Chef Choi Kang-rok, a restaurant with 20,000 reservations, is not suddenly a matter of rent

Feb 13, 2025

Chef Choi Kang-rok, a restaurant with 20,000 reservations, is not suddenly a matter of rent



The restaurant run by chef Choi Kang-rok, famous for the cast of 'Black and White Chef', has closed.

On the 13th, a media outlet reported that Chef Choi Kang-rok's 'Restaurant Neo' closed in December.

Currently, if you search 'Restaurant Neo' online, the phrase 'Closing Business' appears, and the phone is not connected.




But Chef Choi Kang-rok said, "I'll come back." is said to have expressed his will. Chef Choi Kang-rok's acquaintance said through the media, "'I know you had a plan to open a new store for a long time.'" It is difficult to operate a storeIt's not about broadcasting activities or rent issues, he said.

Chef Choi Kang-rok, a restaurant with 20,000 reservations, is not suddenly a matter of rent
Previously, Chef Choi Kang-rok received attention when he won the title of MasterChef Korea 2 in 2013. In particular, he was very popular last year when he appeared in the Netflix original 'Black and White Cook: The War of the Culinary Class'.

After the broadcast, Chef Choi Kang-rok's pub 'Restaurant Neo' was very popular. 'Restaurant Neo' is the most searched on the reservation platform catch table, and as soon as the reservation window opened, more than 20,000 people logged on and the reservation was reportedly closed for a month in a minute.




Currently, Chef Choi Kang-rok is also actively engaged in broadcasting activities. He is appearing on JTBC 'Please Take Care of My Refrigerator' and will appear with Moon Sang-hoon in the Netflix entertainment 'Hosted Restaurant' which will be released for the first time on the 22nd and be presented every Saturday.



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