Korean Restaurant Name Generator
Names for Korean BBQ, chicken pubs and pocha
Generate Korean restaurant names for BBQ houses, fried chicken pubs, tofu houses, bunsik bars and pocha: Gogi House, Charcoal & Ssam, Chimaek Corner, Dolsot House, Halmoni's Kitchen and clean puns like Heart & Seoul.
About Korean restaurant names
Korean restaurants tend to say what they cook in the name. A barbecue house leads with gogi (meat), galbi, charcoal or ssam (the lettuce wrap); a stew house names its pot, from dolsot (the hot stone bowl) to sundubu, soft tofu stew. Fried chicken pubs lean on chimaek, the pairing of chicken and beer, and snack bars use bunsik, the word for quick food such as tteokbokki and kimbap.
The list covers those kitchens plus pocha (tent bars, where the food is anju, plates made to go with soju), traditional hansik dining rooms, modern fusion brands and cafes. Place names do a lot of work: Seoul, Busan, Jeju, Jeonju and districts such as Gangnam, Hongdae and Myeongdong. Family-style names use halmoni (grandmother), imo (auntie) and omma (mom), or a surname in the pattern of Mrs. Kim's Kitchen.
Korean words appear in plain romanization, and only common food and family terms are used. About a sixth of the list is puns, mostly on Seoul, ssam and bap. Place-and-noun names such as Seoul Garden are used by many real restaurants, so search your own city and state before you settle on one.
How to choose Korean restaurant names
- Name the specialty. Diners often choose a Korean restaurant by dish, so Sundubu Tofu House or Chuncheon Dakgalbi tells them more than a poetic name does.
- Use a Korean word only if you can explain it to a customer in one sentence. Gogi, bap, ssam and pocha are easy to say and easy to define on a menu.
- Keep puns for casual concepts. Ssam I Am or Bap to Basics suits a counter or a food truck; a charcoal grill house with tabletop service reads better as Ember & Ssam or Hanwoo House.
- Say the name out loud with your city or street after it, the way it will appear in map listings, and make sure people can spell it from hearing it.
- Search the name in your state's business registry and on the main map apps before printing anything. Many of the place-led patterns are already in use somewhere.
Frequently asked questions
What are good names for a Korean BBQ restaurant?
BBQ names usually point at the meat, the fire or the wrap: Gogi House, Charcoal & Ssam, Galbi Brothers, Hwaro Korean BBQ, Ember & Ssam and Pork Belly Social are all in the list. Adding a place, as in Busan Grill or Han River BBQ, makes the name feel rooted.
What do jip, sikdang and pocha mean in a restaurant name?
Jip means house and sikdang means restaurant or dining room, so Gogi Jip is simply 'meat house'. Pocha is short for pojangmacha, the tent bars that serve soju with shared plates. The list uses the words in those senses, for example Dubu Jip, Old Seoul Sikdang and Midnight Pocha.
Does the list include funny Korean restaurant names?
Yes, about eighty of them, all clean wordplay on Seoul, ssam, bap, mandu and other food words: Heart & Seoul, Ssam I Am, Mandu About Town, Bap to Basics. Seoul puns in particular are popular, so expect that another business may already use the same joke and check locally.
Can I use these names for a fried chicken pub or a cafe?
Yes. One group is written for chicken-and-beer pubs (Chimaek Corner, Soy Garlic Social, Half & Half Chicken) and another includes cafes and dessert spots (Bingsu Bar, Hanok Cafe, Tteok Cafe).
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All 500 Korean restaurant names
A: 14 names
- After School Snack Bar
- After Work Chicken
- Ahn's Tofu & Rice
- Andong Jjimdak Pot
- Andong Kitchen
- Anju Glad
- Anju House
- Anju Hungry?
- Appa's Grill
- Arirang House
- Army Stew Station
- Auntie Jung-ja's Jeon
- Auntie Kyung-hee's
- Auntie's Rice Bowl
B: 57 names
- Bada Seafood
- Bae's Bibimbap
- Baekdu Garden
- Baekje Kitchen
- Bamboo Forest Table
- Banban Chicken
- Banchan & BBQ
- Banchan Bar
- Banchan the Run
- Bap & Co.
