Korean Village Restaurant

What is Korean Village Restaurant? Anchoring 628 Bloor Street West since 1978, Korean Village Restaurant is Toronto’s longest-running Korean dining institution, founded by Ok Re Lee and Ke Hang Lee and now operated by their son Jason. The spacious, vintage dining room features warm wood-panelled booths, traditional lanterns, and private dining rooms fitted with call buttons. Unlike the high-turnover all-you-can-eat joints in the area, it delivers an unhurried, comfortable dining environment anchored by warm family hospitality.

Korean Village Restaurant Menu & What to Order The main draw is the LA galbi, steeped for over 35 hours in a legacy marinade that caramelizes richly on the table grill. Pair it with a sizzling hot-stone dolsot bibimbap that develops a crackling rice crust, house-made gan jajangmyeon slicked with savory black bean sauce, or crisp seafood pajeon. Wash everything down with cold soju or Korean beer; vegetarians can easily lean on tofu dolsot bibimbap and vegetable japchae.

Know Before You Go Reservations are accepted by phone for groups of six or more, while smaller parties walk in with minimal waits outside of peak Friday and Saturday dinner rushes. The dining room sits an easy walk between Bathurst and Christie subway stations on Line 2, with metered street parking along Bloor. Keep in mind that doors are closed Mondays, with service running Tuesday through Sunday for lunch and dinner.