Best Korean, city by city.

The banchan is the tell. It costs almost nothing and there is no reason not to get it right — if the kimchi is thin or the sides are tired, the kitchen does not care. At KBBQ specifically: grill cleanliness and charcoal temperature are not optional. Harry walks out of places that let the grill go cold between cuts.

Ten-place guides ranked by the Harry Score, with a Worth It rating for every pick, in 11 cities. No paid placements. No affiliate links.

Best Korean in New YorkNY

Best Korean in Los AngelesCA

Best Korean in ChicagoIL

Best Korean in San FranciscoCA

Best Korean in AustinTX

Best Korean in SeattleWA

Best Korean in LondonGB

Best Korean in WashingtonDC

Best Korean in MelbourneAU

Best Korean in SydneyAU

Best Korean in San JoseCA

Questions Harry gets about Korean restaurants

Which cities does Harry rank Korean restaurants in?: Harry has a full ten-place Korean guide for New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Austin, Seattle, London, Washington, Melbourne, Sydney and San Jose. Each is ranked by the Harry Score, with a Worth It rating for every pick.
How does Harry Hungry score Korean restaurants?: The Harry Score blends ratings from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions into a single 0–100 rating. A separate Worth It Score ranks restaurants by value for money. No paid placements, no affiliate links — the ranking is built from public data only.