Two standout restaurant openings in recent years have been Korean. One is Miga, a superb modern Korean concept from a New Malden family who decided to try their hand in busy Hackney, and the second is Calong, which the chef Jon Woo opened in early 2025.
Korean restaurants have been around in London for decades but they’ve become more mainstream lately, in part propelled by South Korean culture more generally. As Squid Game hit Netflix and K-Pop hit London clubs, a wider demographic of people took more notice of established restaurants such as Bibimbap, Seoul Bakery, and Chick and Beers.
