The food hall within the Asian supermarket is full of stellar Korean food options. There’s Korean tofu soup provider Sogongdong Tofu, Korean fried chicken shop Donkey Mo’s, and soups and noodles galore from Damma. 

Charm Korean BBQ expanded into the Korean fried chicken scene earlier this year out in Anderson Mill. On deck’s all sorts of expertly made fried chicken, with various sauces and piece combinations.

One of the city’s best Korean barbecue options can be found at the far north Austin restaurant. It’s the only city restaurant to offer all-you-can-eat packages with meat options like tender brisket, marinated beef short ribs, spicy baby octopus, and even lamb. The rest of the menu, especially the noodles, aren’t to be missed either.

Formerly known as College Roadhouse, the North Lamar restaurant maintains its very eclectic vibes. The menu now has more of a focus on what could be deemed as late-night Korean food, i.e. fries topped with bulgogi, ramen topped with cheese. Then there are dishes from its original menu, like the military hot pot and Korean fried chicken, and newer ones like dak galbi (stir-fried chicken, napa cabbage, and rice cakes, made tableside), and much more soju (hence the name).

It’s worth exploring dishes featuring offal and other animal parts at the casual North Austin Korean restaurant, from chicken gizzards (deep-fried or stir-fried), the grilled guts over on the Korean barbecue portion, to boiled ox knee, and yes, there’s bundegi (silkworm pupa). 

The Brentwood restaurant serves up all of the usual Korean favorites, particularly known for its soups, stews and noodles like jajangmyeon (black bean noodles), mandu soup, and kimchi jjigae (kimchi stew), in a casual, easygoing setting.

One of Austin’s OG Korean restaurants is the perfect place to share Korean barbecue with friends, with all sorts of meats and vegetables. For the best variety, opt for the assorted barbecue package, which, yes, comes with all sorts of ribs and bulgogi. Don’t bypass the other Korean dishes, from the bibimbap to dduk mandu guk (Korean rice cakes and dumplings soup) to spicy stir-fried squid.

The tiny window on Dirty Sixth offers up Korean food served in convenient cups (hence the name). On deck are small rice bowls made with barbecue chicken/beef/pork or the vegan one. Then there are decadent potato sides, like the tornado potato (a spiral-cut potato served on a skewer) and hot dogs topped with those tornados.