The popular Kaju Tofu House in Allston. | Erika Adams/Eater Boston
Boston doesn’t have a Koreatown like Los Angeles and New York City, but it does have Allston, a young and bustling neighborhood full of casual and fun Korean restaurants. Harvard and Brighton Avenues are lined with great Korean restaurant after great Korean restaurant. Kimchi fried rice? Check. Galbi and bulgogi on an open flame in the middle of the dining table? Check. Crispy fried chicken wings? Check.
Lately, Boston has also attracted Korean restaurant groups to set up shop there, such as Gopchang Story, a barbecue joint specializing in grilled beef intestines. But in neighborhoods like Cambridge and Somerville, you’ll also find mom-and-pops that have been around for a generation or two. Here are 12 of the best – some more traditional, others more modern or fusion. Eat as much banchan as you can tolerate.
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