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Restaurant Ki
Contemporary Korean
You get instructions in advance on how to find the entrance, which sets the tone for what follows inside. Restaurant Ki is a ten-seat contemporary Korean tasting menu tucked into downtown LA, where the chef pulls global technique into Korean foundations without making a fuss about it. It holds a Michelin star, and a James Beard nomination for Best New Restaurant didn't hurt its reputation either. Worth finding the door.
The awards strongest first
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Best New Restaurant
- Esquire The Best New Restaurants in America
- Eater The Best New Restaurants in America
- Los Angeles Times #9 · The 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles
- Eater Best New Restaurant · The 2025 Eater Los Angeles Award Winners
- LAist Tasting Menu · Best Bites
- The Infatuation #5 · LA’s Best New Restaurants
- The Infatuation The 19 Best Restaurants In Downtown Los Angeles
One number, weighted & current 92
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Shirako gimbap
“meals begin with a few bites such as shirako gimbap, a shell filled with truffle rice and diced kimchi”
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Barbecue roasted squab
“Main dishes include the likes of barbecue roasted squab with foie gras sauce, and 45-day dry-aged dairy cow with golden beet jus and Korean bone broth.”
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Dry-aged dairy cow
“Main dishes include the likes of barbecue roasted squab with foie gras sauce, and 45-day dry-aged dairy cow with golden beet jus and Korean bone broth.”
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Duck liver mousse
“salty-sweet duck liver mousse with white peach jelly and a nod to kimbap that’s made with tartare-like tuna and crispy bugak”
The Infatuation
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