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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in 585 Magazine, CITY Magazine, and Democrat and Chronicle (via AOL syndication). Updated July 2026.
Sodam · Henrietta
A Henrietta Korean restaurant near the Genesee Valley Regional Market that 585 Magazine describes as a cozy cinder-block room where a mixed crowd works through spicy soups and plates of bulgogi and barbecued short ribs, with complimentary banchan of kimchi, pickled vegetables, and tofu. To order: the bibimbap in a hot clay bowl, or the bulgogi.
Seoul Drop · Brighton
A family-run Brighton spot that opened in July 2024, covered by the Democrat and Chronicle's Marcia Greenwood and named in CITY Magazine's staff picks for its animal-shaped desserts. The kitchen runs rice bowls, kimbap, tofu pockets, and ramen with a no-seed-oil approach, plus house-made bingsu, panna cotta, and Basque cheesecake. To order: the kimbap and the bingsu.