The easiest place to find Korean food in Dubai is Deira, especially around Al Ghurair Centre and Al Rigga Road, for BBQ and tteokbokki. For quick snacks like corn dogs and fried chicken, go to the malls and JBR. For cheap gimbap and Korean groceries, try Al Barsha and Karama.
You don’t need a big budget either: the food court counters and gimbap spots below cost under AED 50 per person. I’ve grouped everything by area so you can plan around where you live, with what to order, rough prices and which well-known places have closed.
Every listing here was checked against Google Maps in October 2026. Restaurants in Dubai open and close fast, and several names on older lists are no longer serving.
If you’re new to the dishes themselves, start with my guide to the 8 best Korean street foods you must try, then come back here to find them in Dubai.
Key takeaways
- Best all-rounder: Romantic Baka at Al Ghurair Centre, for BBQ, tteokbokki and fried chicken in one place.
- Best cheap and quick: CupBop at about AED 40–70 per person and Kyochon BurJuman at under AED 50.
- Best for gimbap on a budget: Roll and Bubble in Al Barsha, next to a Korean grocery.
- Best late-night option: Mukbang Shows in Deira and Hanok in International City, both open until 1 AM.
- Check before you go: Kyochon at Mall of the Emirates is permanently closed. Kimpo, Hoe Lee Kow and Mashisoyo show as temporarily closed.
Korean food in Dubai: quick comparison
The prices are the “per person” ranges that Google Maps users reported for each place (checked October 2026). They’re rough guides, not menu prices. CupBop’s range comes from its launch announcement, and Joy Bubble’s price is from its own website.
| Spot | Area | Best for | Approx. per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romantic Baka | Al Ghurair Centre, Deira | BBQ, tteokbokki, fried chicken | AED 150–200 |
| Mukbang Shows | Port Saeed, Deira | Tteokbokki, kimbap, late dinners | AED 50–100 |
| The Taste of Korea | Al Rigga Road | BBQ and tteokbokki | AED 50–100 |
| CupBop | JBR, Ibn Battuta, City Centre Deira | Cup bowls, corn dogs, hotteok | AED 40–70 |
| Kyochon | BurJuman; Al Diyafah Street | Korean fried chicken | Under AED 50 (BurJuman) |
| Seoul Garden | Al Karama | Pancakes, stews, hot pot | AED 50–200 |
| Roll and Bubble | Al Barsha | Gimbap, tteokbokki | Under AED 50 |
| Sumibiya | Radisson Blu Deira Creek | Sit-down Korean BBQ | AED 50–100 |
| Hanok | International City | Bibimbap, tteokbokki, late nights | AED 50–100 |
| Joy Bubble | Al Qusais | Corn dogs, bubble tea | Corn dogs AED 20 each |
Deira and Al Rigga: the most choice for Korean food in Dubai
If you want lots of choice in one trip, go to Deira. Within a short taxi ride you can find one of Dubai’s most-reviewed Korean restaurants, a late-night tteokbokki spot, a quieter BBQ place and a food court counter.
Romantic Baka (Al Ghurair Centre)
Romantic Baka is on the ground floor of Al Ghurair Centre (Shop 07, near Entrance 1). It’s one of the most-reviewed Korean restaurants in Dubai, with a 4.9 rating from about 25,000 reviews on Google Maps. People come for the table BBQ, but it’s also where I’d send a first-timer to try street-food favourites like tteokbokki, gimbap and sticky Korean fried chicken.
Order: tteokbokki and fried chicken to share, then a BBQ set if you’re hungry. Budget: Google Maps users report about AED 150–200 per person. Tip: it opens at 10:30 AM, and a weekday lunch is the easiest time to get a table.
Mukbang Shows (Port Saeed)
Mukbang Shows is on Al Ittihad Road in Port Saeed, near Deira City Centre. It’s rated 4.8 from more than 12,000 Google reviews. Its menu has plenty of Korean street food: spicy rice cakes in gochujang sauce (tteokbokki), bulgogi beef kimbap, rabokki (tteokbokki with ramen noodles) and budae jjigae, the “army stew” made with ramen.
Budget: about AED 50–100 per person. Good to know: it stays open until 1 AM on weeknights and takes reservations, which helps with groups.
