Korean cuisine: the best places to taste it in Cairns
17 restaurant menus in Australia, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"We visited lunch time for birthday. Very nice foodies, kind staff and reasonable price!! high..."
LISA JO
"We ate here on our first night visiting Cairns. The restaurant is popular. The service is friendly and quick. The food is delicious. I had the pork..."
Gary Lum
"This korean restaurant was underrated and deserved a five star! What an amaze that traditional korean cuisine could be tasted in Australia! We had a..."
Vincent Yau
"Just outstanding Korean Cuisine-Family Friendly and a must do if you visit Cairns and want a lovely night out with the family that won’t break the..."
Steve Smith
"Very delicious beef bulgogi bibimbap, great service, reasonable prices. The tables were a bit dirty but all in all..."
"Called in for breakfast and was pleasantly surprised!
I had Koreano Benny, sufficient portion for breaky and very..."
Shane Daines
"Great place to have lunch.
Everything tastes really good and the staff are quite friendly too.
Fresh juices are good too.
I love their Kimchi fried..."
Behram Mali
"I've been wanting to check out the chicken shed for awhile now. I think it's pretty good. Service was great, friendly and relaxed. Menu options..."
Honest Reviews
"Food was fresh and full of flavour. Staff were great and friendly, food came really quickly and the prices was really good. Will be coming back to..."
Jason Berrill
"Love it! Great taste and a reasonable price point! I’m a fan of their rice bowls and smoothies! They have got a good breaky menu too that runs from..."
Garett Lee
"If you haven’t tried the Kimchi Fried Rice Bowl - you haven’t lived. Love this..."
Jeremy Wedrat
"Staff are super nice and friendly. One of the best coffees I've had in Cairns. See you again..."
Sing Blue Silver
"Excellent and reasonably priced food, very friendly staff and I loved the Korean spin on the eggs Benedict they've got on the..."
"Food is amazing. Located inside the shopping centre on level2. We went back 4 times during our stay in Cairns. Tried many things on the menu. All..."
Claire Liu
"Best korean food in cairns. Staffs are lovely, quick service, reasonable price. We had cold noodle and spicy pork. Both were very food. Highly..."
Trang Nguyen
"Loved the bibimbap. It arrived sizzling. Includes miso soup and spicy sauce. Unlimited Korean barley tea available in seating..."
Andrew
"Amazing spicy authentic Korean food. Worth the trip. If you like umami spicy..."
shveta sharma
"I had the bibimbap and bbq beef dish. (Love the earthenware bowls its served in) Meals were nice and hot, very delicious and filling. Staff friendly..."
Melodicminor
"Best Korean restaurants in Cairns. Reasonable prices and fast..."
김성빈
"The restaurant is located up on level 1 of the Orchard plaza. There are escalators at both ends of the plaza to take you up from the ground level...."
Fee-fi-fo-fum
"Absolutely underrated Korean place. Cant remember if we had better Korean food with this great service from the staff before. Visited the place on..."
"I would never consider myself a Korean Food expert, and I’ve only been to Seoul once for a 36hour layover. From the white guy with limited..."
Sam Hickman
"Excellent food for the price. The staff are friendly and they bring water right away. I ordered the bulgogi and was impressed with the portions...."
Peter Onate
"This restaurant is awesome. I really enjoyed to eat here. I can confidently say that this is the best Korean restaurant in Cairns.
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"This pancakes is so delicious (手抓拼）， it has prawn, carrots etc. I like it very..."
Jingfeng Lu
"Super friendly staff that are very accommodating to vegetarians. We ordered a dish that normally has fish and the staff gave us extra dumplings and..."
Nicolas Robert
"The bibimbap was great, one of the best I had in a long time. Prices are very fair, plate sizes fairly big and the owners are very friendly too. I'd..."
Oliver Kiderle
"Reminds me of the Korean restaurant I used to work at: they make bibimbap RIGHT! Cold veggies, warm runny egg, great sauce too.
Service was very..."
"Great little Korean restaurant in Cairns. Staff were friendly and the food was delicious and very cheap with decent serving sizes. Can recommend the..."
Cameron Dawson
"Already come back twice for their cold noodles and lunch specials, tried the kimchi and pork dumplings today and it was also nice! The staffs and..."
wawalulutalk
"Love this place! Lovely people, incredible food, generous serves. We ordered the galbi and kimchi dumplings, a bulgogi rice bowl, and a bulgogi hot..."
Daniel Cornish
"The dumplings are fresh made in house and delicious, definitely make sure you have some with your rice bowl or fried chicken. I'm a big fan of the..."
Ben South
"Great food and experience overall. Very pleasant staff, delicious food in good prices. Absolutely amazing 😁 Highly..."
Artur Klasa
"Koren looked good for lunch.
