Korean
Gobawoo
2400 Satellite Boulevard, Duluth, GA, 30096
770-418-0858
Gobawoo, an obscure spot near an Enterprise outpost and a La Quinta Inn, takes a novel approach to its signature offering: It uses thick glass trays set on portable burners to achieve impressive caramelization on sliced short ribs, pork sirloin, and pork belly.
Category: Korean, Restaurants
Hae Woon Dae
5805 Buford Highway, Doraville, GA, 30340
770-451-7957
One of the stalwarts of the Korean barbecue scene, lauded for many years because it uses live charcoal for tabletop grilling, Hae Woon Dae remains a great destination for late-night dining and grilled marinated meats.
Category: Korean, Restaurants
Han Il Kwan
5458 Buford Highway, Doraville, GA, 30340
770-457-3217
A wide range of skillfully prepared Korean dishes served in clean digs make this approachable Korean restaurant stand apart from the competition.
Category: Korean, Restaurants
Honey Pig
3473 Old Norcross Road, Suite 305, Duluth, GA, 30096
770-476-9292
With its modern decor and breezy service, this outpost of a small California chain is perfect for a fun date. Here, pork belly rather than beef and domed grills rather than embers redefine the notion of Korean barbecue.
Category: Korean, Restaurants
Mega Mart
2100 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth, GA, 30096
770-495-0345
This two-story Korean-owned supermarket hosts a makeup counter, a sit-down, conveyor-belt sushi restaurant, a magnificent dumpling counter, and a fresh bakery.
Website: http://malways.com/
Category: Asian, Chinese, Food, Japanese, Korean, Restaurants, Shopping
Myung Ga Won
1960 Day Drive, Duluth, GA, 30096
770-622-1300
Among the overload of Korean restaurants, each with its own specialty (tabletop barbecue, spicy stews, grilled fish, noodles served hot and cold), the menu at Myung Ga Won stands out as a one-stop shop for excellence.
Neighborhood: North Metro
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Korean, Restaurants
Shabu & Shabu
2605 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth, GA, 30096
678-584-1111
This Korean-owned restaurant riffs on the Japanese tradition of cooking raw meats and veggies in simmering broth. Choose a main ingredient and dunk it with napa cabbage, glass noodles, enoki mushrooms, and more.
Category: Korean, Restaurants
Sobban
1788 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA, 30033
678-705-4233
Jiyeon Lee and Cody Taylor have followed their success with tiny Heirloom Market BBQ (which we named the best barbecue in Atlanta last year) by opening a restaurant that bills itself as a “Korean Southern diner.”
Website: http://www.sobban.com/
Category: Fusion/Eclectic/Global, Korean, Restaurants
Yet Tuh
3042 Oakcliff Road, Doraville, GA, 30340
770-454-9292
This pristine little spot serves some of the freshest-tasting Korean food in the metro area. Skip over esoteric-sounding ingredients for more accessible dishes like chilled noodles with fresh vegetables and pork-on-the-bone soup.
Category: Korean, Restaurants