Vancouver · Cuisine
Korean
Gastown tavern cooking, North Road Burnaby Koreatown seafood and barbecue, and long-running Metrotown-adjacent rooms.
Metro Vancouver’s densest Korean cluster sits on the Burnaby-Coquitlam North Road corridor (often called Koreatown), with a secondary ring around Metrotown and a newer wave of polished Korean rooms inside Vancouver. Expect tabletop barbecue, Jeju-style seafood and soy-marinated plates, jjigae, banchan spreads, and modern tavern formats with soju and cocktails. Michelin has not awarded Bib Gourmands to Korean restaurants here as of the 2025 selection; Vancouver Magazine’s annual Korean awards and newspaper reviews are the stronger local scoreboard. Pick tavern sharing plates, North Road seafood-and-grill, or classic Burnaby barbecue first, then open a restaurant page.
Focus areas: North Road (Burnaby / Coquitlam), Metrotown (Burnaby), Gastown (Vancouver)
Restaurants
Zoomak Korean Tavern
$$Gastown (Vancouver)
Gastown modern Korean tavern; Vancouver Magazine Best Korean gold (2025-2026) with Vancouver Sun and Globe coverage.
Jejudo
$$$North Road (Burnaby)
North Road Burnaby Korean for Jeju-style seafood, soy-marinated plates, and barbecue; Vancouver Magazine Best Korean gold in 2024.
Hanwoori Korean Restaurant
$$Metrotown (Burnaby)
Burnaby Korean institution since 1997; tabletop BBQ, shabu, and banchan near the Metrotown side of the city.