Liverpool’s Korean food scene has spread well beyond a single city-centre restaurant in the years since Chop Chop first opened its doors as a Fenwick Street takeaway — into a Royal Albert Dock street food stall serving Korean-style hot dogs, a Baltic Triangle soul food counter inside Boxpark, and a tabletop BBQ institution on Bold Street where diners cook their own meat at the table. Here are the eight best Korean restaurants in Liverpool worth seeking out in 2026.

Chop Chop opened in 2008 as a small takeaway on Fenwick Street, started by Lee and Yeom, neither of whom had worked in food service before. What began as what regulars still describe as a “hole in the wall” operation has since expanded to include proper seating, but the focus has stayed the same: home-style Korean cooking served without fuss.

The “Mega Chicken” — deep-fried crispy chicken tossed in a house-made sauce — is the dish most closely associated with the restaurant, and it’s built a loyal following strong enough to make Chop Chop one of the most consistently well-reviewed Korean spots in the city after close to two decades in business.

Chop Chop — 44 Fenwick Street, Liverpool L2 7NB

Memories of Seoul is a street food stall on the Royal Albert Dock, close to the Pumphouse, specialising in Korean-style corn dogs — K-Dogs — rather than a full sit-down menu. It’s built one of the strongest reputations of any Korean food business in the city, popular with both dockside tourists and locals looking for a quick, distinctive bite with a view of the Mersey.

The K-Dogs themselves, coated and fried to order with a range of toppings, are the entire draw, and vegan versions are available alongside the standard options. It’s a stop rather than a destination meal, but a memorable one, and an easy add-on to a day spent around the Dock.

Memories of Seoul — Royal Albert Dock, Hartley Quay, Liverpool L3 4AQ

On The Go sits on Lodge Lane, blending American and Korean street food rather than sticking to one tradition, and it’s picked up a following well beyond its immediate neighbourhood thanks to a run of viral TikTok videos showing off its signature cheese pulls. It’s a casual, order-at-the-counter kind of place built for sharing food rather than a formal sit-down meal.

Spicy Korean loaded fries and cheesy K-Dogs are the dishes most associated with the videos that made it locally famous, and the menu leans into that maximalist, shareable style throughout. It’s a fun, informal stop rather than a place for a quiet dinner, and exactly the kind of spot that rewards going in with a group.

On The Go — 46 Lodge Lane, Liverpool L8 0QT

Ban Di Bul opened on Bold Street in 2018 as a family-run restaurant, and it’s since become one of the most-reviewed Korean restaurants in the city, built around tabletop BBQ grills that let diners cook their own meat at the table. It’s a format that naturally suits a group, and the restaurant has leaned into that with a menu built for sharing.

Alongside the BBQ, the kitchen also serves traditional ramen and hot pots for anyone after something less hands-on, giving the menu range beyond the grill-it-yourself format it’s best known for. It’s a reliable choice for a livelier group dinner in the heart of the Bold Street restaurant strip.

Ban Di Bul — 55 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 4EU | bandibulliverpool.co.uk

Seoul Plaza operates as part Asian superstore, part hot food counter inside St John’s Precinct, giving it a slightly different feel to a standalone restaurant — shoppers can pick up Korean groceries and then eat in at a small window-seat counter. It’s a genuinely useful combination for anyone wanting to cook Korean food at home as well as eat it out.

The Hot Chicken ramen is the dish most associated with the counter, built for the kind of quick, warming meal that suits a break from shopping in the precinct. It’s an unpretentious, functional spot rather than a destination restaurant, and better for a fast lunch than a leisurely dinner.

Seoul Plaza — 68–69 St John’s Precinct, Elliot Street, Liverpool L1 1LR

Thaihee sits on Anson Street, a short walk north of the city centre, and has built a reputation as one of the more authentic Korean options in Liverpool — popular with the city’s Korean community as well as local regulars, which is generally a reliable sign of quality. It offers both eat-in and takeaway, with a broad menu that runs well beyond just the Korean staples.

Bibimbap and kimbap are the dishes most closely associated with the restaurant, alongside a wider menu covering fried chicken, seafood and soups, with most mains falling in the £8–£20 range. Reviewers consistently single out the staff’s willingness to accommodate special requests as much as the food itself.

Thaihee Korean Restaurant — 10 Anson Street, Liverpool L3 5NY

YOKI brings Korean “soul food” to Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle from inside Boxpark at Cains Brewery Village, part of a small but growing UK group with sites in London’s Shoreditch and Manchester, and Birmingham on the way. The name plays on Korean slang — one meaning is simply “here,” the other used when you’re hungry, as in “let’s go for yoki.”

The menu draws on Korean comfort food rather than formal restaurant dining, fitting naturally into Boxpark’s casual, communal food-hall setting. A 15% weekday discount between 2–5pm makes it a good option for an off-peak visit to the Brewery Village.

YOKI Korean Soul Food — Unit 8, Cains Brewery Village, Beaufort Street, Liverpool L8 5XJ

K-Kitchen operates out of Renshaw Street Food Market, a multi-vendor food hall at the junction of Renshaw Street, Berry Street and Bold Street that brings together Thai, Cantonese and Korean street food under one roof with a shared licensed bar. It’s one of the newer additions to Liverpool’s Korean food scene, and has quickly built a small but consistently enthusiastic following.

As with most food-hall vendors, the format favours quick, shareable Korean street food over a sit-down restaurant menu, making it an easy stop alongside the market’s other kitchens rather than a destination in its own right. It’s worth checking current opening hours before visiting, given the rotating nature of food hall vendors generally.

K-Kitchen — 95 Renshaw Street, Liverpool L1 2SP