- Bap Bowl
- Bap Culture
- Bap Quiz
- Bap Star
- Bap to Basics
- Bapsang
- Barley & Rice
- Barley Tea Room
- Beer & Soju Club
- Bibim Bam Boom
- Bibim Box
- Bibimbap Lab
- Bingsu Bar
- Black Pork Jeju
- Black Sesame Cafe
- Bless My Seoul
- Blue Stool Bar
- Body & Seoul
- Boil & Simmer
- Bone Broth Jip
- Born to Bulgogi
- Bottle Cap Bar
- Brass Bowl Hansik
- Brass Kettle Makgeolli
- Brass Spoon
- Bubbling Pot
- Buckwheat & Broth
- Budae Jjigae Pot
- Bukchon Hanok Table
- Bukchon Table
- Bulgogi & Rice
- Bulgogi Board
- Bulgogi Burger Lab
- Bulgogi Down
- Bulgogi Fever
- Bulgogi Hearth
- Bulgogi Wonderland
- Bulgogi Woogie
- Bungeoppang Cart
- Bunsik Bar
- Bunsik Station
- Busan Fish Market Kitchen
- Busan Grill
- Busan Gukbap
- Busan Harbor Grill
- Busan Wings
- Byeol Coffee
C: 29 names
- Cafe Dal
- Cafe Haneul
- Cafe Madang
- Celadon Bowl
- Charcoal & Ssam
- Charcoal Alley BBQ
- Charcoal Madang
- Cheers Pocha
- Cheese Ramyeon Club
- Chicken & Maekju
- Chicken Alley Daegu
- Chicken Mu
- Chimaek Corner
- Chimaek My Day
- Chimaek Pub
- Choi's Noodles
- Chuncheon Dakgalbi
- Clay Jar Kitchen
- Cold Draft Chicken
- Cold Noodle Pavilion
- Copper Grate BBQ
- Corn Cheese Bar
- Corn Dog Seoul
- Corner Bunsik
- Crackle Korean Fried Chicken
- Crisp & Cold Chimaek
- Crispy Seoul
- Crunch Hour Chicken
- Cup Rice Stand
D: 11 names
- Daegu Fried Chicken
- Dalgona Cafe
- Doenjang Dept.
- Doenjang Pot
- Dolsot House
- Dosirak Lunch Box
- Double Fried Korean Chicken
- Drum Can BBQ
- Drumette & Draft
- Dubu Jip
- Dumpling Halmoni
E: 7 names
- Earthen Pot Stew
- Egg Bread Corner
- Eldest Daughter's Kitchen
- Ember & Ssam
- Embers & Banchan
- Eomuk & Broth
- Euljiro Alley Bar
F: 8 names
- Family Hwang Table
- Ferment & Fire
- Fermentation Yard
- Fire Pit Gogi
- Fish Bread Stand
- Fish Cake Skewer
- Fresh Curd
- Friday Chimaek
G: 39 names
- Galbi Back
- Galbi Brothers
- Galbi Garden
- Galbi Hill
- Galbi Seeing You
- Galbi Slider Co.
- Galbi There for You
- Gamasot Soup
- Gamjatang Pot
- Gangnam Grill
- Gangnam Kitchen
- Gangnam Wings
- Garlic Wing Pub
- Geonbae Bar
- Gettin' Jjigae With It
- Gim & Rice
- Glaze Korean Chicken
- Gochu
- Gochu Fried
- Gochujang & Honey
- Gochujang Wings
- Gogi & Soju
- Gogi House
- Gogi Jip
- Gogi Lab
- Gogi Madang
- Golden Crunch Korean Chicken
- Good for the Seoul
- Goryeo House
- Grandma Bok-soon's
- Grandma Mal-soon's Pot
- Grandma Shin's Dumplings
- Green Bottle Bar
- Green Plate Bunsik
- Grill Seekers
- Grill Table No. 8
- Gukbap Alley
- Gwangjang Market Bites
- Gyeongju Garden
H: 38 names
- Haejang Soup Spot
- Haeundae Beach Grill
- Haeundae Seafood
- Half & Half Chicken
- Halmoni Ok-ja's Soup
- Halmoni Soon-ja's
- Halmoni's Kimchi Jar
- Halmoni's Kitchen
- Halmoni's Sonmat
- Halmoni's Stone Pot
- Han River BBQ
- Han River Chimaek
- Han River Picnic
- Hand Torn Sujebi
- Handmade Tofu Co.