The Taste of Korea (Al Rigga Road)
This is a smaller BBQ restaurant on Al Rigga Road, rated 4.7 from more than 700 reviews. Diners often mention the tteokbokki alongside the BBQ. It’s a calmer choice if Romantic Baka has a queue, and it costs about AED 50–100 per person.
CupBop (City Centre Deira food court)
CupBop has a counter in the City Centre Deira food court (Level 1). The JBR branch further down this list has more detail on what to order.
Cheap and quick Korean street food in Dubai
Dubai doesn’t really have street stalls, so these quick counters are the closest thing. You can eat at most of them for under AED 50, and none should cost more than about AED 70.
CupBop (JBR, Ibn Battuta Mall, City Centre Deira)
CupBop started as a food truck in Utah in 2013. It serves Korean BBQ over rice or noodles in a cup that you shake to mix. Its first standalone Dubai flagship opened on The Walk at JBR in January 2026, and there are also counters at Ibn Battuta Mall and City Centre Deira.
Along with the cups, the menu has Korean corn dogs (“K-Dawgs”) with toppings such as Cheetos or Fruity Pebbles, mandu dumplings, hotteok (a pancake filled with brown sugar and cinnamon) and fish-shaped ice cream.
You choose a spice level from 1 to 10, and 7.5 is the fan favourite. If you’re not used to gochujang heat, start much lower.
Budget: about AED 40–70 per person at launch, according to the JBR opening announcement. Good to know: Google Maps lists the JBR branch as open until 2 AM on weeknights.
Kyochon (BurJuman and Al Diyafah Street)
Kyochon is the Korean fried chicken chain known for its soy garlic, honey and spicy red glazes. On Google Maps, people mention the soy garlic chicken and kimchi fried rice most often.
The BurJuman branch is on the ground level opposite Carrefour, with a reported spend of under AED 50 per person. The Al Diyafah Street branch in Satwa also serves tteokbokki.
Heads up: the Mall of the Emirates branch now shows as permanently closed, so don’t plan a trip there for it. Both remaining branches stay open late (BurJuman until 1 AM, Al Diyafah until midnight on weeknights).
Korean corn dogs: Joy Bubble (Al Qusais)
Joy Bubble is a bubble tea shop at 314 Damascus Street in Al Qusais. Korean corn dogs are its main snack, at AED 20 each in three versions: full mozzarella, full sausage, or half and half. It’s open from 10 AM to 11 PM, and you can also order for delivery.
CupBop’s K-Dawgs are your other main option. Several of the corn dog shops that older Dubai lists recommend (Battered in Al Barsha South, for example) now show as permanently closed, so check Google Maps before you make the trip.
Karama and Al Barsha: cheap gimbap and homestyle dishes
Roll and Bubble (Al Barsha)
Roll and Bubble is a small counter on the ground floor of the Al Khoory Hotel Apartments building in Al Barsha, next to the Japanese and Korean Mart. It’s the nearest thing on this list to a Korean snack bar: gimbap rolls and tteokbokki for under AED 50 per person. Grab a roll, then pick up some ramyeon from the mart on your way out.
Seoul Garden (Al Karama)
Seoul Garden is on the ground floor of the Zomorodah Building on 27th Street in Karama, off Zabeel Road. The menu covers kimchi pancakes, spicy soft tofu stew, noodles and make-your-own hot pot.
Reviewers also praise the fried chicken and soft tteokbokki. Google Maps users report AED 50–200 per person, with hot pot at the top end. It’s open until 11:30 PM and takes reservations.
Late-night Korean food: Hanok (International City)
Hanok Korean Restaurant is in Indigo Spectrum 1 in International City (Warsan First). It’s open until 1 AM, costs about AED 50–100 per person and lists bibimbap and tteokbokki among its popular dishes.
It’s a good choice if you live on the Dubai Silicon Oasis or Al Warqa side and don’t want to drive to Deira.
Sit-down Korean BBQ in Dubai
If you want a proper BBQ dinner rather than street snacks, these hotel restaurants were open when I checked. Sumibiya, at the Radisson Blu Hotel Dubai Deira Creek, is a table-grill BBQ place. Google Maps users report about AED 50–100 per person, though a full grill dinner can cost more.
Sonamu, on the mezzanine floor of the Asiana Hotel on Salahuddin Road, is rated 4.8 from more than 1,800 reviews and costs about AED 50–100 per person. SURA at Le Méridien Dubai on Airport Road is the more expensive option, at AED 100–350 per person.
