Art Box @ the Plaza

Address: 928 S Western Ave
Phone Number: (213) 385-7746

Art Box is a gift store inside Koreatown Plaza carrying stationery and cute knickknacks such as ballpens, Hello Kitty chopsticks, plush toys, dolls, Korean food stickers, cellphone accessories, and origami paper. Sells Kpop items such as posters, bromides, pens, t-shirts, folders, EXO calendars, and bracelets. Also carries modern greeting cards with traditional Korean motifs.

Fancy House (Le Cards)

Address: 928 S Western Ave
Phone Number: (213) 389-5253

Korean-run gift store inside Koreatown Plaza carrying stationery and knickknacks such as Hello Kitty chopsticks (for babies), Kpop keychains, stickers, and origami paper.

Sin Sae Kae Department Store

Address: 3150 W Olympic Blvd
Phone Number: (323) 732-7263

Shinsaegae means “New World.” 신세계백화점 (선물센터/백화점)

This is not a Western-style department store, but a large gift shop devoted to traditional Korean items, such as quilts, baby hanbok clothing, norigae, masks, fans, souvenirs, trinkets, short Korean-style dinner tables, and ceramics.

Tomodachi

Address: 3250 W Olympic Blvd
Phone Number: (323) 766-8588

Gift store selling an extensive array of Hello Kitty stickers, Sanrio accessories, greeting cards, and other cute stuff. Located on the third floor of Koreatown Galleria.

In 2010, the Los Angeles City Council formally declared Koreatown's borders as Western Avenue, Olympic Boulevard, Vermont Avenue, and 3rd Street, with a business corridor on Western from 3rd to Rosewood Avenue.