Lee's Homestyle DTLA — #1 on Yelp's Top 100 US Restaurants, Hawaiian-Korean comfort food at prices that feel like a gift
Must-try: Spam musubi, Teri chicken sandwich, Local Breakfast plate
📍 718 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA 90014
Silver Lake's Korean-Californian natural wine bar — the Hoover St. gem worth hunting
Must-try: Gochujang caramelized pork, Scallion pancake, Pét-nat wine selection
📍 654 N Hoover St, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Koreatown's legendary bossam destination where pork-belly wrapped in cabbage with pickled radish is a pure, obsessive pleasure
Must-try: Bossam (boiled pork belly), Kimchi pancake, Doenjang jjigae
📍 698 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Elevated Korean small plates and natural wine — K-Town's coolest dinner spot
Must-try: Jeon (savory pancake), Octopus, Seasonal banchan
📍 3905 W 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Homestyle Korean in K-Town — the soondubu jjigae that locals swear by
Must-try: Soondubu Jjigae, Doenjang Jjigae, Banchan spread
📍 4001 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019
Koreatown's Michelin-guided Korean BBQ institution — prime-grade galbi, banchan ritual, and the room that put KBBQ on the national map
Must-try: Galbi (short ribs), Chadol (brisket), Specialty glass noodles
📍 955 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90006
Koreatown's iconic charcoal KBBQ spot where you grill over real hardwood charcoal and leave smelling like a good meal
Must-try: Galbi (short ribs), Samgyupsal (pork belly), Brisket
📍 3136 W 8th St, Los Angeles, CA 90005
24/7 K-Town galbi jjim and army stew — the late-night Korean essential
Must-try: Galbi Jjim, Army Stew, Spicy Beef Soup
📍 3470 W 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90020
David Chang's California restaurant — large-format short ribs and Korean-inflected American cooking near Chinatown
Must-try: Whole plate short rib (for the table), Scallop bing, Smoked bo ssäm
📍 1725 Naud St, Los Angeles, CA 90012