun (or Tofu)$23.00
honey-gochujang glazed, soy-pickled jalapeño, parmesan, peanuts, slaw
Dry Aged Steak Burger$29.00
8 oz. single stack, new school american cheese, kimchi special sauce, pickles, onion
Extraordinary Tots$14.00
honey garlic butter OR curry-spiced

Vodka

Tito's$15.00
Belvedere$16.00
Ketel One$16.00
Haku$16.00
Grey Goose$16.00

Gin

Bombay$15.00
Empress Indigo$15.00
Beefeater$15.00
Gunpowder$15.00
Roku$16.00
Hendricks$16.00
Jung One$19.00

Whiskey

Jack Daniels$14.00
Bushmills Irish Whiskey$15.00
Jameson$15.00
Bulleit Bourbon$15.00
Bulleit Rye$15.00
Makers Bourbon$15.00
Whistlepig Piggyback Rye$15.00
Whistlepig Bourbon$18.00
Crown Royal$15.00
Angels Envy Bourbon$16.00
Woodford Reserve$16.00
Kikori$16.00

Scotch

Johnnie Walker Red$14.00
Johnnie Walker Black$15.00
Glenfiddich$17.00
Balvenie 14 Caribbean Cask$22.00
Macallan 12$21.00
Macallan 18$52.00

Rum

Bacardi Superior$14.00
Bacardi Reserva Ocho$16.00
Goslings Black Rum$15.00
Brugal Añejo$15.00

Tequila

Lalo$17.00
Casamigos Silver$15.00
Casamigos Reposado$18.00
Casamigos Añejo$19.00
Espolon Blanco$15.00
Espolon Reposado$17.00
Don Julio Blanco$15.00
Don Julio Reposado$18.00
Don Julio Añejo$19.00
Don Julio 1942$27.00
Clase Azul Reposado$28.00

Mezcal

Montelobos$16.00
Rosaluna$16.00
Del Maguey Vida$16.00
Del Maguey Chichicapa$16.00
Casamigos$17.00
Joven Ilegal$17.00

Cognac

Hennessy VS$17.00
Remy Martin VSOP$19.00

Liqueur

Baileys$13.00
Pimm's$13.00
Sambuca$14.00
Cointreau$14.00
Montenegro$14.00
Fernet Branca$14.00
Aperol$14.00
Campari$14.00
Nonino Amaro$15.00
Yellow Chartreuse$20.00
Green Chartreuse$22.00

What 20 people are saying

Nowon - Boston reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.3

4.3 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.3Service
4Ambience
4Value

Noise • Energetic

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Nowon in Boston offers a vibrant dining experience with standout dishes like the legendary burger, spicy shrimp mandu, and cheesy rice cakes. The restaurant is praised for its "great ambiance" and "phenomenal" food. However, the "tight, communal seating" and "loud music" may be less suitable for intimate conversations.

20 Reviews

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Marina VIP
Greater Boston18 reviews
3.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 1
Best thing about this place are their burgers. Worst thing - EXTREMELY loud rap music! There’s no need for the volume!!! The owner should read ask the reviews and get a clue. Yes, tables are very close and the place is tiny, but all of that is fine if only it was so idiotically loud! Unfortunately because of that we will not go back, it’s too much work to hold a conversation there.
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Anna
Greater Boston1 review
3.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Nowon just opened recently which I know means there’s always kinks to work out when it comes to service but this was an exceptionally green team - it felt like it was the full wait staffs first time working in a restaurant. The 5/7 course menus do not need to be coursed 1 dish at a time. 1 server hovered over us as we finished one of our dishes to take our plate after I told her we weren’t finished yet, we needed fresh plates at some point along a 5 course meal, and needed more check ins throughout the meal rather than having to flag someone down for another drink. That being said the food was great - highly recommend the chopped cheese rice cakes.
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Maria Griselda VIP
Mexico City4 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Good food, Closed early so we were on a hurry but the server was great
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Katie
San Francisco1 review
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent food. Pretty fast service. They had a lot of front of house (non-servers) support clearing and serving. Will definitely go back for the smash burger!
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Joshua VIP
Greater Boston1 review
4.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Drinks took way to long to arrive. Server may have forgotten to put order in, as our drinks arrived after another party who was seated much later. Very cramped environment amplified by deafening music
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Joey
Greater Boston1 review
1.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Food is just mediocre for the high pricing they do. The seat layout is a bit crowded, you can’t even move & go to the toilet without hitting the person next to you. This place is overrated. It’s not that terrible but not reasonable for few hundreds you’d pay for.
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Jessica VIP
Central Coast11 reviews
4.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Our meal was excellent. We tried the EP who CB gave us the option to taste many items. Service is quick and efficient. The two drawbacks is the noise level and how close tables are to others. We decided to eat our meal in silence instead of trying to scream at each other.
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Claire
New York City4 reviews
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Dinner @nowon.usa in their Boston Seaport location last night. The restaurant has such a fun vibe and is super colorful. Have been wanting to try their food for a long time and it absolutely delivered! We did the 5-course set menu and loved every course. The chopped cheese rice cakes and the legendary burger are the standouts. Food: 9.5/10 Drinks: 8/10 Ambiance: 9/10 Overall: 9.25/10
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Katie Clark
Alabama1 review
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Very cool restaurant with amazing tasting menu! Everything was genuinely good and the vibes were young, fun, and good music. If you can’t handle loud places this is not for you.
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Sam
Greater Boston1 review
3.0
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
With an extremely limited menu consisting of 3 entrees (2 of which are burgers), it is very dissatisfying that they cannot even get all the food out at once. We received one of our 3 burgers a solid 5-10 minutes before the other two. When the waitress notice one of us had our food and was waiting, we were informed they are a “as ready kitchen”. At $29 for a hamburger with no side, a restaurant should be able to get 3 sandwiches out to the table at the same time.
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FAQs

