28 editor picks across United States.
28 korean restaurants worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United States.
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.
OrderThe full tasting; ordering anything off it misses the point.
TipReservations open 60 days in advance on Tock at midnight; set an alarm. Wine pairing or non-alcoholic both excellent.
Chef Junghyun Park's two-Michelin-star 14-seat NoMad counter runs the most ambitious Korean tasting menu in New York City. Ten courses, $385, set price only.
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.
OrderThe dumpling and noodle prix fixe
TipOpen Thursday to Sunday for the family-style prix fixe. Saturday brunch is a la carte and easier to book.
Peter Cho and Sun Young Park's prix-fixe Korean dinner in the Kerns neighbourhood of Portland, served at communal tables in a converted live/work space.
TipDinner Thursday to Saturday is prix-fixe. Sunday brunch and Friday lunch open the door for a la carte and easier bookings.
Benu in San Francisco is Corey Lee's three-Michelin-star modern Korean American tasting in SoMa, with a 14-seat counter and a 30-course pace through three.
TipThe bar at sister Monsieur Benjamin takes walk-ins and runs the same culture on a bistro budget.
Roy Choi's Kogi BBQ truck has rolled around Los Angeles since 2008, inventing the Korean-Mexican taco and the modern American food-truck movement.
OrderShort rib taco and the kimchi quesadilla.
TipFollow the truck's daily schedule on the website or Twitter; usually four stops a day across LA.
Broken Mouth - Lee's Homestyle in Downtown Los Angeles serves Korean-Hawaiian rice bowls and spam musubi at lunch from a single counter on Hill Street.
OrderSpam musubi and the kalbi rice bowl.
TipLunch counter, downtown business district; closed Sundays. Cash and card both.
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.
OrderGalbi jjim braised short rib with cheese, finished tableside.
Tip24-hour, two-hour wait at 22:00 Friday; come at 23:30 instead, lines clear.
Han Mi serves grandmother-recipe Korean cooking on Broad Street in Chattanooga, grown from the Korean Underground pop-up into a full storefront.
OrderDak-galbi, then the pork cutlet if the table is hungry.
TipChef Panda's menu is compact and sells through; arrive before the 12:00 rush on Saturdays when service starts at noon.
Han Mi cooks Korean family recipes on Broad Street south of downtown Chattanooga, a storefront that grew out of the Korean Underground supper series.
OrderDak-galbi, then the pork cutlet if the table is hungry.
TipChef Panda's menu is compact and sells through; arrive before the 12:00 rush on Saturdays when service starts at noon.
Shin Jung Korean on East Colonial Drive in Mills 50 is the long-standing Korean room with bibimbap, bulgogi and the area's standby tabletop barbecue grills.
OrderBibimbap, Bulgogi
So Kong Dong in Doraville, Atlanta's Buford Highway corridor, runs Korean comfort food: soondubu (silken tofu stew) at clay-pot temperature.
OrderThe soondubu jjigae with seafood or beef. Order an egg on the side; crack it into the bubbling stew.
TipLunch is busy with H Mart shoppers; dinner is quieter. Cash and card; family-friendly with high chairs.
Hoban Korean BBQ in Uptown has grilled tabletop bulgogi and galbi in Minneapolis since 2016. Korean barbecue, stone-pot bibimbap and rich stews.
OrderBulgogi grilled at the table with banchan, plus a sizzling stone-pot bibimbap.
TipTables have built-in grills, so come with a group to share several cuts. Closed Mondays.
Jungsik Yim's two-Michelin-star Tribeca room runs modern Korean tasting menus in New York City: bibimbap with sea urchin, dry-aged duck, abalone with kimchi.
The Den Den group's Korean fried chicken counter on Angell Street. Double-fried wings and drumsticks in plain or gochujang glazes; small dining room.
OrderAn order of double-fried drumsticks with sweet-and-spicy glaze, plus tteokbokki.
TipSister cafe Den Den Cafe Asiana on Benefit Street handles bibimbap and katsu in the daytime.
Den Den's Korean fried chicken counter on Angell Street: double-fried wings and drumsticks in plain or gochujang glazes; small dining room, takeaway.
OrderDouble-fried drumsticks with sweet-and-spicy glaze, plus an order of tteokbokki.
TipHalf-and-half a tray of plain and spicy; orders ship in 12 to 15 minutes once you order.
Dooby's in Mount Vernon is an all-day Korean-leaning cafe, plating breakfast sandwiches by day and a ramen and Korean dinner menu after dark.
OrderThe breakfast sandwich early, or a bowl of ramen later in the day.
TipIt is part cafe, part bistro; the daytime counter and evening dinner service feel like two places.
Michael Lee's Korean parlour in the same building as M Sushi is the group's most casual concept, with fried chicken, army base stew and cold noodles.
OrderKorean fried chicken, Budae jjigae, Cold ramyeon
Han Woo Ri simmers soon doo boo and grills bulgogi on South Limestone by the UK campus, the Korean kitchen that keeps Lexington students and expats fed.
OrderSoon doo boo, Bulgogi
TipThe kitchen breaks between lunch and dinner; arrive before 14:00 or after 17:00 and start with kimchi dumplings.
Soju in Garfield serves Korean-American cooking and soju cocktails in Pittsburgh. A small family-run room plating fried chicken, bibimbap and banchan.
OrderKorean fried chicken, a bibimbap and a round of the soju cocktails.
TipThe soju and craft cocktail list is half the fun. Reserve for weekends; the room is compact.
Suh Sushi Korean BBQ pairs table-grill barbecue with hand-crafted sushi on East Boardwalk Drive, family-run since the Suhs arrived from Seoul in 2008.
OrderAll-you-can-eat Korean barbecue with the banchan spread
TipThe all-you-can-eat barbecue options come with unlimited side dishes and miso soup; the table grills make it the group pick.
Suh Sushi Korean BBQ pairs table-grill barbecue with hand-crafted sushi on East Boardwalk Drive, family-run since the Suhs arrived from Seoul in 2008.
OrderAll-you-can-eat Korean barbecue with the banchan spread
TipThe all-you-can-eat barbecue options come with unlimited side dishes and miso soup; the table grills make it the group pick.
David Chang's Majordomo in Chinatown, Los Angeles, runs Korean-leaning family-style sharing plates and a whole duck that requires a 48-hour pre-order.
OrderBing bread with chickpea hozon to start, then the family-style whole duck.
TipReserve duck 48 hours ahead by phone; otherwise sold out by 18:00. Bar seats walk-in serve the full menu.
Seoul Pocha on NW 23rd Street in Oklahoma City brings Korean pocha street food: tteokbokki, corn dogs, fried chicken, and soju cocktails to OKC.
Seoul Pocha on NW 23rd Street in Oklahoma City brings Korean pocha street food: tteokbokki, corn dogs, fried chicken, and soju cocktails to OKC.
Seoul Pocha on NW 23rd Street in Oklahoma City brings Korean pocha street food: tteokbokki, corn dogs, fried chicken, and soju cocktails to OKC.
David Choi's 2011 food truck grew into a small Korean-Mexican chain built on bulgogi tacos and kimchi-fried-rice bowls. The Chouteau kitchen is the original.
OrderThe Seoul taco and the gogi bowl with bulgogi.
TipThe gogi bowl feeds two if you are light eaters; add the chips and queso. Counter service, fast turnaround.
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