Toronto · Cuisine
Korean
Bloor Street Koreatown institutions and barbecue rooms, with deeper specialty density along Yonge and Finch in North York.
Koreatown on Bloor is still the easiest walkable Korean dinner strip in Toronto: barbecue, stews, bakeries, and late-night bowls between Bathurst and Christie. Many specialized kitchens and regulars, though, point north to Yonge and Finch. This facet pairs a 1978 Koreatown pioneer and a contemporary staff-grilled barbecue favorite on Bloor with Owl of Minerva’s 24-hour North York main branch for gamjatang and soft-tofu stew.
Focus areas: Koreatown, North York / Koreatown North
Restaurants
Korean Village Restaurant
$$Koreatown
Koreatown pioneer opened in 1978 by Ok Re Lee; family-run barbecue, banchan, and a long menu that helped define Bloor Street Korean dining.
Mapo Korean BBQ
$$Koreatown
Staff-grilled Koreatown barbecue on Bloor; BlogTO reader favorite known for honeycomb pork belly, LA galbi, and table-side service.
Owl of Minerva
$$North York / Koreatown North
24-hour North York main branch at Yonge and Finch for gamjatang, soondubu, and late Korean comfort food; the stew counterweight to Bloor Street barbecue.