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17 Of Brisbane’s Best Korean BBQ Spots

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Korean BBQ in Brisbane/Meanjin is hands down one of the best damn meals you'll ever eat. A combination of all the best food groups—kimchi, BBQ grilled meats, spicy rice—it's an ingredients smorgasboard. Brisbane has quickly come around to the fact that KBBQ is, frankly, awesome.

This is the ancestral home of the humble BBQ, after all (we cook everything on the barbie in Oz), so whether you’re on a low carb diet, paleo, bulking up, or just breaking up with salad for a night, then Korean BBQ is your go-to. Here at Urban List, we’ve looked high and low to bring you the best Korean BBQ Brisbane has to offer.

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Ari Ari 

Westfield Mt Gravatt, Upper Mt Gravatt | 105 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane CBD

Coming to us from the team behind Momo Chicken is Ari Ari, a premium Korean barbecue spot where they wet age their own wagyu beef to create the perfectly tender cuts for you to grill on your table barbecue. As well as a variety of meats, sets and sides, here you can also feast on a range of Korean fusion dishes, from the more traditional bibimbap, bulgogi and kimchi to noodles, hot pots and stir-fries, with a lengthy list of cocktails to sip too. 

Daega Korean BBQ Cuisine 

7-8/2922-2926 Logan Road, Underwood 

Underwood's Daega Korean BBQ Cuisine is getting rave reviews for its authentic Korean BBQ eats and friendly service with staff who'll help you out if you have no idea what you're doing. The selection of meats and veg to toss onto your table's individual BBQ range from boujee wagyu short rib to the more basic teriyaki chicken thigh or pork collar butt, with a few non-traditional options like cheese kranksy thrown in for good measure. You can pair your feed with other Korean eats like fried kimchi pancakes and bibimbap, or just stick to barbecueing your little heart out.

Hanwoori

1/70 Mary Street, Brisbane CBD

a table of bbq meats at brisbane korean bbq spot hanwoori
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Hanwoori is a game-changer when it comes to Korean BBQ. They offer bottomless grilling goods with their buffet service, providing an eye-watering amount of sauces and side dishes to dress your meat up. Don’t be surprised by the electric grill, it works just as well to give you that sizzle satisfaction.

Maru Korean BBQ

73 Mary Street And 157 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane CBD | 1145 Wynnum Road, Cannon Hill

Everyone know’s you go to Maru for Korean BBQ when trying to impress. Spread over two levels, Maru's Brisbane CBD venues showcases not only KBBQ but a vast spread of Korean eats. Meanwhile, Maru's Cannon Hill location specialises in charcoal barbecue to bring out all the pure flavours of your meat and vegetables. Across all three venues, there's a few different options when it comes to the meat combos you'll be firing up, but it's all about the Wagyu for us.  

Funny Funny

32 Burnett Lane, Brisbane CBD

Nestled down Burnett Lane you'll find Funny Funny. A staple Korean restaurant for almost a decade in the CBD, this is one of the best places for Korean BBQ in Brisbane. Their specialty may be the BBQ but it would be remiss of you not to dive head first into their bibimbap, the pancakes, or their spicy noodle soup.

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Tok Tok 

11/158 Gowan Road, Sunnybank Hills 


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Be the master of your own dish-tiny with individual BBQs lining Tok Tok’s tables. You can sizzle, flip and mix all your favourite ingredients right in front of your eyes. Whether you’re a hot pot lover, soupy slurper or just can’t go past a good noodle dish, these guys have you covered there as well. Just don’t go too hard on all the entrees and extras or you won’t have enough room for all those juicy meats—and you know you want all of the pork belly and wagyu. 

Midam Korean Charcoal BBQ

3/21 Farne Street, Sunnybank Hills

Fried chicken and Korean BBQ buffet. What?! Midam ups the KBBQ ante by offering crunchy Korean fried chicken to rival even the finest Brisbane chicken establishments, on top of their all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ.  We wish we could eat with a shovel here.

Mooink

9/178 Turton Street, Sunnybank

To get the best cuts you have to be checking out the best places, and Mooink might just be the place to be. Serving fresh premium Australian wagyu, prime beef and prime pork, we know they are here for the quality. Pair this with a kimchi pancake or cold noodles for the ultimate flavour-packed feast that will keep you coming back for more.

Korilla BBQ 

1/43 Queen Street, Brisbane CBD 

a board of meats next to a bbq at a brisbane korean bbq spot
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​​A couple of sizzle steaks from Coles just won’t cut it when you’re in the mood for some seriously mouth-watering moments. Of all our top picks for Korean BBQ in Brisbane, Korilla BBQ truly does go the extra mile with their meat selections. Thick cuts, thinly sliced rib fillets and even the option of six different flavours of pork belly, there’s no shortage of variety at the city’s top BBQ hideaway. With a BBQ centrepiece on every table, come with an empty belly because it’ll be near impossible to resist trying a little bit of everything.