SERVICE
Pleasant and prompt
FOOD
Delicious and large servings
Pork dumplings ~ full of taste
Chicken Teryaki ~ Really..."
Amanda BAS Agent / ATO Advisory
"Nice place to eat, reasonable price, friendly and accommodated staffs. We ordered pork mando which was very very tasty. Also ordered spicy cold..."
"Best gyoza in town!! And the Korean chilli chicken is a must try. This is by far the best Korean/Japanese I've had in cairns! Can't wait to come back..."
Isabella Slade
"I am absolutely loving Korean and Japanese cuisine at the moment. I was looking forward to more korean options of the menu but the selection of..."
Food Adventures With AnnaJ
"I had a fantastic experience here. Best bibimbap in Cairns. The curry was super good too and the staff were great. I really liked that the restaurant..."
Bec R
"The food here was great minus the vegetable pancake as it was under done. Spicy beef soup was definitely spicy but very flavoursome. Sweet chilli..."
Donna Stewart
"10/10. Delicious bento box, big amount, normal price, variety menu (vegetarian option), variety of drinks (Japanese and Korean as well), good..."
PILAR GL
"Just had the most amazing dinner here for my 40th birthday. Staff were outstanding and the food was incredible! Highly recommend and would definitely..."
Brad Holt
"Delicious food, beautiful, friendly service and has a great family atmosphere. As a local this is one of our go to favourites..."
Rebecca O' Mahony
"I would disagree with the below commenter about the veggie pancake, I found it to be delicious! We got the pancake, Korean honey soy chicken and a..."
Alex
"Although there were loads of customers, we could get our food quickly. Bento box has loads of options and is reasonable price. It’s nice we can..."
Yu
"Reasonably priced and good food. While they were short staffed last night the team did an amazing job of serving and preparing our meals. Very..."
"Great little Korean restaurant. Fried chicken was delicious. Death by spicy heat level was enough to get a sweat happening, but I did not die �..."
Jared Stanley
"This is a nice little gem in Cairns! Great korean food at an incredibly affordable price! The spicy chicken and kimchi mando were delicious! I would..."
Jordan Martirossian
"If you can't get in to Ganbaranba (next door) definitely recommend Mando food..."
Carol Mclauchlan
"Awesome dumplings in cosy setting. Try the pan fried..."
John Dunne
"Nos encantó los platos del menú que puedes elegir base (arroz, udon, fiedos, sopa... no me acuerdo si habia más.) y la carne estaba super tierna y..."
Kaman Kndy Yuen
"Great little Korean restaurant in Cairns. Staff were friendly and the food was delicious and very cheap with decent serving sizes. Can recommend the..."
Cameron Dawson
"Already come back twice for their cold noodles and lunch specials, tried the kimchi and pork dumplings today and it was also nice! The staffs and..."
wawalulutalk
"Love this place! Lovely people, incredible food, generous serves. We ordered the galbi and kimchi dumplings, a bulgogi rice bowl, and a bulgogi hot..."
Daniel Cornish
"The dumplings are fresh made in house and delicious, definitely make sure you have some with your rice bowl or fried chicken. I'm a big fan of the..."
Ben South
"Great food and experience overall. Very pleasant staff, delicious food in good prices. Absolutely amazing 😁 Highly..."
Artur Klasa
"Koren looked good for lunch.
SERVICE
Pleasant and prompt
FOOD
Delicious and large servings
Pork dumplings ~ full of taste
Chicken Teryaki ~ Really..."
Amanda BAS Agent / ATO Advisory
"Nice place to eat, reasonable price, friendly and accommodated staffs. We ordered pork mando which was very very tasty. Also ordered spicy cold..."
"Great service, great authentic food and wonderful hosts. Thoroughly..."
Brad Hope
"I've been there twice, and the food was still amazing! And I loved the little bear on my coffee, I didn't want to drink it � Amazing service too!..."
Jo Wood
"Very yummy. Especially recommend the beef short rib. Great service..."
Andi Rebecca Tasman
"Everything was great, great atmosphere, great service and exceptional food and..."
Joshua Matthews
"Just have to say how pleased I am for having such an amazing restaurant with authentic Korean food to go to here in Cairns. Love the food, the beer,..."
Michelle RC
"Truly authentic Koren dining experience - the service was fast, beer was cold and food was delicious! Kids meals for only $10 - generous servings and..."
Erin Peters
"What a stunning!
fried chicken with sweet and spicy sauce that i had well seasoning & cooked
hot plate pork bibimbap it was great but
only thing is..."
Belting Being
"Had dinner here on Monday night, the food was excellent and the service was friendly. I will be sure to come back next time I visit Cairns so I can..."
"We had a great night for our Christmas party here.
Great menu,reasonable price, Food was completely delicious, friendly staff members, all food is..."
