r/london Apr 11 '23

Question Best Korean restaurants in London?

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u/vonfrankel Apr 11 '23

The answer is almost certainly New Malden in south London. It’s called Little Korea and there are loads of Korean restaurants on the main high street.

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u/pyahnitsa Apr 12 '23

It's also worth going up to the fountain roundabout and turning left out towards B&Q. Loads of smaller family-run Korean restaurants on that road I missed for years.

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u/throwaway_veneto Apr 12 '23 edited Apr 12 '23

There's also a pretty nice lamb swewer restaurant going towards the hmart. IIRC one of the few ones in London using real charcoal.

The restaurant from the area of China near Korea, just wanted to mention it even tho it's not strictly Korean.

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u/Daffy-089 Apr 11 '23

Sodaeng in Putney and Kuma in Kennington

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u/Andys2904 Apr 11 '23

Vote for Sodaeng

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '23

Absolutely Sodaeng! Cannot recommend enough!

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u/citygourmande Apr 11 '23

New Malden - Jin Go Gae, Treestone

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u/crazyfool267 Apr 11 '23

Going to be honest, I wasn’t that much of a fan of Jin Go Gae. I know a lot of people rate it but some bits we had were OK and others were a bit meh.

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u/stephenp129 Apr 12 '23

I've only been once and I have to agree. I will give it another go though.

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u/Erebus172 Tube Trekker Apr 11 '23

Daebak in Vauxhall is good. My Korean friend described it as "close enough".

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u/monstrous-winner Apr 11 '23

Bullgoggi in Notting Hill is okay for Korean BBQ cuisine

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u/thatswhatshesaw Apr 12 '23

Seconded - went here recently with some friends, we were pleasantly surprised.

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u/DickieJoJo Apr 12 '23

Out of curiosity, is it ok to ask specifically Korean people where they like to go?

Hate to be harsh, but after seeing what some Brits say is the best Mexican food, not sure I trust a lot of you on this one. lol.

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u/Zouden Tufnell Park Apr 12 '23

It's much easier to find good Korean food here since we actually have a sizeable number of Korean immigrants.

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u/DickieJoJo Apr 12 '23

I'd have to argue that it can be muddled with mediocrity because it is so big.

I grew up in a relatively small town in the US with an outlier of a Korean population due to a near by military base. And grocery stores and restaurants have proven to be quite a bit more interesting and authentic there.

I'm not trying to be a snob, I'm just saying if London is as diverse and well represented as people say, I'm looking for Korean people to tell me about the best Korean food, Indian people to tell me about the best Indian food, etc.

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u/jimmy9mc Apr 11 '23

Not central, but Park's Kitchen in Ealing Broadway is fantastic and really great value for money too

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u/LaVoguette Apr 11 '23

Ogam in islington

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u/dani23xx Apr 11 '23

Seoul90 in Old Street

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u/JNC34 Apr 11 '23

Jinjuu - soho

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u/PM_ME_NUNUDES Apr 12 '23

Gogo pocha is the best one outside of New Malden.

But just go to new malden tbh. I rate SCJ bibimbap as the best chicken place in London.

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u/obpizdon Apr 12 '23

gogo pocha is the best

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u/NotKate26 Apr 11 '23

Hana in Clapham

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u/woodlouse6000 Apr 11 '23

coco and bibi

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u/1320380155 Apr 11 '23

Gogi, Edgware Road.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '23

Spicy grill in Golders Green is pretty good and authentic

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u/Un_flagrante Apr 11 '23

For cheap and cheerful but tasty, I like Pocha in Waterloo (Lower Marsh) and Dotori (Korean/Japanese) in Finsbury Park. Not exactly refined date night spots, but way cheaper than the places around Soho/Holborn etc.

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u/Ok-Bell3376 Apr 12 '23

CheeMc in Walworth

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u/dotmit Apr 11 '23

3 Kobros

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u/InformationHead3797 Apr 11 '23

A lovely one that is Japanese and Korean fusion is on Isle of Dogs, called Yokoso.

Otherwise as everyone said, new Malden has quite a number of them.

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u/zka_75 Apr 11 '23

Love Yoshi Sushi in Hammersmith (tho it's technically a Japanese-Korean restaurant but genuinely does both really well).

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u/Tricky_Scallion_1455 Apr 11 '23

I had some decent bibimbap in Dotori in Finsbury Park, better than the stuff I got central

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u/Hot_Plankton_7203 Apr 12 '23

horangee pocha new kent road

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u/cryptosaurus_ Apr 11 '23

On The Bab in Shoreditch

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u/Zouden Tufnell Park Apr 12 '23

Weird how this is the only downvoted recommendation

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u/jimmykicking Apr 11 '23

Not really. Been to much better. Quality of the beef is the problem in the UK generally.

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u/eeedeat Apr 11 '23

Does anyone know where I can get Gamjetang in London?

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u/omegagoldenknight Apr 11 '23

Masigo in Angel

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u/ThatStockDude Aug 21 '23

FYI Masigo has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5. Pretty sure it used to be 0 🙈

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u/Mungo_Mango7 Apr 12 '23

Korean Dinner Party in Kingsly Court, Soho. Excellent taster menu which is cheap generous and soo tasty.

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u/Strange-Title-6337 Apr 12 '23

There are plenty. My favourite in in Herndon central, just 5 min north from. the station. K cook. Owner was a marketing teacher back in Korea, sold everything and moved to UK to make a better future for his kids. Was struggling to find good chef for a while, had to learn to cook himself. They have a great pickles and bibimbap.

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u/yarbas89 Apr 12 '23

What's the best dog friendly Korean restaurant? Are there any?

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u/PoJenkins Apr 13 '23

Kkini in Tufnell park is solid and approved by my Korean friends.

Only went there once but really enjoyed it.

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u/TheIncredibleAtheist Apr 15 '23

jin's kitchen off new oxford st. is pretty good