[1] The first location was opened in the Flatiron District of New York City in 2017 and has been awarded one Michelin star and several accolades from the James Beard Foundation.

COTE Korean Steakhouse in New York and Miami are owned and operated by Simon Kim, who was born in Seoul and moved to Long Island with his family when he was 13 years old.

[4] Before opening COTE, Kim operated the now-closed Michelin-starred restaurant, Piora, in the West Village.

[7] COTE's head chef is David Shim, who previously worked at M. Wells and L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon.

In October 2018, Kim opened Undercote, an underground bar and cocktail lounge underneath COTE New York.