BrewWell – Closed


Address: 3525 West 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Phone: (213) 384-0884

Korean-owned coffee shop opened by the Rhee family in July 2013. The adjacent supermarket ASSI was shut down by the L.A. County Health Department in September 2014 due to indications of rodent infestation. UPDATE: Starting in October 2014 and as of January 2015, ASSI Market has been undergoing eviction and forced bankruptcy proceedings. On January […]

Gook Hwa House – Closed


Address: 3525 W 8th St, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Phone: (562) 714-8562

Small cart outside Assi Market selling gookhwa bbang (chrysanthemum bread)

Bistro Mizu – Closed


Address: 1543 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Phone: (213) 487-7793

Not located in Koreatown proper, but at Olympic & Union in the Westlake district east of Koreatown

Mr. Kkochi – Closed


Address: 3063 W 8th St, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Phone: (213) 568-3020

Kkochi means “skewer” in the Korean language.

Fancy Box


Address: 3500 W 6th St, Ste 124, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: (213) 388-3317

Korean stationery shop at City Center on 6th

Pho 36 – Closed


Address: 1147 S Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90006
Phone: (323) 766-5329

Space is now occupied by a Korean ramen place. PREVIOUSLY… Supposedly free parking in the strip mall if you tell the valet you’re going to Pho, not the Korean BBQ. “Vietnamese owned but Korean-style pho.” (Vietnamese catering to the tastebuds of Korean customers.) Open 10:00 am – 9:00 pm, Wednesday to Monday. Closed on Tuesdays.