Korean

• The best Korean restaurants in London

  

  Food blogger Rollin Lee presents his guide to the best Korean restaurants in London for Hot Dinners readers.  

• Test Driving Korean Dinner Party - Koreatown comes to Carnaby

  

  Looking for somewhere new and fun to go in town? We think we've found the place for you. If you love corn dogs, so much the better.

• Korean Dinner Party brings LA Koreatown vibes to Carnaby

  

  A dream team involving the folks at Senor Ceviche, the TĀTĀ Eatery crew and top mixologist Cyan Wong are behind this new Soho restaurant and bar. 

• Hongdae Pocha is a new Korean pub in the heart of Soho

  

  Bringing Korean drinking culture to London, Hongdae Pocha is serving up hotpots, soju cocktails and more.

• Bunsik is serving Korean corndogs and ddukbokki on Charing Cross Road

  

  Anyone searching for a new Korean food hit, should hotfoot it down to Charing Cross Road. Just opposite the big Oseyo supermarket, a fast food joint has just opened, called Bunsik.

  Bunsik specialises in Korean Street Food - namely corn dogs, cupbap (rice in a pot with toppings) and Ddukbokki (fried rice cakes).

  There are six hotdog/corndog options - original, octo legs, potato, potato mozzarella, cheese and cheese

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• Korean fried chicken Pelicana is coming to London

  

  News reaches us of another big fast-food chain making inroads in London - and the first branch is opening this week. 

  Pelicana is pretty big elsewhere, with over 3000 branches selling their Korean fried chicken. The first UK restaurant is landing at Hammersmith Broadway shopping centre followed soon after by Angel (June), Wimbledon (July) and Clapham Junction (September). 

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• Wing Wing brings their Korean chicken and beer to Chinatown

  

  The latest Wing Wing, its flagship restaurant, is coming to a big new space on the edge of Chinatown - with Korean fried chicken alongside draft beer (and eventually karaoke too). 

• Clapham and Ealing are the latest spots for Yori Korean barbecue

  

  It's restaurants numbers four and five for Yori, who are opening their latest place in Clapham and Ealing. Expect their usual reinvented approach to Korean cuisine.  

• Test Driving JAE by Jay Morjaria at Untitled - Korean drinking food to die for

  

  We head to Dalston to check out Jay Morjaria's permanent residency, JAE, at Untitled bar - where the Korean drinking food makes you want to order everything on the menu.

• Test Driving Sollip - something quite unique in Bermondsey

  

  Sollip in Bermondsey takes some of the European cooking techniques that the owners have great experience in and mixes in their Korean background to offer something quite unique to Londoners. We went down to try it out. 

• Jay Morjaria is opening his restaurant JAE as a residency at Dalston's Untitled

  

  His 'plant-forward' food was enough to win him a £500,000 stake on TV's Million Pound Menu. Now chef Jay Morjaria, is going to be showcasing that winning talent at his new Dalston residency, JAE.

  Having popped up with JAE at various spots across London over the past year or so, this new weekend slot at Untitled will be a semi-permanent base for Morjaria running every Thursday to Saturday night. 

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• Korean restaurant Sollip in London Bridge opens

  A Korean husband and wife duo with experience at The Arts Club and The Ledbury are opening their first restaurant in London. 

• Ogam Korean tapas bar has opened in Islington

   

  While wandering through Angel over the Christmas break, we spotted this restaurant that opened somewhat under the radar in December. Owner Tae Yeol Kim was apparently International Korean cup Championship 2015 Winner Bartender and is also a Korea traditional alcohol Ambassador. Ogam will serve up a Korean tapas menu (obviously) in a small restaurant that's primarily counter seating. At the time of writing, there's a choice

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• Korean barbecue restaurant Yori to open in Covent Garden

  It’s farewell to the Covent Garden outlet of Jidori and in its place is the third branch of Korean barbecue restaurant Yori.

• Judy Joo brings Seoul Bird to Westfield Shepherd’s Bush

  

  Korean-American chef and television personality Judy Joo will bring a taste of Korea to the food court at Westfield Shepherd’s Bush. Seoul Bird will feature her famous double-fried chicken.