Korean restaurants around the world

Kim's So Korean Food ★ 4.3

Kim's So opened in 2024 on Linnaeusstraat in Oost, an Amsterdam Korean room turning out crazy-spicy fried chicken, kimchi samgyeopsal, and a tight cocktail list.

Signature: Crazy spicy Korean fried chicken, Kimchi samgyeopsal

Order: Crazy-spicy Korean fried chicken with the soju highball.

Tip: Two seatings a night, book the early one if you want to linger over the cocktail list.

So Kong Dong Tofu House ★ 4.3

So Kong Dong in Doraville, Atlanta's Buford Highway corridor, runs Korean comfort food: soondubu (silken tofu stew) at clay-pot temperature, galbi and bulgogi.

Signature: Soondubu jjigae, Galbi, Bulgogi

Order: The soondubu jjigae with seafood or beef. Order an egg on the side; crack it into the bubbling stew.

Tip: Lunch is busy with H Mart shoppers; dinner is quieter. Cash and card; family-friendly with high chairs.

Sun Nong Dan ★ 4.5

Sun Nong Dan in Koreatown, Los Angeles serves seolleongtang ox-bone soup 24 hours a day and a cheese-topped galbi jjim that built a TikTok following.

Order: Galbi jjim braised short rib with cheese, finished tableside.

Tip: 24-hour, two-hour wait at 22:00 Friday; come at 23:30 instead, lines clear.

Atomix ★ 4.9

Chef Junghyun Park's 14-seat counter in NoMad runs the most ambitious Korean tasting menu in New York City. Two Michelin stars, ten courses, $385 set price.

Signature: Hanwoo beef tartare, Korean tasting menu

Order: The full tasting; ordering anything off it misses the point.

Tip: Reservations open 60 days in advance on Tock at midnight; set an alarm. Wine pairing or non-alcoholic both excellent.

Han Oak ★ 4.8

Peter Cho and Sun Young Park's family-table Korean room in the Kerns neighbourhood of Portland, The Oregonian's 2017 Restaurant of the Year.

Signature: Hand-pulled noodles, Galbi

Order: The dumpling and noodle prix fixe

Tip: Open Thursday to Sunday for the family-style prix fixe. Saturday brunch is a la carte and easier to book.