Hwanghaedo restaurant

Hwang Hae Do


Address: 429 N Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone: (323) 468-3839

Korean restaurant known for its yooksoo bulgogi, which is a more classic style of the common bulgogi dish.

Olympic Burgers in Koreatown LA

Olympic Burger (Since 1988)


Address: 1001 S Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90006
Phone: (213) 385-1728

Small eatery in the strip mall on the southwest corner of Olympic and Vermont

Thank U Pho Restaurant in LA

Thank U Pho


Address: 3522 West 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Phone: (213) 380-3223

A small Korean-run restaurant at the Oxford Center strip mall on 8th Street.

Spicy chicken feet Korean restaurant LA

Assa Dakbal


Address: 3950 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: (213) 340-9424

Korean restaurant serving chicken feet

Noya Kitchen Jubilee Liquor

Noya Kitchen


Address: 4204 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: (213) 529-4141

Halal fried chicken

Park's Barbeque Restaurant

Parks BBQ


Address: 955 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90006
Phone: (213) 380-1717

Celebrity sighting: Gwyneth Paltrow

BCD Tofu House on Wilshire Boulevard in Koreatown Los Angeles Open 24 Hours

BCD Tofu House – Wilshire


Address: 3575 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: (213) 382-6677

Korean restaurant known for tofu stews.

No longer open 24 hours.

Salvadoran restaurant LA

El Amanecer Salvadoreño


Address: 3059 W 8th St, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Phone: (213) 382-2591

Modest but well-regarded Salvadoran restaurant on 8th Street.

Taurino Pico Hoover

El Taurino


Address: 2306 W 11th St Los Angeles, CA 90006
Phone: (213) 738-9197

Popular Mexican restaurant located east of Koreatown proper, in the Pico-Union district.

Menu: Tacos, Burritos, Tortas, Tamales…

Drinks: Horchata, Tamarindo, Jamaica…

House specialty: costillas rancheras