Traditionally the main dish of any Korean meal is rice, which is supported by soup and banchan. However, in Korean restaurants these dishes are often presented to customers as main dishes.
Beef soup
Gomtang
곰탕
Braised black cod with radish
Eundaegu-jorim
은대구조림
Hand-torn noodle soup
Sujebi
수제비
Spicy stir-fried pork and kimchi
Dwaeji-kimchi duruchigi
돼지김치 두루치기
Tofu soup with clams
Dubu-jogaetguk
두부조갯국
Cold soba with dipping sauce
Memil-guksu
메밀국수
Korean ramyeon with rice cake
Tteok-ramyeon
떡라면
Blackbean sauce over rice
Jjajangbap
짜장밥
Spicy raw crab
Yangnyeom-gejang
양념게장
Spicy beef bulgogi
Maeun-sobulgogi
매운소불고기
Korean-style shabu-shabu hot pot
Shabu-shabu
샤브샤브
Quinoa nurungji
Japgok nurungji
잡곡 누룽지
Soy butter pan-grilled chicken
Ganjang-beoteo dakgui
간장버터 닭구이
On-the-spot tteokbokki
Jeukseok-tteokbokki
즉석떡볶이
Squash & beef over rice
Hobak-sogogi-deopbap
호박소고기덮밥
Korean style Vietnamese rice paper rolls
Wollamssam
월남쌈
Braised beltfish
Galchi-jorim
갈치조림
Dumplings
Mandu
만두
Spicy cod fillets
Daegusal-jorim
대구살조림
Knife-cut noodle soup with perilla seeds
Deulkkae-kalguksu
들깨칼국수
Kimchi pork ribs
Deungalbi-kimchijjim
등갈비김치찜
Pepper chicken
Yuringi
유린기
Beef bone broth
Sagol-gukmul
사골국물
Spicy chicken skewers
Dak-kkochi
닭꼬치
Sweet, sour, & crispy mushrooms
Beoseot-tangsu
버섯탕수
Spicy pork and vegetables over rice
Jeyuk-deopbap
제육덮밥
Pan-cooked beef salad
Sogogi chapssal-gui
소고기 찹쌀구이
Korean style curry fried rice with chicken
Kare-bokkeumbap
카레볶음밥
Kimchi grilled cheese
김치 그릴치즈
Spicy soft tofu stew with beef
Gogi sundubu-jjigae
고기 순두부찌개
Noodles & black bean sauce platter
Jaengban-jjajangmyeon
쟁반짜장면
Cold kimchi noodle soup
Kimchimari-guksu
김치말이국수
Chicken dumplings
Dakgogi mandu
닭고기 만두
Spicy tuna stew
Chamchi-jjigae
참치찌개
Healthy vegetable rice bowl
Keon-gang-sik yeongyangbap
건강식 영양밥
Jjapaguri with steak
쇠고기짜파구리
Stir-fried noodles and vegetables
Easy japchae
잡채
Korean-style mapo tofu
Mapadubu
마파두부
Seafood kimchi fried rice
Haemul-kimchi-bokkeumbap
해물김치볶음밥
Kimchi stew with tuna
Chamchi-kimchi-jjigae
참치김치찌개
Spicy braised chicken breasts
Dakbokkeumtang
닭볶음탕
Cold spicy platter noodles
Jaengban-guksu
쟁반국수
Beef and mushrooms stir-fried over rice
Soegogi-beoseot-deopbap
쇠고기버섯덮밥
Fish roe bibimbap
Al-bap
알밥
Minced, seasoned, and grilled beef ribs with cheese
Cheese tteokgalbi
치즈떡갈비
Korean market-style fried chicken
Sijang-tongdak
시장통닭
Extra-strong fermented soybean paste stew
Cheonggukjang-jjigae
청국장찌개
Knife-cut noodle soup with red beans
Pat-kalguksu
팥칼국수
Stir-fried chives, meat, and vegetables
Buchu-japchae
부추잡채
Spicy pork stew
Dwaejigogi-jjigae
돼지고기찌개
Inside out gimbap
Nude-gimbap
누드김밥
Spicy stir-fried octopus
Nakji-bokkeum
낙지볶음
Roasted chicken
Tongdak-gui
통닭구이
Fluffy steamed buns filled with sweet red beans
Jjinppang
찐빵
Braised pig's trotters
Jokbal
족발
Soybean sprout soup with rice
Kongnamul-gukbap
콩나물국밥
Platter of nine delicacies
Gujeolpan
구절판
Spicy BBQ chicken drumettes
Maeun-dakbonggui
매운닭봉구이
Bean porridge
Kongjuk
콩죽
Spicy, chewy, sweet & sour cold noodles
Jjolmyeon
쫄면
Rice with red beans
Patbap
팥밥
Dumpling soup
Mandu-guk
만두국
Octopus slices with sesame dipping sauce
Muneo-sukhoe
문어숙회
Bulgogi stew in an earthenware pot
Ttukbaegi-bulgogi
뚝배기불고기
Seasoned pan fried flatfish
Gajami yangnyeom-twigim
가자미 양념튀김
Honey butter fried chicken
Heoni-beoteo-chikin
허니버터치킨
Korean crab stew
Kkotgetang
꽃게탕
Mushroom soup
Beoseot-deulkkae-tang
버섯들깨탕
Ox bone hangover soup
Ppyeo-haejangguk
뼈해장국
Shrimp and Asian chive dumplings