- Hangang Convenience Bar
- Hangang Table
- Hanguk Modern
- Hanok Cafe
- Hanok Kitchen
- Hansik Sikdang
- Hansik Table
- Hanwoo & Ember
- Hanwoo House
- Hanyang Dining Room
- Harabeoji's Table
- Heart & Seoul
- Hip Bap
- Hocus Pocha
- Honey Butter Wing Co.
- Hong's Pocha
- Hongdae After Dark
- Hongdae Chicken & Beer
- Hot Pot Halmoni
- Hotteok & Tea
- Hotteok Window
- Hwaro Korean BBQ
- Hyung's Late Night
I: 11 names
- Imo Mi-sook's Tofu House
- Imo Sun-hee's Bunsik
- Imo's Banchan Shop
- Imo's Pocha
- Imo's Table
- Injeolmi Cafe
- Insadong Garden
- Insadong Tea & Table
- Iron Cauldron Kitchen
- Iron Grill
- Itaewon Table
J: 17 names
- Jagalchi Seafood
- Jang
- Jang Jar
- Jeju Citrus Cafe
- Jeju Sea Kitchen
- Jeju Table
- Jeon Appetit
- Jeon House
- Jeonju Bibimbap
- Jeonju Sikdang
- Jeonju Table
- Jongno Noodles
- Jongno Pocha
- Joseon Table
- Juk Box
- Juk Joint
- Jung's Mandu
K: 25 names
- K-Table
- K-Town Canteen
- K-Town Corner
- Kalguksu Kitchen
- Kang's Gukbap
- Kimbap & Ramyeon
- Kimbap Counter
- Kimchi Cellar
- Kimchi Club
- Kimchi Fries Co.
- Kimchi Jjigae Corner
- Kimchi Largo
- Kimchi Mandu Shop
- Kimchi Note
- Kimchi Republic
- Kimchi Taco Stand
- Kimchi to My Heart
- Kimchi West
- Kindred Seoul
- King Mandu
- Knife Cut Noodles
- Korea Fair
- Korea Goals
- Korea Moves
- Korea Path
L: 12 names
- Lacquered Wings
- Last Train Pocha
- Lee Family Table
- Lettuce Wrap Grill
- Lettuce Wrap It Up
- License to Grill
- Little Bunsik
- Little Busan
- Little Imo
- Little K-Town Kitchen
- Long Spoon Kitchen
- Lotus Leaf Rice
M: 30 names
- Madam Han's Hansik
- Madang
- Made by Omma
- Magpie House
- Majang Market Grill
- Makgeolli & Jeon
- Makgeolli Bowl
- Mama Seo's Kitchen
- Mandu About Town
- Mandu Bar
- Mandu of the Hour
- Mandu Overboard
- Mandu Steamer
- Mapo Charcoal
- Marinated & Fired
- Mat Kitchen
- Meat Me at the Han
- Midnight Pocha
- Milky Broth
- Mix Bowl
- Modern Banchan
- Moon's Makgeolli
- Moonlight Makgeolli
- Morning Juk
- Morning Soup
- Mountain Greens Kitchen
- Mr. Park's Charcoal
- Mrs. Kim's Kitchen
- Mugunghwa
- Myeongdong Street
N: 12 names
- Naengmyeon House
- Nam's Naengmyeon
- Namdaemun Snack Lane
- Namsan Pavilion
- Namsan Tower Grill
- Namu Cafe
- Neon Hangang
- New Hansik
- Nice to Meat You
- Night Market Pocha
- Nine Dish Table
- Noona's Kitchen
O: 17 names
- Oak Charcoal Korean Grill
- Odeng Cart
- Oh My Gogi
- Old Market Tongdak
- Old Seoul Sikdang
- Omija Cafe
- Omma & Daughter Cafe
- Omma's Dosirak
- Omma's Kimchi
- Omma's Table
- On a Roll Kimbap
- One More Bottle
- Onggi
- Oppa's Chicken
- Orange Tent Pocha
- Our Imo's Place
- Ox Bone Soup Shop
P: 24 names
- Padak Chicken Bar
- Pajeon Me
- Pajeon Pub
- Paper Bag Chicken
- Perilla
- Perilla Leaf BBQ
- Pig & Charcoal
- Pine Gate Hansik
- Pink Tray Snack Bar
- Pint & Drumstick
- Plastic Table Pocha
- Play It Again, Ssam
