5 editor picks in Los Angeles.
5 korean places in Los Angeles we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Los Angeles | Korean across every city.
Los Angeles holds the largest Koreatown in the country, and its Korean cooking reaches well beyond the grill into homestyle and fusion rooms. David Chang's Majordomo in Chinatown runs Korean-leaning sharing plates, while Sun Nong Dan in Koreatown serves seolleongtang ox-bone soup 24 hours a day. Roy Choi's Kogi BBQ truck invented the Korean-Mexican taco and helped launch the modern American food-truck movement.
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.
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.
Sun Nong Dan in Koreatown, Los Angeles simmers seolleongtang ox-bone soup 24 hours a day and serves a cheese-finished galbi jjim with TikTok-driven crowds.
TipThe 02:00-04:00 window is when locals book the back room; the cheese galbi jjim arrives sizzling and is finished tableside.
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