The Best Korean Food in Phoenix
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The best Korean food in Phoenix, according to the experts: the Phoenix New Times, Eater, and AZ Central have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. THE STONE Tofu House comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Mesa and Scottsdale.
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Ban Chan Korean Cuisine and Sizzle Korean Barbecue hold the next two places. The Phoenix New Times shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Eater next.
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Rank 1. THE STONE Tofu House
Korean
Sundubu jjigae arrives at the table still at a full boil, in a black earthenware bowl that stays screaming hot long after it lands. This Korean tofu house in Mesa's Asian District is the kind of place where a server drops off a raw egg and you crack it straight into the broth. The house-made tofu is silky, the broth is deeply red, and the white-shirt warning is sincere. Bulgogi and bibimbap round out the menu for anyone not ready to commit to the fire.
The awards
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Korean Restaurant · Best of Phoenix
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Phoenix
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Rank 2. Ban Chan Korean Cuisine
Traditional Korean
The banchan arrives before you've ordered anything, which tells you what kind of place this is. Ban Chan is a small, grandma-style Korean restaurant in Mesa where the menu leans hard into soups, stews, and hot pots built for sharing. The chef has been running Korean restaurants since forever, and that depth shows in broths that take time. A new generation found it recently, but the regulars who've been coming for years never left.
The awards
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Korean Restaurant · Best of Phoenix
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Phoenix
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At Sizzle, the servers run the grill, so you can just sit there looking relaxed and cosmopolitan while someone else does the work. This Korean barbecue spot builds its menu around pork or beef sampler platters, with different cuts arriving in waves alongside banchan, salad, and steamed egg. Soju cocktails filled with fresh fruit handle the drinks side. Phoenix New Times named it the top Korean barbecue in the area.
The awards
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: The top 50 restaurants in Phoenix right now
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: 2024 · Best Korean Barbecue · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: 2025 · Best Korean Barbecue · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times The top 50 restaurants in Phoenix right now
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Korean Barbecue · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Korean Barbecue · Best of Phoenix
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Rank 4. Drunken Tiger
Korean
The awards