Sarah Irang Jeong
"Thursday night chicken is the bomb. So lovely and juicy. Great restaurant with friendly..."
Jacqui Ryan
"Just had lunch here.....yummmmmmmm. Delish! Great service, excellent food experience. I'll be back for..."
Tania Delcanho
"Nice relaxed atmosphere with a range of tasty options to choose..."
Coral Florian
"Fantastic! The restaurant itself is nicely decorated, and quite relaxing. Not too noisy, and not too close to other people. Food was excellent. I..."
Bec R
"Greatest korean restaurant in australia.
With many varieties and great yogurt drinks. If im coming back to cairns ill definitely visit alot of..."
Rotsen Trinidad
"Very generous portions at this Korean restaurant. Prices are in the high side compared to other similar places in Cairns but the quality of food is..."
Nicky Jurd
"I stumbled across this restaurant with my family whilst walking around cairns and what a wonderful discovery it was!! As I entered, I was greeted by..."
Savannah Jones
"Ordered a hotpot for two. Though the amount can feed only two girls full as rice was not included, we both enjoyed the taste. Recommend..."
Szu-Yu Ou
"Best Korean Fried Chicken in Cairns. Great service and lovely staff! Definitely recommend for anyone in the..."
Matthieu Mo
"I have been here a few times and the food has been superb. Really yummy Korean fried chicken and..."
"Was impressed with the quality of food at this little local feed. More a Japanese restaurant, but definitely reccomend! Tempura was light and crispy...."
Facebook User
"Food is seriously good here. Cross between Korean and Japanese. Ordered the gyoza and fried chicken salad, my friend ordered the tempura ramen and..."
LoveToTravel7
"Ordinary restaurant. It's a Korean restaurant but have Japanese food. We ordered udon which is a bit sweet in the soup; ordered chilly pork fillet..."
A.C.F.G
"Great place to eat if you're on a budget. Food was mediocre (it was one of the better places to eat in Cairns) and the drinks were reasonably..."
Mel
"Great little place tucked away from Sheridan St. My partner and I chose set meals, one of spicy pork stir fry and one of chicken katsu. Both meals..."
Tvp
"Not many asian choice. Went with this little Korean restaurant. Played it safe and went with the grilled chicken. A good dinner. Good choice if..."
Dixon
"The food here is absolutely delicious and very well priced. We had a brilliant meal and Saki for a good price. I'd especially recommend the Takoyaki..."
NCC1701
"A good variety of Japanese and Korean fare at a place that has fast service and a playful atmosphere. A gorgeous mural and K-pop playing on a big..."
DAMMIT JANET I LOVE FOOD
"Cheep and cheerful. Friendly staff, good service, amazing kyoza. Quite a few vegetarian options compared to most places in Cairns. Fun atmosphere in..."
Veggie
"Not too bad. Went here before a movie. Service was a bit slow. Salads were good. Bimbo disappointing. The grilled chicken for 2 was spicy but massive..."
"Cute spot. Decent food and nice prices :) The grilled squid was excellent and loved the mushroom dumplings. Less impressed with the soft shell crab..."
Lisa
"Cheap, cheerful, quirky and great value for money. Great food which was tasty, fresh and quick into the..."
Sof3103
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John
"Cute/authentic Japanese/Korean food. Great food and reasonably priced. Come here if you want a good meal, nice atmosphere and great..."
Thosepoortrees
"A very reasonably priced restaurant with excellent food and a superb atmosphere. I frequent often and highly..."
Lock Robster
"Amazing atmosphere, service, food and prices. Also good selection of sake. I am happy 4..."
Brosadt
"A true gem amongst the otherwise expensive and touristy places in Cairns. Great relaxing atmosphere in the back alley which has been decorated with a..."
Maijamedij
"Sometimes it’s good to try new different foods, exploring more sensation of yummy cooking. We had our dinner here with Beef Bulgogi, Cheese Corn,..."
Nudita Rusdiani
"A hidden gem, worth all the positive reviews. It is decorated in a cute style, even the menu is pretty. I had the salmon bibimbap. Not traditionally..."
Ming Zhu Liu
"Beef udon is amazingly delicious compared to lots of places in Melbourne CBD. It comes with generous serving of beef slices and tasty soup. BBQ..."
Sammi P
"Great place to eat.
Brilliant food all round. Tried my different dishes and all were delicious.
Good service and very quick and efficient.
If you..."
Daniel O'Neill
"Staff are very friendly and the food is good ! Will definitely recommend to anyone , as they have very reasonable price as..."
ELVIS C
"Came here based on the reviews and had a lovely evening. It's tucked away in an alley (this is a good thing! Super cute) and has a great atmosphere,..."
Tyler Clements
"Cute tucked away place, food was nice. Takoyaki was nice and fresh as it was hot inside. Overall, pretty average dishes and service was alright...."
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