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12 Korean restaurants in Nha Trang

Rating: 4.4 / 5 — Our own score, not an average of guest reviews

Our own score, not an average of guest reviews

Grill buffets at 169,000–199,000₫, two open to midnight and one to 3am

City centre

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Address
Mostly around Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai and Nguyễn Thiện Thuật; two south and west of the city
Opening hours
Mostly 10:00–23:00; four to midnight; JokSin to 03:00
Price range
169,000 – 199,000₫/person
Best time to go
Evenings; the buffet is cheapest in the 11:00–21:00 Happy Time slot midweek

Overview

The first thing worth saying about these twelve Korean restaurants is who eats in them: several are listed on Google Maps under Korean names: 길이네, 나트랑 왕뚜껑, 족발신선생, meaning they serve Nha Trang's Korean residents first and Vietnamese diners second. That is a usable signal: the standard is being held by the customers hardest to please on this particular food.

By how they charge there are two groups. All-you-can-eat grill: GoGi House at 18 Trần Hưng Đạo advertises "Buffet 199K" on its front, while K Food BBQ out in Vĩnh Điềm Trung hands out a card for its "HAPPY TIME" slot, 11:00–21:00, at 169,000₫ a head, Thursday to Sunday, for tables of two or more, VAT included. À la carte is everything else: Đa Dạng BBQ prints skewers at 110,000–140,000₫ a plate, and bbq Chicken sells fried chicken by the portion, from a quarter bird to a whole one, 120,000–395,000₫.

Closing time is where the Korean places diverge from the rest of the food section. Four run to midnight: Shabu Ssam, 왕뚜껑, 길이네 and Kum Dae Ji. And JokSin (족발신선생) at 178 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai runs to 3am. A jokbal house, the classic Korean late meal. It is the only group on this site that is both a proper dinner and still serving at one or two in the morning.

On location, nearly the whole page sits inside one small square: Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Nguyễn Thiện Thuật, Đống Đa and Bạch Đằng, all under a kilometre from the 2/4 square and walkable from the quarter. Two need a vehicle: Đa Dạng BBQ in the Hà Quang 2 development to the south (2.2 km) and K Food BBQ in Vĩnh Điềm Trung to the west (3.6 km). Both bigger rooms, and the better fit for a large group.

There is barely a wrong choice in this group: the two busiest are SEOUL BULGOGI on Trần Quang Khải and Jejuga on Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, both proper table-grill houses. What actually decides it is buffet or à la carte, and what time it is: half of these close in the mid-afternoon, while two run to midnight and 3am.

One thing not to confuse: this site already has a page for spicy noodles and tteokbokki, also Korean. The two do not overlap: that one is fast food, a bowl for one, tens of thousands of đồng; this one is restaurants: grills, hotpots, fried chicken, ordered for a table. Travelling with someone who does not eat meat: see the vegetarian places. "chay" in Vietnam is not the same as vegan, and that page says which kitchens still use egg.

Some shops, with addresses

  • Nhà Hàng Hàn Quốc Jejuga

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    171 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Nha Trang

    4.8★ Google · 2,514 reviewsOpen 10:00 – 23:00

    The busiest place here. On Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, its sign reading "Korea BBQ" in Vietnamese and Korean. Open 10:00–23:00 straight through, so lunch works too, unlike most grill houses that open only in the evening.

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  • SEOUL BULGOGI

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    34 Tran Quang Khai, Nha Trang

    4.9★ Google · 2,307 reviewsOpen 11:00 – 22:00

    At 34 Trần Quang Khải on the southern edge of the quarter. What comes out most is raw meat laid out on brass and a row of banchan. A proper table-grill house rather than a Korean rice shop. Open 11:00–22:00.

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  • Shabu Ssam BBQ Restaurant

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    30c Nguyen Thien Thuat, Nha Trang

    4.8★ Google · 1,498 reviewsOpen 10:00 – 0:00

    At 30c Nguyễn Thiện Thuật in the middle of the quarter, and the one that does both shabu hotpot and grill on the same table, with a long table set for twenty. Large groups are normal here. Open 10:00 to midnight, the longest day among the central places.

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  • GoGi House

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    18 Tran Hung Dao, Nha Trang

    4.8★ Google · 1,490 reviewsOpen 11:00 – 22:00

    The GoGi chain's branch at 18 Trần Hưng Đạo, and the clearest price on this page without opening a menu: the front carries a "Buffet 199K" sign. A large room with extraction hoods over the tables. The safest first Korean barbecue: the price is known before you sit down.

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  • 나트랑 왕뚜껑 Korean BBQ & Samgyeopsal

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    233 Nguyen Thien Thuat, Nha Trang

    4.9★ Google · 854 reviews

    Its Maps listing keeps the Korean name: 나트랑 왕뚜껑, and the sign outside says samgyeopsal, grilled pork belly. Closed 14:30–16:30, then open to midnight. At 233 Nguyễn Thiện Thuật, the southern end of the street.