Taste Of Korean 

14/104 Newmarket Road, Windsor 

Parked up in the middle of a carpark on bustling Newmarket Road might not be where you’d expect to find great Korean BBQ in Brisbane, but that’s exactly what awaits you at Taste of Korean Food And Bar. I mean, how often do you see a 4.9 star rating on Google? As well as plenty of barbecue combo meat plates to cook up, you can also order plates of tokpokki, Korean fried chicken and more, though the friendly staff are more than happy to walk newbies through the barbecuing process. 

Seoul Garden 

Market Square, Level 2/341 Mains Road, Sunnybank

If you know anything about Sunnybank’s Market Square, you’d know that a venue that can take over an entire level here has to be dishing out BBQ that draws a sizeable and devout following. Seoul Garden has done exactly that, making them Queensland’s largest Korean BBQ restaurant. If the name Seoul Garden sounds familiar it’s because they’re one of Victoria’s most beloved Korean grilling spots. Like all good BBQ spots, the sides here are top tier and plentiful. Expect the usual banchan (Korean side dishes) plus you can treat yourself to sushi bars, raw bars, and even a buffet doling out chicken nuggets. But it’s not just KBBQ, you’ll also find over 50 hot pot choices here if not everyone is a barbecue fan.

Bornga 

Level 1/153 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane CBD

a table of korean bbq at bornga
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Only the most devoted fans of Korean BBQ will be familiar with Bornga, a South Korean chain headed up by ultra-famous Korean chef Paik Jong-won. His unwavering pride for Korean food led him to create Bornga and take charcoal Korean BBQ all over the world, at long last opening in Brisbane in 2024. The bountiful piles of banchan here really set their BBQ offering apart, including cucumber soup that’s seldom seen outside of Korea but is an absolute classic and makes for the perfect palette cleans between bites of rich, melty meat. The meats here are marbled, Wagyu perfection selected to melt perfectly over the coals. 

HongDae GopChang

9/11 Lorisch Way, Rochedale 

HongDae GopChang isn’t your regular Korean BBQ—here, the focus is all on intestines. If you’re up for an adventure, try out one of their intestine sets for some of the most tender KBBQ you can find. Gopchang refers to the instances of cows and pigs that come marinaded in delicious, spicy Korean sauces and has even featured in the Gangnam Style music video. If you’ve never tried it before, expect crispy yet juicy, grilled and tender cuts that you can dip in an array of side sauces for the ultimate bite. Proceed with caution though, these guys give a warning that trying GopChang will cause serious cravings. 

Meet And Meat Korean Grill 

1/341 Mains Road, Sunnybank 

Meet And Meat has been around a while—in fact, celeb chef Luke Nguyen is known to visit when he's in town and dubbed them one of the "best Korean restaurants in Brisbane." The set menus here include side dishes, lettuce, kimchi, rice, stew and steamed egg as well as your meat selection, so you can just get down to grilling without having to think too hard. They don't take bookings, so get in early or you'll be queueing for a table for a while. 

Dadam 

200/1 Main Street, Springfield 


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Dadam is Springfield’s first Korean BBQ joint, and it has hit the town sizzling, serving up an authentic and heartfelt Korean dining experience blending modern cooking techniques with the traditional flavours of Korean life. Owner chef Yun has incorporated the flavours of his Korean childhood into the restaurant's signature BBQ menu which features only the finest Australian produce. The interactive experience allows you to charcoal your meat how you like and get some of their juicy pork or wagyu on your fork, which you can order as individual plates or as part of a combo set, as well as vegetables and sides like corn cheese and kimchi pancakes.

Yido 

95 Mains Road, Sunnybank

Grab a table with your friends and settle in for 100 minutes of all you can eat tender, spicy Korean BBQ for just $60 each at Yido. Come hungry for six kinds of marinated meat, Korean fried chicken, self-serve side dishes, and hot buffet style classics like tteokbokki. At Yido, they’re famous for their eel barbecue so be sure to give it a try. Alongside the eel you’ll find high quality cuts of marbled, melt-in-your-mouth meats, so use your 100 minutes wisely and order well. Just don’t forget to order soju. Be sure to a book a table here, the crazy levels of value here mean this spot gets busy.

Mr Bap 

29/663 Beenleigh Road, Sunnybank Hills 

There's loads to love at Mr Bap, especially their Korean BBQ. If you're new to the K-BBQ scene this is the perfect, entry-level place to check out as the menu is full of quality meats that you already know and love (read: no weird bits). We love the pork belly and marinated beef bulgogi. Be sure to order the kimche pancake while you're there, it's to die for.

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