Guide · Updated August 2026

    Korean barbecue in Orlando

    Orlando's Korean barbecue scene is smaller than the search volume suggests. The metro does not have a Koreatown the way Atlanta or Northern Virginia does; what it has is a short run of Korean restaurants along Colonial Drive in Mills 50, plus a scattering of Korean-influenced kitchens elsewhere. Rather than pad this list to fifteen entries, we have kept it to the places that genuinely grill at the table or over live fire, and then extended it to the grilled-meat cooking nearby that Korean barbecue fans tend to also want.

    What to expect from the real thing here: charcoal or gas grills built into the table, marinated galbi and bulgogi alongside unmarinated pork belly, banchan refilled without asking, and soju by the bottle. Portions are built for two or more people, so a solo visit usually means a stew or a bibimbap instead.

    1. 01

      Shin Jung

      KoreanMills 50, Orlando$$

      The metro's Korean anchor and the most complete version of the experience: tabletop grilling, a long banchan spread, stews for smaller groups, and a kitchen that stays open late. Unglamorous room, correct food.

    2. 02

      Izziban Sushi & BBQ

      KoreanMills 50, Orlando$$

      All-you-can-eat Korean barbecue paired with all-you-can-eat sushi. It is a volume format rather than a precision one, and on that basis it delivers — bring four people and a plan.

    3. 03

      Tori Tori

      JapaneseMills 50, Orlando$$

      Japanese rather than Korean, but the closest thing in the city to the skewered-over-charcoal experience, with a bar program that Korean barbecue rooms rarely have.

    4. 04

      Dragonfly Robata Grill

      JapaneseDr. Phillips, Orlando$$$

      Robata grilling in Dr. Phillips. Order across the grill menu rather than from the sushi side — that is where the kitchen is actually working.

    5. 05

      Pig Floyd's Urban Barbakoa

      BBQMills 50, Orlando$$

      Not Korean at all, but the crossover pick: Texas-style smoke with Latin American spice, and the closest thing in Orlando to the fatty-cut, sauce-forward eating that draws people to Korean barbecue in the first place.

    The honest summary: for tabletop Korean barbecue, Shin Jung first and Izziban if you want quantity. Everything past that is adjacent rather than Korean, and we would rather say so than pretend the field is deeper than it is.

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