Heads up: Kimpo at the Conrad and Hoe Lee Kow in Dubai Hills both appear on most “best Korean restaurants” lists, but both show as temporarily closed on Google Maps right now.
Where to buy Korean groceries in Dubai
Sometimes the cheapest Korean meal is a pack of ramyeon and frozen tteok at home. These shops were all listed as open in October 2026:
- Japanese and Korean Mart, Al Barsha: noodles, sauces, snacks, frozen food. Open until midnight.
- KOREA 360 UAE, Dubai Festival City Mall (1st floor): a big range of Korean brands, rated 4.9 on Google Maps.
- Dubai Hanarum, Al Karama: kimchi, gochujang, pantry staples and Korean meats.
- QKO Asian Market, Boxpark: Korean, Japanese and Thai snacks and sauces. Open until midnight.
- 1004 Gourmet, Al Ghurair Centre: a large Asian grocery in the same mall as Romantic Baka.
If you’re working out how Asian ingredients fit into your weekly shop, my monthly grocery budget guide for Dubai shows real spending scenarios.
What to order if it’s your first time
- Tteokbokki: chewy rice cakes in a sweet-spicy gochujang sauce. Most places on this list serve it.
- Gimbap (kimbap): rice and fillings rolled in seaweed. Cheap and filling, and easy to take away.
- Korean fried chicken: double-fried and glazed. Try soy garlic if you don’t like spice.
- Corn dog: a sausage, mozzarella or both in a crispy batter, often rolled in sugar.
- Hotteok: a sweet pancake filled with brown sugar and cinnamon. Best eaten hot.
Tips for eating Korean food in Dubai
- Book BBQ on weekends. Friday and Saturday evenings get busy in Deira. Mukbang Shows and Seoul Garden both take reservations.
- Share small plates. Street-food dishes are cheap, so a group can try five or six of them for the price of one BBQ set.
- Check Google Maps before you go. Korean spots in Dubai open and close often. Kyochon at Mall of the Emirates and Battered in Al Barsha South have closed, and Kimpo, Hoe Lee Kow and Mashisoyo show as temporarily closed.
- Go to the mall for cheap meals. Counters like Kyochon BurJuman, Roll and Bubble and CupBop are the cheapest way to eat Korean food in Dubai.
For more ideas beyond Korean food, see my guide to the 15 best restaurants in Dubai. Dubai’s tourism board also keeps its own list of Korean restaurants. And if you’re still deciding whether eating out this often fits your budget, my breakdown of how much it costs to live in Dubai covers food spending in detail.
Korean food in Dubai: FAQ
Is there a Koreatown in Dubai?
Not officially. Deira, especially around Al Ghurair Centre and Al Rigga Road, has the most Korean restaurants close together, plus a large Asian grocery. It’s the best area if you want several options in one trip.
Is Korean food expensive in Dubai?
It doesn’t have to be. Quick counters like Kyochon BurJuman and Roll and Bubble come in under AED 50 per person, according to Google Maps users. Table BBQ costs the most: at Romantic Baka, users report AED 150–200 per person.
Where can I get Korean corn dogs in Dubai?
Try CupBop (JBR, Ibn Battuta Mall, City Centre Deira) for its K-Dawgs, or Joy Bubble in Al Qusais, where corn dogs cost AED 20 each. Several older corn dog shops have closed, so check Google Maps first.
Where can I eat tteokbokki in Dubai?
Romantic Baka, Mukbang Shows, The Taste of Korea, Seoul Garden, Roll and Bubble, Hanok and Kyochon Al Diyafah all serve it. For a cheap takeaway portion, go to Roll and Bubble in Al Barsha. For a sit-down meal, try Mukbang Shows in Deira.
Where can I buy Korean groceries in Dubai?
The Japanese and Korean Mart in Al Barsha, KOREA 360 at Dubai Festival City Mall and Dubai Hanarum in Karama are good places to start. QKO Asian Market at Boxpark and 1004 Gourmet at Al Ghurair Centre also stock Korean staples.
Final thoughts
Korean food in Dubai is easy to find if you know which area to head to. Go to Deira for choice, the malls and JBR for quick cheap bites, and Al Barsha or Karama for gimbap and groceries. Start with a plate of tteokbokki, then work your way up to BBQ.
