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Korean Food Coverage in Ann Arbor

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Published reporting on Korean restaurants, chefs, openings, and menus in Ann Arbor.

Restaurant Profile

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.

July 11, 2026 · 3 min read
Restaurant Profile

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.

July 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Opinion

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.

June 8, 2026 · 4 min read
Restaurant Profile

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.

March 18, 2026 · 4 min read
Restaurant Profile

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.

March 15, 2026 · 2 min read
Guide

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.

November 15, 2025 · 5 min read
Restaurant Profile

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.

November 3, 2025 · 6 min read
Opening

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.

July 31, 2025 · 2 min read
Restaurant Profile

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.

February 3, 2025 · 4 min read