The Best Korean BBQ in Toronto

As evidenced by its multiple locations, this chain's popularity has soared since it first opened in 2017. The chain offers a comprehensive menu, but table BBQ is the main draw — offering diners the chance to play chef as they mind fatty strips of pork belly, juicy tenderloins, and shrimp before swaddling them in fresh lettuce and garnishing them with sauces and punchy pickles. 

At this elegant Brockton Village address, seafood towers, dry-aged meats, and a team intent on letting diners laze all add up to a Korean BBQ experience that's more refined than most. Choose a complete feast, known as Hansang, or a selection of à la carte dishes; between the quality of the meal and the luxe service, you'll feel pampered either way.  

BBQ combos make quick work of ordering at this lively spot, with locations in Koreatown and Church-Wellesley Village. Less than ideal for small appetites, a BBQ dinner here is an extensive parade of dishes — including pork stew, sizzling meats, corn cheese and steamed egg — guaranteed to result in meat sweats paired with the aching desire to return. 

Diners at this bustling restaurant (in Thornhill and Castlefield Design District) would be remiss to let casual surroundings distract them from their goal. Cheap, cheerful and served in abundance, meat here — including bulgogi, kalbi and jumuluk — can be cooked by the kitchen, or tended to at the table. 

Craving tabletop BBQ that's less hands-on? At this North York go-to, an automatic rotator cooks signature skewers of meat until they're caramelized, succulent and glistening with a meat-juice glow. Options include poultry, beef, pork, seafood, and vegetables, with the option to add kicky banchan to any order. 

Though you could make a meal out of the egg custard, soybean soup, corn cheese and other sides included with every table BBQ order at this Koreatown staple, doing so would mean missing out on marinated short ribs, fat-streaked pork jowl and other tantalizing proteins. Surrender to the works, and give yourself enough time to do them justice. 

Alongside its hearty, sinus-clearing soups, this busy restaurant at Yonge & College specializes in grilled meats that sizzle from the kitchen to the table. Sweet and savoury, they satisfy the KBBQ craving, though if you want to cook your own, you'll have to go elsewhere. 

You'll want to slip into the (presentable) stretchy pants before diving into dinner at this stylish North York spot. A place where meat is dry-, wet- or ice-aged to reach peak flavour and texture, Korean BBQ here is a meal of premium cuts and heritage breeds. With seafood and veggie sets, plus wine, soju and makgeolli pairings, there's truly something for everyone.