2023: Brooklyn Voted Ssam Korean Bistro Best Korean Restaurant!
Ssam Korean Bistro
170 Smith Street, Brooklyn
(718) 852-7726 – salstransmissions.com
Ssam Korean Bistro, located in the heart of Brooklyn, is a must-visit destination for foodies looking to tantalize their taste buds with authentic Korean cuisine. The restaurant offers a cozy ambiance with rustic decor, adding to the overall dining experience. The menu features a wide range of delectable dishes, including kimchi pancakes, bulgogi beef, and bibimbap, each bursting with bold flavors and cooked to perfection. The attentive and knowledgeable staff ensure that each customer feels welcomed and satisfied, adding to the overall dining experience. Ssam Korean Bistro is the perfect place for a delicious meal with friends or a romantic evening with a loved one, making it a gem in Brooklyn’s culinary scene.
2022: Brooklyn Voted Kimchi Grill Best Korean Restaurant!
Kimchi Grill
766 Washington Ave, Brooklyn
(718) 360-1839 – kimchigrill.com
Does spicy Chicken kimchi bowl and crispy chicken dumplings sound fetching? The dishes that come with oh, so fabulous ginger sauce are menu stars at Kimchi Grill. Polish off a great meal below Brooklyn prices. This wallet-friendly restaurant is known for dishes like short rib kimchi bowl and chicken wings, among stellar choices. The food is flavored sweet and savory, crunchy and soft, seriously a tasty balance for the palate. One enjoyable meal here will have you hankering for the next. Hybrid experiences include a fried chicken taco and beef short rib kimchi bowl. The pleasing Korean/Mexican fusion is popping with flavor!
2021: Brooklyn Voted Insa Best Korean Restaurant!
Insa
328 Douglass St, Brooklyn
(718) 855-2620 – www.insabrooklyn.com
Sometimes you want to experience something far from home when eating out or ordering in. When it comes to Korean food, Insa on Douglass Street provides an other-worldly experience. This family-friendly Korean BBQ restaurant and karaoke bar is located in the heart of Gowanus and features group dining options as well as private karaoke rooms. Now a neighborhood staple, Insa’s unique menu is unmatched — and so is the fun and inviting atmosphere it provides patrons of all ages. Where else can you find delicious Bibimbap with Bulgogi? And the food at Insa is as yummy as it is beautifully presented — just ask the patrons who keep coming back for more!
2020: Brooklyn Voted Kimchi Grill Best Korean Restaurant!
Kimchi Grill
766 Washington Ave, Brooklyn
(718) 360-1839 – www.kimchigrill.com
Delicious Korean dishes with Mexican flair are served up at this brick and mortar outpost of the beloved food truck, which dishes out the best Korean eats in the borough. Founder Phillip Lee started his first food truck in 2011 after fine-tuning a series of recipes that he thought properly showed off the unique flavors of Korean cuisine. After the success of the truck, Lee opened the Kimchi Grill in Prospect Heights where customers can chow down on delicious specialties like the Tofu Edamame Falafel Taco, or Mexican-Korean Chicken Soup.
2019: Brooklyn Voted The Good Fork Best Korean Restaurant!
The Good Fork
391 Van Brunt St.
(718) 643-6636 – www.goodfork.com
The Good Fork Restaurant and bar offers an unforgettable taste of Korean food conveniently located within your community. Opened in March of 2006 by carpenter husband Ben Schneider and chaffed by wife Sohui Kim, The Good Fork is a mom and pop shop unto itself. With its signature curved wood ceiling and handmade architectural details, it feels like being inside a boat or the diner car of an old train. It boasts an eclectic, globe-trotting menu that has one foot in comfort food and the other in fine dining. You won’t regret it.
2017: Brooklyn Voted Dokebi Bar & Grill Best Korean Restaurant!
Dokebi Bar & Grill
199 Grand Street (718) 782-1424 www.dokebibrooklyn.com
If you’re looking for good Korean, it doesn’t get much better than Dokebi Bar & Grill. This Grand Street eatery, open for lunch, dinner and everyone’s favorite, brunch, prides itself on serving unbeatable Korean dishes with only the best ingredients. From Korean classics like Ttuckppokki, Mandoo, Samgyeopsal and even Shabu-Shabu, Dokebi Bar & Grill does it all. It even does Taco Tuesday and Wing Wednesday, for those less adventurous foodies. To boot, all of its meats are naturally raised and all of its dishes, kimchee, sides, sauces and dressings are made from scratch in its own kitchen. All that, and its excellence service, blend together beautifully to make Dokebi Bar & Grill the best Korean restaurant in all of Brooklyn.