The best Korean BBQ spots in Miami to book right now

Cote Miami marries the upscale dining experience of a high-end steakhouse with the nuance and heart of a classic Koren barbecue joint, bringing it all together in a well-appointed space. Award-winning many times over, Cote made a name for itself at its more casual New York location first by serving aged beef, which folks can see behind glass in the dry-aging room. Tables are outfitted with bespoke smokeless charcoal grills where experienced staff grill various cuts of meat before you. 

Time Out tip: The Butcher’s Feast tasting experience is a great sample of the restaurant’s heavy hitters. Although the 10-course steak omakase is always available for a deep dive.

Fans will travel an hour from Miami for this affordable, authentic Korean barbecue spot, and then immediately drive back to the 305 and tell all their friends that it was worth it. This restaurant is also one of the few in South Florida that let you cook over a charcoal grill. Every main dish is served with ten bowls of “banchan,” a mix of different appetizers, toppings and sides like fish cakes, pickled cabbage and more. Prepare to feast.

Jennifer and Michele Kaminski spent their teens helping their mom at her Indiana restaurant, so they knew a thing or two about Korean barbecue before opening 2 Korean Girls. What began as a stall at the Wynwood Yard is now a takeout concept serving much of Miami-Dade and Fort Lauderdale. 

Time Out tip: There are lots of very binge-able items on the menu, like kimchi fried rice and Korean fried chicken, but it's the Original Bibimbap that earned them so much love on social media, and not just because the egg on top is heart-shaped.

Manna is located directly across from Gabose and shares its plaza with a pretty amazing Korean market, earning this Lauderhill crossroads the nickname Koreatown. While Gabose is our preferred of the two, Manna’s menu covers far more ground, hitting Korean standards like japchae along with more broadly Asian dishes like tonkatsu ramen and Thai donuts.

Like its name implies, this family-owned spot is a sushi house with a Korean barbecue restaurant inside. The Korean menu is pretty extensive, with an impressive list of appetizers, soups, hotpots and more.

Time Out tip: You can grill right at the table, and the adventurous eaters should go for the beef tongue.

You may stumble upon this unassuming spot while shopping at Dadeland Station, but you’ll go back regardless of whether you need new shoes. It’s known for its pan-Asian mix of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai and Vietnamese plates and is home to an impressive bubble tea bar.

Time Out tip: If you like your food with some heat, get the spicy Korean tofu stew with pork belly and sausage.

Owner Mijin Lee grew up on a farm in Taean, a small agricultural city in South Korea and the menu—short but focused—reflects Lee’s childhood, which was spent making kimchi and gochujang out of clay urns in her family’s backyard.

Time Out tip: Get your paws on the Korean-style lettuce wraps filled with spicy chicken thighs and a side of ssamjang.

South Dade isn’t where you’d think to go for outstanding Asian food, but this hole-in-the-wall proves that wrong. The menu is diverse: everything from Thai, Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese dishes to a pretty big sushi menu.

Time Out tip: After ordering the Korean barbecue beef short ribs, which you should definitely do, ask for an extra side of the special house sauce.

A longtime presence on Las Olas Boulevard, this pan-Asian restaurant has a Latin American influence and a calming zen garden. In terms of Korean, think street tacos, marinated rib eye bulgogi and gochujang sauces. Every meal starts with popcorn with spicy chili sauce, which is how every meal should start.