The Best Korean Food in Portland OR
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The best Korean food in Portland OR, according to the experts: Eater, Condé Nast Traveler, and The New York Times have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Han Oak comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Portland and Beaverton.
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Abba Coffee Roasters and 1st Street Pocha hold the next two places. Eater and The Infatuation show up on more of this list than any other guide.
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Rank 1. Han Oak
Korean
Tucked behind a parking lot, Han Oak is the kind of Korean restaurant where you might have to step over a toy truck to reach the courtyard. The chef runs it next door to his own house, which tells you everything about the register: clamorous, buzzing, and genuinely homestyle. The seasonal menu leans into braised short ribs and bold pantry flavors, and the cocktail list throws gochujang into a mezcal drink without apologizing for it.
The awards
- Eater Eater: The Best New Restaurants in America
- Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler: The 23 Best Restaurants in Portland, Oregon
- The New York Times The New York Times: The 25 Best Restaurants in Portland, Ore., Right Now
- Eater The Best New Restaurants in America
- Condé Nast Traveler The 23 Best Restaurants in Portland, Oregon
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Portland, Ore., Right Now
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Rank 2. Abba Coffee Roasters
Korean Coffee Shop
This Pearl District coffee shop roasts its own beans and takes cues from Korean cafe culture, which means the seasonal menu might involve shiso, gochujang, or a toasted rice latte with housemade syrup. The pour-overs are precise and the space is all polished concrete and floor-to-ceiling windows, so the laptop crowd settles in while neighbors dart through for matcha, as if the place were a pit stop.
The awards
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Rank 3. 1st Street Pocha
Korean
The awards
- Portland Monthly Portland Monthly: The 50 Best Restaurants in Portland Right Now
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Rank 3. Soro Soro
Korean Coffee Shop
Soro Soro is a small Korean coffee shop on East Burnside where the drinks come layered like geology, with black sesame-pandan cream, crispy rice, and Okinawan brown sugar. Yuzu sodas and cherry blossom slushes sit alongside cat-face cheesecakes and dog-shaped cookies, so expect a line of people photographing their order before anyone takes a sip. The Infatuation put it on its list of Portland coffee shops.
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 25 Best Coffee Shops In Portland