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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Coastal Virginia Magazine and VEER Magazine. Updated July 2026.
Gogi Guys Korean BBQ · Norfolk
Gogi Guys runs all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue in Norfolk's Ghent, where Coastal Virginia Magazine put the table-grill format and the banchan spread in a roundup of new restaurants. Bulgogi is the star, marinated regular or in a chili-pineapple version, and the side dishes range from kimchi to cheese corn. Order the all-you-can-eat at just under thirty-five dollars a head with a table of two or more, and grill as you go. A lively first stop for Korean barbecue in the metro.
KOCO Korean Fried Chicken & Croffles · Virginia Beach
KOCO Korean Fried Chicken & Croffles fries plant-based Korean chicken in Virginia Beach, and VEER Magazine reviewed its vegan take on the double-fried style. The croffle, a croissant-waffle hybrid, rounds out a short, focused menu. Order the vegan Combo with soy garlic or spicy chili sauce and a croffle for dessert, and know the whole menu skews meat-free. A distinctive spot on Princess Anne Road.
Choice Korean Food, Chicken & Cafe · Newport News
Choice Korean Food Hall & Pub opened as a sleek Newport News food hall, and Coastal Virginia Magazine's new-restaurants roundup named its 24-hour marinated Korean fried chicken. The wings come in seven sauces, backed by a full menu of tteok-bokki, japchae, bibimbap, bulgogi bowls and kimchi jjigae. Order the fried-chicken wings across a couple of sauces plus a bibimbap, and settle in at the communal counter. A Peninsula-side option for a full Korean spread.