Nowon - Boston offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (617) 530-1833.

Nowon - Boston is rated 4.3 stars by 20 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

May 1, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 73 times today

117 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210

Additional information

Cross street
Seaport Boulevard and Autumn Lane
Neighborhood
Seaport
Hours of operation
Mon–Wed, Sun 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Thu–Sat 5:00 pm–12:00 am
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Korean, Gastro Pub, American
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Silver Line - Courthouse Station- 2 minute walk | Silver Line - World Trade Center Station - 5 minute walk | Fan Pier Ferry - 5 minute walk | South Station - 12 minute walk
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.nowonusa.com/
Phone number
(617) 530-1833

Nowon - Boston

Make a reservation

About this restaurant

Additional information

Cocktails

Lychee Keen$18.00

Yin Yang$18.00

Evil Eye$18.00

Peter Rabbit$18.00

Rock the Bells$18.00

Liquid Luck$18.00

Puple Haze$18.00

Open Sesame$18.00

Seasonal Cocktail$18.00

Craft Soju

Infused Jinro, 24%$8.00

Jinro is Back, 17%$8.00

Saero, 16%$7.00

Golden Barley, 17%$10.00

Solsonju Damsoul, 40%$12.00

Hwajo, 23%$13.00

Soju Flights$20.00

Wine

Numero 1, Valdo$13.00

Huber$15.00

Verizet$15.00

Peyrassol La Croix$16.00

A L'Origine$14.00

Saurus Select$14.00

Broadbent$14.00

Zestos$13.00

Cans & Bottles

Any Tang Gose$8.00

Gaffel$9.00

Countryfolk$9.00

Cass$7.00

Flying IPA$9.00

Draft

Allagash White$9.00

Post Shift$9.00

Lunch$11.00

Nite Lite$7.00

Zero-Proof Cocktails

Korean Born Star$13.00

Respect Your Elder$13.00

Serpent Spike$13.00

N/A Beers

Run Wild$8.00

Upside Dawn$8.00

Mixtapes

Black Sesame Caesar Salad

Grilled Shrimp Skewers or Marinated Eggplant Toast

General Lee's Chicken

'Chopped Cheese' Rice Cakes

Honey Garlic Butter Tots

Legendary Cheeseburger

Chef's Choice of Dessert

Starters

Numbing Guac & 'Chips'$18.00

Marinated Eggplant Toast$15.00

Black Sesame Caesar Salad$16.00

Grilled Shrimp Skewers$16.00

Summer Corn Ribs$16.00

Pan-Seared Shrimp Mandu (4pcs)$17.00

General Lee's Chicken$20.00

Wok-Fired Classics

'Chopped Cheese' Rice Cakes$22.00

Mushroom Japchae Noods$26.00

Skillet Bacon & Kimchi Fried Rice$27.00

Classics

Legendary Cheeseburger$23.00

Jae's Chicken Bun (or Tofu)$23.00

Dry Aged Steak Burger$29.00

Extraordinary Tots$14.00

Vodka

Tito's$15.00

Belvedere$16.00

Ketel One$16.00

Haku$16.00

Grey Goose$16.00