KOREATOWN LA DIRECTORY

Hongs Chinese Express

On the menu: fried rice, orange chicken, broccoli beef

Video Hut – Closed

DVD rentals

Bobby London – Closed

Retro-inspired hangout featuring vintage cocktails & a piano bar

Francoisa Bakery

Breakfast and lunch sandwiches for office workers. Monday to Friday, 7:00 am – 6:00 pm. Shorter hours on Saturday, usually to 4:00 pm. Closed on Sundays.

Soung Woung Taekwondo

After-school activities for children and youngsters, particularly art and taekwondo classes. Located by 2nd & Western.

527 South Kingsley Drive

Apartment building where 62-year-old Cornelius Rich (also known as Andre Dupree) was found dead on March 19, 2013.

Heisenberger LA

Guerilla burgers provider in North Koreatown

Kogi King BBQ – Closed

All-you-can-eat Korean BBQ restaurant just south of Koreatown proper on Western Avenue by 12th Street.

Ancelle Apartments

Located just west of Koreatown proper. Ancelle Apartments Urban Living

TEUM (Jung Robadayaki) – Closed

술마실 틈Teum 도 없냐?

It’s Boba Time @ Madang

* Replaced by Boba Square at Madang Mall on Western, just north of Wilshire

Gook-hwa House

A cart outside Assi Market that sells guk-hwa bbang (“chrysanthemum bread”) and hoddeok (“honey pancakes”).

Laundry Land Coin Wash

Coin-operated laundromat with free WIFI. TVs, vending, games, massage chair, and fluff-and-fold.

Health Korea

Suite 224 of Koreatown Galleria. Carries health-related prodcuts from Korea such as black-garlic supplements, red-ginseng juice, massage chairs…

Dog & Cat Grooming

Pet-grooming service.

Miu Dress

MiuDress is a Korean boutique that for years has been in the dingy strip mall known as Key Center on the northwest corner of 6th & Normandie.

Aladdin Rodeo Bookstore

Korean bookstore located inside the Rodeo Galleria complex.

Flowers On Wilshire

NW corner of Wilshire & Wilton.

Dong Bang Mi In – Closed

Sells Korean rice “cakes” — what the Japanese call mochi. Located next to the Western-style bakeshop Cake House at Koreatown Galleria across from the supermarket downstairs. Hours Open: Mon-Sun 8am-8pm Business card says “Contem Porary Food.”

Bistro Mizu – Closed

Located east of Koreatown, in Westlake. Fire in the building on April 7, 2015.

Mirak 2 – Closed

Second location of the famous Mirak goat-meat restaurant

Saba Saba

Korean-run karaoke bar / nightclub. SABA SABA NIGHT CLUB Phone number: 213-798-9669

Yankee Candle

PERMANENTLY CLOSED. Sign last spotted in the year 2021. Authorized retailer of “Yankee Candle” in North Koreatown. Sign above the “G Furniture” store since around February 2014. 548 N. WESTERN AVE. 323-871-8153

Mr. Kkochi

Kkochi means “skewer” in the Korean language.

BBQ Crown

Palga Grand Hotel

Korean-run hotel in the heart of Little Oaxaca in the heart of Koreatown. Single bed from $78. Palga refers to it being on Eighth Street. Previously the L.A. Hamiton Travel Hotel.

Lasik Eye Center – 3920 Wilshire (2015)

Business Hours Mon 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Tue Closed Wed 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Thu Closed Fri 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Sat 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Sun Closed Korean and English spoken.

Yewon House of Jade

Korean store inside the New Seoul Hotel. Sells “jade beds” and traditional bedding and dressers.

Writing & Proofreading Services

Native speaker of English at your service! Have your essays written. Have your menus proofread. Your confidentiality guaranteed. Paypal (Bank, Credit Card) and Cash accepted as payment.

Ample Vitamin Store – Closed

Korean-run “health market” Update: The space has had Park’s Produce since 2017