Best Korean Food in Ann Arbor
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Ann Arbor has one of the stronger Korean food scenes for a Midwest college town its size. Tomukun Noodle Bar on East Liberty draws from Korean culinary tradition even when serving Japanese-style ramen. Hola Seoul has become the go-to for kimchi fries and bibimbap in a room that doesn't feel like it's trying to be anything other than what it is. The Bori Korean Kitchen & Bar on Plymouth Road brought Korean BBQ to a market that needed it.
Below is Plate & Press's full coverage of Korean dining in Ann Arbor.
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.
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 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 207 N Fifth Ave has been open since July 2025. Ji Hye Kim's all-vegetarian Korean cafe and mini-mart has settled into its identity, and the build-your-own bowls are the reason to go.
Ji Hye Kim Opens Little Kim in Kerrytown With All-Vegetarian Asian Food and a Mini-Mart
The James Beard-nominated chef's third concept brings build-your-own bowls and an Asian grocery counter to North Fifth Avenue.
Ji Hye Kim's third concept: all-vegetarian bowls, kimbap, and an Asian mini-mart in Kerrytown.
Ji Hye Kim Built Two Restaurants and a Mini-Mart. She's Not Done.
From Miss Kim to a forthcoming Little Kim and an Asian grocery counter, the James Beard-nominated chef is quietly building a food empire.
From Miss Kim to a forthcoming Little Kim and an Asian grocery counter, the James Beard-nominated chef is quietly building a food empire.
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.
Tomukun Has Been Doing This for Sixteen Years. You Should Pay Attention.
The East Liberty noodle bar and Korean BBQ started as a comfort-food bet. It became Ann Arbor's most reliable bowl of ramen.
Tomukun opened in 2010 as a noodle bar on East Liberty. Sixteen years later, it's still the best place in Ann Arbor for a bowl of ramen, and the Korean BBQ next door might be the most underrated meal downtown.