🥘 Best Korean in Los Angeles
43 korean spots in Los Angeles, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 Korean Spots
1
Restaurant Ki
Ki Kim's ten-seat Little Tokyo basement is LA's first Michelin-starred Korean restaurant, and the room makes the case for the star within three courses. The tuna gimbap rethinks a lunch staple as a on...
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2
Sushi Sonagi
A 10-seat family-run omakase in a Gardena strip mall — 19 courses, $250, Korean-American touches spliced into precise Edomae nigiri (chawanmushi with gamtae seaweed, soy-cured crab rolls). Three days ...
93
3
Park's BBQ
The Koreatown standard for tableside Korean BBQ, and it earned that position with USDA Prime cuts and banchan that actually holds up next to the meat. The grilling is serious, the quality is consisten...
91
4
Yangban Society
Seasonal New American cooking in a NoMad room at Broadway and 29th — the kind of neighborhood bistro that earns repeat visits through consistent execution rather than flash. The galbi jjim rice plate ...
91
5
Baroo
Kwang Uh's Korean fine-dining kitchen earned a cult following in its original tiny space and now occupies a proper Arts District room. The menu runs tasting-menu format with pescatarian and vegetarian...
91
6
K-Team BBQ
Jenee Kim's pork-focused follow-up to Park's BBQ doubles down on thick-cut collar slabs and frozen galbi over the tabletop grill. The emphasis is on quality cuts rather than a wide menu. If you know P...
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7
Lapaba
Koreatown's most intriguing merge: Italian regional technique folded into Korean pantry by two Osteria Mozza alums. The Jjajang Bucatini Amatriciana and Galbi Jjim Garganelli are the argument — pasta ...
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8
Baekjeong
Still the K-town KBBQ benchmark. Thick-cut pork belly sizzled on a hotstone, brisket that rewards patience, banchan refreshed without asking. Trendy decor inspired by Korean architecture; the line is ...
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9
Hojokban
New York transplant that brought a modernist take on Korean cooking into the Arts District. Industrial dining room, caviar-topped salmon, deconstructed galbi plated like a museum card. One of the Kore...
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10
ABSteak by Akira Back
Akira Back's high-end K-town-polish-meets-steakhouse-ambition entry. Dry-aged wagyu grilled tableside, banchan that takes itself seriously, and a dining room engineered for anniversaries and expense a...
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All 43 Korean Spots in Los Angeles
Soban
88
Jeong Yuk Jeom Korean BBQ
88
Yong Su San
88
Soot Bull Jip
87
J Korean Restaurant
87
Daedo Sikdang
87
Chosun Galbee
87
Dan Sung Sa
87
The Prince
87
Seong Buk Dong
86
Seogwan by Yellow Cow
86
Kobawoo House
86
MDK Noodles (Myung Dong Kyoja)
86
Sun Nong Dan
86
Han Bat Shul Lung Tang
86
Ahgassi Gopchang
86
Chego!
86
Yu Chun
85
Surawon Tofu House
85
Borit Gogae
85
Jinsol Gukbap
85
Haemaru Sellutang
85
Sun Ha Jang
85
Corner Place
85
Bodega Park
85
Jilli
84
Jun Won Dak
84
Lasung House
84
Lee Ga
84
Mapo Dak Galbi
84
Pigya
84
Yerim Korean BBQ
82
Biergarten LA
73
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