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  • Buffet Lẩu Nướng K Food BBQ

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    7G CT2, duong 19/5, Vinh Diem Trung, west Nha Trang

    4.6★ Google · 643 reviewsOpen 11:00 – 22:00

    The furthest from the centre here: 3.6 km west, beside the GO! complex, and the one with the clearest buffet terms: the card on the table reads HAPPY TIME 11:00–21:00, 169,000₫ a head, Thursday to Sunday, tables of two or more, VAT included. A very large room. You need a vehicle from the quarter, but it is on the way if you are already shopping at GO!.

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  • 길이네 (Quán 59)

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    59a Dong Da, Nha Trang

    4.9★ Google · 628 reviewsOpen 11:00 – 0:00

    The sign reads "Quán 59" beside the Korean 길이네, at 59a Đống Đa. Unlike the grill houses here, its menu is mostly rice plates and stews: kimchi jjigae, bibimbap, rolled omelette, the everyday Korean canteen rather than the place you take guests. Open to midnight.

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  • Đa Dạng BBQ

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    To Huu, Ha Quang 2, south Nha Trang

    4.8★ Google · 429 reviewsOpen 10:00 – 0:00

    In the Hà Quang 2 development to the south, 2.2 km out, with an outdoor yard of tables strung with lights, a place built for groups. The menu prices skewers at 110,000–140,000₫ a plate, chicken hearts and gizzards at the bottom, sesame beef at the top. Open to midnight.

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  • bbq Chicken Nha Trang

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    58 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Nha Trang

    4.8★ Google · 319 reviewsOpen 11:00 – 23:00

    Korean fried chicken at 58 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai. Not a grill house, so it sits apart from the rest of this page. The board prices by the portion of bird: 120,000₫ for a quarter up to 395,000₫ for a whole one, split by hot or sweet sauce with a boneless option.

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  • Nhà Hàng Hàn Quốc Kum Dae Ji

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    71 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Nha Trang

    4.5★ Google · 318 reviewsOpen 10:00 – 0:00

    At 71 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai under a neon golden pig, which is what the name means. Open 10:00 to midnight, on the same stretch as Momonosuke and bbq Chicken.

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  • Tong Tong BBQ & Drink Korean

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    43 Lam Son, Nha Trang

    4.9★ Google · 243 reviewsOpen 10:00 – 23:00

    At 43 Lam Sơn, 1.6 km west of the centre. Outside the tourist streets, in a residential district. Every order arrives with the table covered in banchan; inside there is a neon-lit room for groups. Open 10:00–23:00.

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  • 족발신선생 JokSin

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    178 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Nha Trang

    4.9★ Google · 230 reviewsOpen 10:00 – 3:00

    Open until 3am, the latest here. A jokbal house: braised pork trotter, sliced thin with greens and sauce, at 178 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai. The sign also advertises hangover soup, and that says plainly what hours this place is for.

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Addresses come from each shop's own Google Maps listing, and the Open map button opens that shop's pin rather than running a search. 18 shops on the site have no listing we could confirm, so they have no button: the address lookup returned a different business, and a button that points at the wrong place is worse than none. A Google score appears only when Maps carries both the score and the number of reviews — a bare average cannot be weighed, so this page leaves it out. Street-food stalls change hours and close without telling anyone; call ahead if you are travelling across town.

What to order

  • Three are listed under Korean names on Maps, Korean regulars first
  • Grill buffets at 169,000₫ (K Food BBQ) and 199,000₫ (GoGi House)
  • JokSin runs to 3am; four others to midnight
  • Several are listed under Korean names, their regulars are Korean

Practical tips

  • K Food BBQ's Happy Time buffet applies only to tables of two or more
  • After midnight only JokSin is left, jokbal, until 3am
  • 왕뚜껑 closes 14:30–16:30, so not mid-afternoon
  • The two outlying rooms (Đa Dạng, K Food) are larger, good for groups, but you need a vehicle

Frequently asked

What does a Korean grill buffet cost in Nha Trang?

Two figures read off the shops' own boards: GoGi House at 18 Trần Hưng Đạo advertises "Buffet 199K"; K Food BBQ in Vĩnh Điềm Trung gives a Happy Time slot of 11:00–21:00 at 169,000₫ a head, Thursday to Sunday, for tables of two or more, VAT included.

Any Korean place open late?

JokSin (족발신선생) at 178 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai runs until 3am. Shabu Ssam, 왕뚜껑, 길이네 and Kum Dae Ji go to midnight.

Which Korean restaurant is busiest?

SEOUL BULGOGI at 34 Trần Quang Khải and Jejuga on Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai are the two busiest table-grill houses. Jejuga runs straight through from 10:00, so lunch works; SEOUL BULGOGI shuts at 22:00.

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