Name: New Village Gastropub & Karaoke
Address: 3566 Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook, IL, 60062
Telephone: (224) 361-3333

New Village Gastropub & Karaoke

Super GemNorthbrook (suburb) · Korean Community-sourced, unverified

📍 3566 Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook, IL 60062

James Shin originally named this Saemaul Pocha, a name loaded with meaning for Korean guests that needed real translation for everyone else: "saemaul" means "new village," a reference to Saemaul Undong, South Korea's real 1970s New Village Movement, and "pocha" describes the late-night street-food-stall drinking culture the whole place is built around.

★★★★★ 4.8 (904 reviews) via Google

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The Somaek Tower is built for a table that isn't leaving anytime soon. Order the bossam to go with it and settle in.

📈 Scores in the top 4% of Chicago Exclusive Gems on ChicagoSpecials.com

The strip mall it occupies sits along the stretch of Milwaukee Avenue running through Glenview into Northbrook that Chicago Magazine has specifically documented transforming into a real Korean dining corridor — "the New Koreatown," as the magazine put it. Inside, the decor commits fully to a 1970s pocha aesthetic: string lights crossing the ceiling, tables built on barrels, a wall of plastic ivy, and the green sprout symbol of Saemaul Undong displayed with real intention rather than as decoration.

One genuine operational quirk worth knowing: table service runs on buzzers, and Chicago Magazine's own advice is blunt — "don't be shy with the table buzzer, or else you won't be served." Six private karaoke rooms round out the concept, using a modern ad-free system with song options well beyond the standard Korean and English books. The place has picked up real recognition fast: Yelp's Top 100 US Restaurants in both 2024 and 2025, Chicago Magazine's 50 Best in 2024 and 2026, and a 2025 Jean Banchet Best Heritage Restaurant nomination.

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MonClosed

Tue-Thu 5PM-12AM

Fri-Sat 5PM-1AM

Sun 5-11PM

📅 Reserve on OpenTable 📅 Reservations not available 🥡 Takeout unconfirmed 📞 (224) 361-3333 📋 View Menu / Website

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📅Reservations accepted

🥡Takeout available

❔Wheelchair access: unverified

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