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Korean in Dallas–Fort Worth
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Top Tier Editorial has a take on Korean in Dallas–Fort Worth below. The community ranking opens up once a few locals have weighed in.
Top 5 Korean in Dallas–Fort Worth
DFW has one of the largest Korean American communities in the US — two Koreatowns (Royal Lane in Dallas, Old Denton Road in Carrollton). Picks cross-referenced between DiningOut Dallas's 2026 Carrollton Koreatown guide, Infatuation's 25 Best Dallas Restaurants, and the Dallas Observer.
- #1
Koryo Korean BBQ
Royal Lane, Dallas
“DiningOut's Carrollton/Dallas Koreatown guide — one of the few Dallas restaurants with a grandfathered indoor-charcoal permit; the default answer when a local is asked for premium KBBQ.”
- #2
Domodomo Kō
Uptown, Dallas
“Infatuation's 25 Best Dallas Restaurants — Korean-Japanese tasting menu in Uptown; D Magazine's separate review calls it the first serious modern upscale Korean room in North Texas.”
- #3
Gold Spoon 금수저
Carrollton
“Dallas Observer's standalone Gold Spoon review and DiningOut's Carrollton Koreatown guide — seafood pancakes, LA galbi, soft-tofu soups, and the family-size bossam that anchor the newer Carrollton Koreatown.”
- #4
Ari Korean BBQ
Carrollton
“DiningOut's Carrollton Koreatown guide — the all-you-can-eat Carrollton flagship; winner of the Dallas Observer's Best Korean Restaurant in 2019.”
- #5
Doma Seolleongtang - Carrollton, 도마 설렁탕 캐럴턴
Carrollton
“DiningOut's Carrollton Koreatown guide — 9:30 a.m. ox-bone broth specialist for seolleongtang; the DFW destination for milky, slow-simmered Korean soup culture.”