Must-try Korean restaurants in Edmonton
Korean cuisine consists primarily of rice, vegetables and a variety of meats. Common flavours include kimchi (a pickled vegetable prepared in a variety of ways), fermented bean paste, soy sauce, pepper flakes, and more. Korean restaurants are also known for their barbecue, which you can cook right at your own table.
Korean Spring
263-10155 102 St NW, Edmonton AB T5J 4G8They offer some simple take-away Korean dishes. Gal-Bi is Korean short ribs with your choice of rice or glass noodles. Try the chicken ramen and order a side of mandoo (Korean dumplings) or spring rolls.
Chickochicken
A-10633 51 Av NW, Edmonton AB T6H 0K8This restaurant doesn’t use MSG or preservatives and is quite tasty. Try the seafood pancakes and steamed chicken. What’s truly great about Mama Lee’s is the cold food fridge with prepared foods ready for you to take home and a slew of different kimchis.
Ga Ya Korean Restaurant Ltd
11147 87 Ave Nw, Edmonton AB T6G 0X8This unassuming restaurant, located near the University of Alberta, cooks up some great Korean grub. Top picks include kimchi fried rice, tofu stew, amazing bi bim bap and bulgogi.
B-Bim-Baab Restaurant & Lounge
9543 42 Avenue NW, Edmonton AB T6E 5R2The Korean seafood pancake is like nothing you’ve ever had before. And, try any one of the b-bim-baabs; I like the salmon but you can’t go wrong with any of them. Try the banana twikeem (breaded and deep fried with ice cream) for dessert.
Don Day
101-909 7 Ave SW, Calgary AB T2P 1A6Previously called Hanuri, this Korean joint prepares everything from Korean-style sushi with beef (beef kim-bap) to suey choy miso soup (sa goi woo gu gi soup). Try either the rice or cinnamon punch drink for something really unique.
It' All
10023 107 Ave NW, Edmonton AB T5H 4L4They serve up one amazing bulgogi, which is thinly sliced marinated beef and mushrooms prepared in a clay pot. The pork meatballs are deep fried and braised in oyster sauce – they’re simply amazing.
Ginseng Restaurant
7-9261 34 Ave NW, Edmonton AB T6E 5T5This is a Korean cook-your-own-meat-buffet-style restaurant where you pay one price and have unlimited food and (non-alcoholic) drinks. Bring it back and cook it yourself on the BBQ at your table. There’s an assortment of meats, veggies and seafood.
Lee House Korean Restaurant
10704 97 St NW, Edmonton AB T5H 2L8They serve authentic Korean cuisine with a few other Asian staples thrown in for good measure. If you like kimchi, try the spicy kimchi stew with pork belly and vegetables. Or, sample the spicy pork bone stew - it tastes better than it sounds.
Bul Go Gi House
8813 92 St NW, Edmonton AB T6C 3P9Open since 1973, this was the first Korean restaurant in Edmonton. Try beef with shrimp and vegetable soup (so-go-gi-jun-gol), Korean style BBQ or spicy pork with kimchi and vegetables
Korean Village BBQ Restaurant
7729 85 St NW, Edmonton AB T6C 3B4This restaurant serves up am all-you-can-eat BBQ buffet with a choice of beef, chicken, pork, seafood and a slew of vegetables and other vegetarian options. Cook the food just the way you like it on the personal BBQ at your table.
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