The 15 Best Korean Restaurants in San Francisco

Evan Chen: The Braised Short Rib is a must! To elevate the dish, add rice cake and definitely the cheese!

Tonya Mezrich: Beef short ribs, beef broth soup

Tonya Mezrich: Beef short rib, beef noodle broth soup

Joshua Haftel: Yummy Korean comfort food. Call in to skip ahead on the wait list!

Andrew Tio: If you think you're about to enter someone's garage, you're at the right place

Dora T: Kimchi fried rice.

_: Great place for cheap authentic Korean food. Tofu soup is good on a cold day!

Melissa Dagdagan: Very spicy hot tofu soup is perfect on a cold night!

SF Weekly: SF Weekly's Best of Winner 2012 - Reader's Poll - BEST KOREAN RESTAURANT

Mike Krieger: My parents go there at least once a week. Now I know why. Amazing value, fantastic flavor.

Elaine Courtney: Authentic Korean BBQ... You come out smelling like a rack of ribs but it's absolutely worth it! Go early or be prepared to line up outside their doors.

Chris Paik: Best Korean food in SF! Be prepared to wait though..

Alyssa W: My favorite Korean food in San Francisco. I love the tofu soup here.

Juni: Three entrees equals free soondubu

Anna: Don't order the seafood pancake, they usually give it to you for free! (and it's delicious btw!)

Helen Zhang: Try the Beef Bulgogi - One of my favorite places for Korean BBQ in SF, the ban chan is delicious.

Eater: Han Il Kwan's meat is the most tender. It's still worth it at $30 for the quality and experience, which make it a definite step above the others on this list. Read more.

SF Weekly: SF Weekly's Best of Winner 2010 - Editorial Pick - BEST ONE-DISH FEAST: DOLSOT BIBIMBAP

Allen Zhou: Seafood soft tofu, very tasty, with rice

Gurlygurl Panda: Seafood soft tofu is the best here

7x7 Magazine: Get the tofu soup with kimchi...it's #9 on 7x7's Big Eat SF 2010. Read more.

Nick D'Ambrosi: Veggie scramble was great! French toast was rich

Allen: Chicken sandwich was amazing.

Angeline Chen: Bloody Mary’s are delicious here. The Loco Moco is heavy but so so good!

Ray: Legit. Vegetarian options. Soon tofu soup heals.

Johanna Sung: Headed by Chefs Ethan Min (Atelier Crenn, Saison alum) & Jin Lim (Michael Mina), this addition from popular Daeho restaurant group in April ‘22. Modern Korean-California cuisine in a casual setting

Theo Tarver: Kalbi is served unmarinate, with dipping sauce, and it's great

Neville Bendiola: Overpriced!

Theo Tarver: The non-marinated short ribs is one of my favorite dishes

Sarah S: Thinly sliced beef and jap chae. Delicious and I’m picky!

Noah Weiss: Fantastic new modern Korean spot. Loved the short rib, kimchi fried rice, and bone broth beef noodle soup.

Amy Liya: Seafood pancake and kimchi fried rice were delish. Very reasonable prices.

Mike 🐈 Skalnik: Hip Korean digs

Tammy Quackenbush: Authentic Korean pub grub with Korean Fried Chicken, which featured a subtle hint of Korean curry powder in the thin, crispy crust. Yum!

Jessica Chan: late night dukbukki with ramen is the perfect night cap

Kyle Moore: The potstickers, sweet and tangy fried chicken, and spicy BBQ ribs were all awesome. Great service. Small place.