The Best Korean Food in Seattle
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The best Korean food in Seattle, according to the experts: The New York Times, Seattle Met, and The Infatuation have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Paju comes out on top.
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Bellwether BBQ and Pelicana Chicken hold the next two places. Seattle Met shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The Infatuation next.
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Rank 1. Paju
Korean
A spare, unassuming Korean storefront where the chef's résumé includes Saison and Jungsik, and the menu makes no effort to hide it. This is contemporary Korean dining where a broth-poached yellowtail rosette sits a few items from fried rice threaded with squid ink and kimchi. The New York Times put it on their Restaurant List, and the room fills with people happy to order widely and share, which is exactly how you should go.
The awards
- The New York Times The New York Times: The Restaurant List
- The New York Times The New York Times: The 25 Best Restaurants in Seattle Right Now
- Seattle Met Seattle Met: Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Seattle Right Now
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 2. Bellwether BBQ
Korean
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 21 Most Fun Dinner Spots In Seattle
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Rank 2. Pelicana Chicken
Korean
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 21 Most Fun Dinner Spots In Seattle
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Rank 4. BOPBOX
Korean
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- Seattle Met Seattle Met: Seattle’s Best Lunch Spots
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Rank 4. Mama’s Kitchen
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- Seattle Met Seattle Met: Seattle’s Best Lunch Spots
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Rank 4. Red Bowls
Korean
A no-frills counter in the ground floor of the Central Building that's been scooping rice bowls since before poke was a personality type. Red Bowls runs nearly 50 variations, from eight styles of bibimbap to bulgogi, fish, tempura, and vegetarian options, all piled high and served fast. No website, no fuss, and a line that moves. Seattle Met named it one of the city's top lunch spots, which tracks.
The awards
- Seattle Met Seattle Met: Seattle’s Best Lunch Spots
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Rank 4. Snowy Village
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Korean-style shaved ice, known as bingsu, is the whole point here, served in bowls almost too pretty to disturb. Snowy Village is a casual international chain with a University District outpost where the milk-ice shavings come out feather-light and piled with toppings. The classic order leans into sweet red beans, chewy injeolmi rice cakes, and a dusting of soybean powder, though mango and Oreo versions exist for the less traditional.
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