Korean Food Coverage in Ann Arbor
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Published reporting on Korean restaurants, chefs, openings, and menus in Ann Arbor.
Tomukun Keeps Noodles and Korean Barbecue Side by Side
The East Liberty operation runs a noodle bar and a separate tabletop-grill dining room at the same address.
Tomukun's East Liberty address combines a compact noodle bar with a separate Korean barbecue room next door.
Ji Hye Kim's Two Kerrytown Restaurants Serve Different Jobs
Miss Kim remains the full-service anchor; Little Kim turns Kim's vegetarian work into counter service and a small market.
Ji Hye Kim now runs two distinct Kerrytown restaurants: the full-service Miss Kim and the all-vegetarian, counter-service Little Kim.
Ann Arbor's Korean Food Scene Arrived, and It Came With a Point of View
Three restaurants, two chefs, and a cuisine that now has enough critical mass to actually argue with itself.
Miss Kim, Little Kim, and Bori Korean Kitchen & Bar have turned Ann Arbor into a city with a real Korean food conversation. That is a different thing from having one good Korean restaurant.
Bori Korean Kitchen & Bar Has Been Waiting for You to Notice
Chef James Park's restaurant on the second floor above Jolly Pumpkin is four months old and worth your attention
Four months in, Bori Korean Kitchen & Bar above Jolly Pumpkin on South Main is one of downtown Ann Arbor's best recent additions: dakgangjeong, japchae, and a noraebang in the back.
Little Kim Eight Months In
Ji Hye Kim's fast-casual vegetarian Korean cafe in Kerrytown has found its rhythm. Here's what the menu looks like now.
Little Kim at 403 N Fifth Ave opened in July 2025. Ji Hye Kim's all-vegetarian Korean cafe and mini-market offers bowls, kimbap, and prepared foods.
The Best Korean Food in Ann Arbor
Five restaurants, two philosophies, one city that quietly became one of the best places to eat Korean food in Michigan.
Ann Arbor's Korean dining scene runs from a James Beard-nominated chef's seasonal kitchen to kimchi fries on North University. Here are the five restaurants that define it.
Miss Kim Is the Zingerman's Business That Didn't Need the Name
The tenth stop in our Zingerman's Universe series. Ji Hye Kim's Korean restaurant on Fifth Avenue rewrites what a ZCoB business can be.
Miss Kim at 415 N Fifth Ave is a Zingerman's Community of Businesses restaurant serving seasonal Korean food with Michigan ingredients. The tenth entry in our Zingerman's Universe series.
Little Kim Brings Vegetarian Bowls and a Mini-Mart to Kerrytown
Ji Hye Kim's counter-service restaurant opened on North Fifth Avenue in July 2025.
Ji Hye Kim's third concept: all-vegetarian bowls, kimbap, and an Asian mini-mart in Kerrytown.
Hola Seoul and the Case for Kimchi Fries
Korean-Mexican fusion on North University that gets the balance right.
Hola Seoul at 715 N University Ave serves Korean-Mexican fusion with kimchi fries that justify the concept. The Korean fried chicken is the other reason to go.