Saeu buchu mandu
새우 부추 만두
Spicy garlic fried chicken
Kkanpunggi
깐풍기
Red bean porridge
Dongji-patjuk
동지팥죽
Noodle soup
Guksu
국수
Mung bean pancakes
Bindaetteok
빈대떡
Braised kimchi & pork
Kimchijjim
김치찜
Multigrain rice
Japgokbap
잡곡밥
Pork wraps
Bo-ssam
보쌈
Fire chicken with cheese
Cheese buldak
치즈불닭
Pork cutlet
Donkkaseu
돈까스
Beef and vegetable porridge
Soegogi-yachaejuk
쇠고기야채죽
Spicy soft tofu stew with kimchi and pork belly
Kimchi sundubu-jjigae
김치순두부찌개
Spicy grilled squid
Ojingeo-tonggui
오징어통구이
Lobster gimbap
Lobster gimbap
랍스터 김밥
King-size kimchi dumplings
Kimchi-wangmandu
김치왕만두
Minced, seasoned, and grilled beef ribs
Tteokgalbi
떡갈비
Classic gimbap
Gimbap
김밥
Homestyle chicken noodle soup
Dak-kalguksu
닭칼국수
Kimchi and mackerel camping stew
Kimchi godeungeo-tongjorim jjigae
김치 고등어통조림 찌개
Crispy and crunchy fried chicken
Dakgangjeong
닭강정
Spicy stir-fried chicken with vegetables
Dakgalbi
닭갈비
Doenjang pork skewers
Maekjeok
맥적
Korean ramen
Ramyeon
라면
Cold salad with spicy mustard sauce
Gyeoja-naengchae
겨자냉채
Fried rice
Bokkeumbap
볶음밥
Korean style fried snapper with seasoning sauce
Domi-yangnyeom-gui
도미양념구이
Beef short ribs soup
Galbitang
갈비탕
Fish cake soup
Eomukguk
어묵국
Spicy pork bulgogi BBQ
Dwaeji bulgogi
돼지불고기
Korean-style marinated beef BBQ
Bulgogi
불고기
Sweet potato rice
Goguma-bap
고구마밥
Braised saury
Kkongchi-jorim
꽁치조림
Black sesame seeds porridge
Heukimjajuk
흑임자죽
Easy braised beef short ribs
Makgalbi-jjim
막갈비찜
Cold noodle soup with radish water kimchi
Dongchimi-guksu
동치미국수
Spicy mixed noodles
Bibim-guksu
비빔국수
Traditional-style spicy braised chicken
Dakbokkeumtang
닭볶음탕
Spicy whelks with noodles
Golbaengi-muchim
골뱅이무침
Mapa tofu
Mapadubu
마파두부
Sweet pumpkin rice
Danhobakbap
단호박밥
Soybean sprouts bibimbap
Kongnamulbap
콩나물밥
Braised chicken with vegetables
Dakjjim
닭찜
Raw fish platter
Hoe
회
Spicy raw fish soup
Mulhoe
물회
Sweet, sour, & spicy Korean fried chicken
Yangnyeom-tongdak
양념통닭
Ox-bone soup
Seolleongtang
설렁탕
Fried tofu stuffed with rice
Yubuchobap
유부초밥
Rice, scorched rice, and scorched rice tea
Bap, nurungji, sungnyung
밥, 누룽지, 숭늉
Spicy stir-fried pork
Dwaejigogi-bokkeum
돼지고기볶음
Steamed pork buns
Jjinppang-mandu
찐빵만두
LA style grilled beef short ribs
LA galbi
LA 갈비
Seasoned raw beef
Yukhoe
육회
Chicken & chicken soup
Yeonggye-baeksuk
영계백숙
Hand-torn noodle soup
Sujebi
수제비
Grilled pork belly
Samgyeopsal-gui
삼겹살구이
Soy milk noodle soup
Kongguksu
콩국수
Triangle gimbap with tuna
Samgak-gimbap
삼각김밥
Pork bones soup
Gamjatang
감자탕
Abalone porridge
Jeonbokjuk
전복죽
Rice cake soup
Tteokguk
떡국
Sweet and sour pork (or beef)
Tangsuyuk
탕수육
Spicy mixed-up seafood noodle soup
Jjamppong
짬뽕
Pumpkin porridge
Hobakjuk
호박죽
Spicy fish stew
Maeuntang
매운탕
Braised beef short ribs
Galbi-jjim
갈비찜
Raw fish with rice and vegetables
Hoe-deopbap
회덮밥
Cold, spicy, chewy noodles
Bibim-naengmyeon
비빔냉면
Cold noodles in chilled broth
Mul-naengmyeon
물냉면
Pork, beef, and chive dumplings
Mandu
만두
Sweet and crispy fried chicken
Dakgangjeong
닭강정
Easy bulgogi
Mak-bulgogi
막불고기
Kimchi fried rice
Kimchi-bokkeumbap
김치볶음밥
Spicy soft tofu stew with seafood
Haemul sundubu-jjigae
해물 순두부찌개
Spicy beef and vegetable soup
Yukgaejang
육개장
Ginseng chicken soup
Samgyetang
삼계탕
Tuna gimbap
Chamchi-gimbap
참치김밥
Noodles with blackbean sauce
Jjajangmyeon
짜장면
Korean-style grilled beef BBQ
Soegogi-gui
쇠고기구이
Barbecued beef stew
Bulgogi-jungol
불고기전골
Fermented soybean paste stew mixed with fresh salad
Doenjang-jjigae geotjeori bibimbap
된장찌개 겉절이 비빔밥