KOREATOWN LA DIRECTORY

Frappes, Shakes, Frozen Yogurt

Located in the Westlake district, just east of Koreatown’s formal borders.

Korean hair salon

On the southeast corner of Wilshire & Normandie.

Smoothies, Slushies, Espresso Drinks, Tea, Shaved Ice

Kabayo Cham Bada 2014. “True Taste of Ocean” Seafood restaurant whose menu includes bibimbap, haemultang, raw abalone salad, yeonpotang, seafood ddeokbooki…

Korean-run restaurant serving crab, shrimp, lobster…

“Kogi Nara” literally means “Meat Country” — it’s a Korean BBQ restaurant.

Korean-run Chinese restaurant

Korean dessert cafe

Hat shop on Western Avenue in North Koreatown. Carries brands such as New Era, American Needle, Kangol…

Make-it-yourself pizza restaurant franchise

Ground floor of the Madang Mall.

Korean restaurant named after Goguryeo, one of the ancient Three Kingdoms (37 BC – 668 AD). UPDATE: No longer offers shabu-shabu. Now focused on Korean BBQ only.

Korean seafood restaurant with lobster stew and haemul pajeon (seafood pancake) on the menu

On Wilshire Boulevard, just a few steps west of Western Avenue. Menu: Vietnamese spring rolls, Shabu-Shabu, BBQ

Serves “Filipino” American dishes, not Filipino food.

Opened in 2014 in the space formerly occupied by Cafe Patio. Coffee, green-tea latte, hot cocoa, milk tea, peach juice, strawberry banana smoothie, honey tea, ice cream, lemonade, soda, and boba drinks… Open seven days a week, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Video gaming, sports viewing and hookah in one place

Closed on February 29, 2016. Opened in Summer 2014.

Closed by the end of 2015.

Authentic Italian restaurant that opened in January 2014 in the former space of Texis Restaurant.

Formerly AIO Wireless. Cricket Wireless Store Hours: Monday – Friday 10 AM – 8 PM Saturday 10 AM – 8 PM Sunday 12 PM – 6 PM Located at the Pierce National Life Building on the northwest corner of Western & Wilshire.

Ceramics studio on 6th Street… closed as of September 2015… Crossfit kickboxing gym now in its space.

Korean-run pho restaurant in a dingy strip mall in North Koreatown… next to Yan Bian.

Licensed massage therapists specialized in Deep Tissue, Shiatsu, Swedish, and Stone Therapy. Male and female therapists available 24/7 in the Los Angeles area. RATES:

Opened in June 2014 in the former space of Chung Mu Kimbap on 3rd Street. Menu: $7.50 stir-fried noodle plate $7.50 stir-fried rice plate $6.50 teriyaki bowl (beef, chicken, vegetable) $6 spicy beef soup Open 11:00 am – 9:00 pm most days. Closed on Sundays. To Go Box Fried Rice = ToGoBox FriedRice

UPDATE: The space returned to being called Hae Ha Heng in spring 2015. Latest iteration of the Thai restaurant Hae Ha Heng on the second floor of Western Village Square, the mini-mall on the southwest corner of 3rd & Western. Came into being in November 2014. Menu is now focused on seafood. FBI: Fried Banana […]

Disconnected phone number: (213) 915-0714 Poorly rated bakeshop on 3rd & New Hampshire that was known for selling horchata soft-serve (doesn’t anymore). This 3rd & New Hampshire location is open until 8:00 pm. Their location on 8th Street was Apples Cafe & Bakery inside ASSI, a supermarket that was evicted from the building in January […]

Restaurant in the strip mall known as 7-Vermont Plaza