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Korean in Koreatown Los Angeles

 

California, New York, and Texas have the highest numbers of Korean-owned businesses, with California being home to over 600,000 Korean-owned firms in 2012.

 
Korean-owned businesses are concentrated in certain industries, with 12 percent of all Korean-owned firms operating in the accommodations and food services sector.

Siroodang

Where to buy Korean rice cakes?

Korean-style rice “cakes”

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Ham Hung Restaurant

Ham-Hung Naeng-myeon Restaurant

Known for naeng-myeon (cold noodles)

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Kang Nam Restaurant

Kang Nam Restaurant on Olympic

Located in the southwest region of Koreatown. Opened by Chef Sang Hun Lee in May 1983.

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Namwongol

Namwongol Chuotang

Korean restaurant whose specialty is mudfish soup

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Oo-Kook KBBQ

Oo-Kook Korean BBQ

The restaurant’s name can be translated from Korean as “Cow Country” or “Cow Nation.”

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7th St Korean BBQ

7th KBBQ Restaurant

Korean barbeque restaurant

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King Tanghulu – Moved

Tanghulu in Ktown

New location on 8th Street starting August 26

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La Eve Skin

Botox and Facials in Ktown

Botox, facial treatments

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Happy Rice Cake House

Happy Rice Cake House

Kimbap & Ddeok… even Gyeongdan. All to-go. No dine-in.

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Choice Music Kpop Store

Choice Records: Kpop Albums Store in Koreatown LA

Small shop at Koreatown Galleria selling Kpop CDs and Kdrama merch

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Cosmetic World – Galleria on Olympic

Cosmetic World at Koreatown Galleria

Korean American chain of cosmetic stores. Authorized seller of Clinique and Shiseido

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ButNal

Korean street food pocha Ktown

Korean restaurant / “pocha”

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Bon Juk – Moved

Traditional Korean porridge restaurant

Korean restaurant serving traditional porridge

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7 Dias Tire Co

Tire shop in Koreatown

Highly rated tire shop just south of Koreatown’s formal borders on Western by Pico Boulevard.

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Tous Les Jours (Hannam)

Tous Les Jours: French-Korean Bakeshop on Olympic

Part of a chain of Korean-run Western-style bakeshops known for cakes.

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Rich Crab

Crab restaurant Los Angeles

Korean crab restaurant

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Zzamong

Zzamong Chinese Takeout

Chinese Korean eatery

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Goopo Chueotang

Koreatown restaurant serving mudfish stew

Korean restaurant whose specialty is mudfish stew.

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Kyodong Noodles @ Madang

Kyodong Noodles

Koreanized Chinese food

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Sushi Ye

Sushi Ye: Sashimi & Rolls

Korean-run Japanese eatery

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Seoul Bakery

Seoul Bakery on Olympic

This is a ddeok-jip, not a “bakery” in the Western sense of the word. Makes ddeok (rice “cakes”) and kimbap (“sushi” rolls). Next to Sanya KBBQ. Closes by 4:30 pm on most days.

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Awesome Coffee

Awesome Coffee in City of Angeles

Coffee shop above Pollo Loco at Wilshire / Gramercy

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Soop-Sok Karaoke

Soop Sok Karaoke

Korean-owned Karaoke Club with Restaurant

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Olympic Cheonggukjang

Olympic Cheonggukjang

Korean restaurant

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Yuchun

Yuchun Chik-Naengmyun Korean Restaurant

Korean restaurant whose specialty is chik naeng-myeon (cold noodles with the main ingredient being arrowroot, not the usual buckwheat).

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Tom’s One-Hour Photo

Tom's One Hour Photo

Retro photo studio in North Koreatown made famous by singer Kacey Musgraves

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Hairdo

Korean hair salon at Aroma

Hair salon at the Aroma Building

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Mister Bossam

Mister Bossam & Cheese Deung Galbi

Korean restaurant who house specialty is bossam

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Bulgogi Hut

Bulgogi Hut: All You Can Eat Korean BBQ

Korean BBQ restaurant on Wilshire & Kingsley

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Jun Won Dak

Traditional Korean home cooking in Los Angeles

Restaurant serving Korean chicken dishes

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