- Plum Wine Pocha
- Pocha 88
- Pocha Alley
- Pocha Face
- Pocha Madang
- Pocha Night
- Pocha Seoul
- Poke & Bap
- Pork & Rice Soup
- Pork Belly Social
- Pork Bone & Potato
- Prime Gogi
R: 22 names
- Rabokki Bar
- Radish & Wing
- Rainy Day Pajeon
- Ramyeon Window
- Red Broth
- Red Ember Korean Grill
- Red Glaze Chicken Pub
- Red Rice Cake Shop
- Red Tent Pocha
- Rice & Broth
- Rice Cake Alley
- Rice Cake Atelier
- Rice to the Occasion
- Rice Wine Room
- Roll Call Kimbap
- Rolling Stone Pot
- Rooster & Draft
- Rose Tteokbokki Bar
- Round Table Grill
- Round Two Pocha
- Royal Court Hansik
- Rubber Seoul
S: 73 names
- Samchon's BBQ
- Samgyeopsal Station
- Samgyetang Garden
- School Gate Bunsik
- Scissors & Flame
- Seasoned & Fried
- Seaweed Roll Shop
- Second Round Bar
- Second Son Grill
- Seo's Stew Pot
- Seolleongtang House
- Seongsu Late Night
- Seoraksan Lodge
- Seoul Food
- Seoul Garden
- Seoul Good
- Seoul Mates
- Seoul Purpose
- Seoul Searching
- Seoul Sister
- Seoul Slice
- Seoul Standard
- Seoul Station Kitchen
- Seoul Survivor
- Seoul to Table
- Sesame & Salt
- Sesame Crunch Wings
- Sesame Leaf Grill
- Shake the Dosirak
- Shatter Crisp Chicken
- Shot & Spoon
- Sijang Snack Stall
- Sikhye & Sweets
- Silken Tofu Kitchen
- Silla Garden
- Sizzling Plate Pocha
S, continued
- Small Tteok
- Smoke & Sesame
- Smoke Signal Gogi
- Soft Tofu Kitchen
- Soju & Anju
- Soju Garden
- Soju Know
- Soju Later
- Soju Think You Can Cook
- Sokcho Harbor Kitchen
- Sokcho Squid & Soju
- Somaek Social
- Song's Sikdang
- Sonmat
- Soy Garlic Social
- Spicy Rice Cake Bar
- Spoon & Stew
- Ssam & Social
- Ssam Enchanted Evening
- Ssam Garden
- Ssam Good
- Ssam I Am
- Ssam Like It Hot
- Ssam Table
- Steam & Stone
- Steamed & Fried Mandu
- Stew Good to Be True
- Stir Crazy Bibimbap
- Stone Pot Bibimbap
- Street Tent Social
- Street Toast Shop
- Sundae & Tteokbokki
- Sundubu Tofu House
- Sura Table
- Sutbul Charcoal
- Suwon Fortress Grill
- Sweet & Spicy Seoul Chicken
T: 35 names
- Tabletop Fire
- Tang & Bap
- Ten Year Doenjang
- Tent Bar Busan
- The Brass Grill
- The Fry Madang
- The Galbi Room
- The Jjigae Pot
- The Kimchi to Success
- The Soju Shelf
- The Ssam Shack
- Thick & Thin Pork Belly
- Thick Cut Samgyeopsal
- Third Round Anju
- Three Brothers Gogi
- Three Imos
- Three Seas Grill
- Thrill of the Grill
- Toast & Milk
- Tofu & Clam
- Tofu Village
- Tongdak House
- Tongs & Scissors
- Triangle Kimbap
- Tteok Cafe
- Tteok of the Town
- Tteok Show
- Tteok the Tteok
- Tteokbokki Town
- Ttukbaegi Kitchen
- Tuna Kimbap Stop
- Twelve Banchan Grill
- Twigim Fry Shop
- Two Fry Chicken Pub
- Two Sisters Bunsik
U: 3 names
- Uncle Kwon's Grill
- Uncle Ssam
- Unni's Cafe
V: 1 name
- Village Sikdang
W: 7 names
- White Tofu Table
- Whole Bird Korean Fried
- Wing It Chimaek
- Wings & Pickled Radish
- Winter Kimchi
- Wrap & Grill Korean BBQ
- Wrap Star Ssam