Where to eat dinner in Koreatown?
Bakkung… Bak Kung. The Korean pronunciation is actually “Behk-goong” (baek-gung). The name means “White Palace.”
Specialty: Charcoal Barbecue
An iconic Korean restaurant on the southwest corner of Olympic & Vermont, known for being open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year… even Christmas Day.
Upscale Italian restaurant on Melrose Avenue in Northwest Koreatown / Larchmont.
Restaurant famous for sashimi and live octopus.
“Wa! Ssadda” can be translated from Korean as “Wow! Inexpensive!”
Last call on the weekends is 11:00 pm.
A small, casual Philippine restaurant in the New Filipinotown area, on Vermont Avenue, just north of Third Street.
Regular Hours: 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
Korean restaurant whose specialty is 갈비찜 (galbi jjim)
Donkasu is the Korean name for the Japanese tonkatsu, which means pork cutlet. Wako is famous for letting you grind your own sesame seeds to make the sauce for your tonkatsu. Open from 12 noon to 9:00 pm, seven days a week. This location on Olympic is open normal hours on Christmas Day, though the other Wako Donkasu location, which is on Wilshire at the Brown Derby Plaza, is closed. Galleria Market on OlympicKoreatown Galleria (Original on Olympic)Yupdduk OlympicYoshinoya – Olympic Boulevard
Calls itself a “Healthy Zone” because MSG is not used in any of the dishes. Serves jook (traditional Korean porridge). Since 2002. Danpat Juk (red-bean porridge) Hobak Juk (squash porridge) Heuk-imja Juk (black-sesame porridge) Jat Juk (pine-nut porridge) Jumok Bap (rice balls) Jeonbok Miyeok Guk (abalone and seaweed soup) Parking is on the grounds of Hobart Boulevard Elementary School. Open Monday to Saturday, 7:00 am – 10:00 pm. Closed on Sundays. Guatemalteca Bakery & RestaurantKTOWN (Korean Food)Man Soo Korean BBQDa Jeong Korean Cuisine