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.
This location is on Olympic Boulevard, by Hobart Boulevard. Yelp refers to this area as Harvard Heights, and not Koreatown, because it’s on the south side of Olympic Boulevard. We say it’s Koreatown. There’s another Koreatown-area branch of the Elite Taekwondo Center on Wilshire.
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Korean sports bar and lounge (“cafe”) that was on on the northeast corner of 6th & Manhattan for many years. Closed in 2015. Space to be taken over by Jam.
Korean-Chinese fusion food franchise. This location inside California Market on Beverly Boulevard in North Koreatown / East Hollywood
MAT GOEUL, 361 S WESTERN AVE #101, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90020 Permanently closed as of February 2016.
“Myeong-poom Soondae” is the new name for the longstanding “Western Soondae” restaurant on the northwest corner 6th Street and Western Avenue.
New name in 2014 of the space of “Noodles & Company” eatery in the mini strip mall on the northwestern corner of 6th & Western. Likely a mere rebranding because order-taker still answers phone with “Noodles” instead of “Pho Hanoi.” Korean establishment, not Vietnamese.
One of the early Korean churches in the Koreatown area.
Branch of the South Korean chain of coffee shops… at Wilshire & New Hampshire, a block west of Vermont
Restaurant that opened in January 2016 in the space formerly occupied by Red Soup. House specialty: Korean fried chicken Business hours run to 2:00 am with soju and other kinds of alcohol.
Korean supermarket in the basement of Koreatown Plaza on Western Avenue. Replaced by an Hmart.
A small Korean restaurant on the southwest corner of Western & 9th
Newest location is the IB Plaza on Western Avenue. UPDATE: Closed.
Korean supermarket. Hours Open: Monday to Sunday, 7:00 am – 10:00 pm
Korean-operated Italian pasta restaurant on the second floor of the building on the southwest corner of 6th Street and Western Avenue, above Caffe Bene.
First LA branch of a popular South Korean chain of coffee houses. Has closed. Disconnected number: (213) 427-9867 ‎
Carries South Korean beauty brands such as Tony Moly and Ohui.
Korean-run sushi bar and sashimi restaurant on 8th Street, next to Rosen Studio.
Rstaurant operated by ethnic Koreans from the northeastern part of China
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