The Best Korean Food in the United Kingdom
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The best Korean food in the United Kingdom, according to the experts: the National Restaurant Awards, the Michelin Guide, and The Infatuation have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Miga comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in London.
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Sollip and Dongnae hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with the National Restaurant Awards next.
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Rank 1. Miga
Korean
The bone broth recipe alone has been in the family for generations, which tells you most of what you need to know about this bright, airy Korean restaurant on Mare Street. Dad runs the open kitchen while his sons work the room, and a mural outside traces the whole culinary lineage back to Seoul. The menu is modern Korean without being showy about it, and the Michelin Bib Gourmand keeps the crowds loyal without tipping the place into self-importance.
The awards
- National Restaurant Awards National Restaurant Awards: 2026 · #56 · The National Restaurant Awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: #6 · The 25 Best Restaurants In London
- National Restaurant Awards 2026 · #56 · The National Restaurant Awards
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The Infatuation #6 · The 25 Best Restaurants In London
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Rank 2. Sollip
Creative Korean
Pastel walls and near-silence greet you inside this Southwark fine-dining room, a useful antidote to the railway arches outside. A Korean husband-and-wife team run the kitchen, folding techniques from European stints into flavours from home, and the result is a set menu that earns Sollip its Michelin star without announcing itself too loudly. The cooking is precise and quietly inventive, the kind where the surprise lands before you've spotted it coming.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
Why #2, not #3
Both places show 86. This one's exact Score is 85.7 and the next is 85.5, so it ranks first. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #2 Sollip (this place) 85.7
- #3 Dongnae 85.5
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Rank 3. Dongnae
Korean
Two Victorian shopfronts knocked together in Redland, with paper lanterns overhead and recycled-plastic stools at a communal counter overlooking the open kitchen. Dongnae is a Korean restaurant from the team behind Bokman, drawing on years spent living in Seoul. You can go à la carte with sharing plates, or commit to the hanjungshik tasting menu. The charcoal grill pulls most of the attention, helped along by house-made condiments that are fermented and spiced with some care.
The awards
- National Restaurant Awards National Restaurant Awards: 2026 · #12 · The National Restaurant Awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- National Restaurant Awards 2026 · #12 · The National Restaurant Awards
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
Why #3, not #2
Both places show 86. This one's exact Score is 85.5 and the one above is 85.7, so it ranks second. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #2 Sollip 85.7
- #3 Dongnae (this place) 85.5
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Rank 4. Calong
Korean
A small, casual Korean-inflected bistro on Stoke Newington Church Street, where a blackboard menu mixes European cooking with quietly assertive Korean flavour. The chef ran the kitchen at Galvin at Windows before trading that postcode for this one, and the shift shows in food that's technically grounded but unfussy. The fried chicken has been on since day one for a reason. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, and priced like the neighbourhood means it.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Calong (this place) 74.256
- #4 ssam ssam 74.256
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Rank 4. ssam ssam
Korean
Some tables come fitted with their own barbecue grill, which sets the tone at this family-run Korean restaurant in Merton. You cook pork belly, short ribs, or Wagyu at your own pace, while the rest of the room works through bansang sets: a main like fried chicken or grilled mackerel flanked by three side dishes and kimchi that earns the praise heaped on it. The matcha crème brûlée is a quietly confident closer. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Calong 74.256
- #4 ssam ssam (this place) 74.256