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Best Korean restaurants in Ottawa and near you, ranked by the numbers

By Alex Laurent, Mohamed Elgummi's disclosed pen name; data checked . Method · About fromOttawa.

In's Kitchen ranks #1 among Ottawa's Korean restaurants at 4.69, its 4.8 rating on 551 reviews edging a perfect-5.0 runner-up by 0.02 points.

Korean Mother's Meals-Hotteok, Vegan kimchi & Vegan bingsu holds the only 5.0 in the top three, but its 173 reviews leave it at low confidence, so the 4.39 Ottawa-area average still makes up over half its score. Just 1 of 17 ranked places reaches high confidence.

Ottawa-area average. Data: . Refresh due: . Method.

KOREAN RESTAURANTS 17★ OTTAWA · 2026 ★
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#1 vs Google’s pick on this page

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In's Kitchen4.69 fromOttawa Score4.8 on Google from 551 reviews.
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Korean Mother's Meals-Hotteok, Vegan kimchi & Vegan bingsu5.0 from 173 reviewsHighest Google rating on this page.Why it ranks #2
In's Kitchen, OttawafromOttawa Score 4.69

In's Kitchen

Photo: Yunhan Liu via Google

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Top of 17ByWard Market · Downtown

65 Templeton St · Google 4.8 (551 reviews)

  • Why: Stored rank #1; score 4.69/5.

  • 4.8 stars from 551 reviews; 73% of the score is its own rating.

    Score breakdown

    Confidence: medium (73.4%). R = 4.8; v = 551; C = 4.3895; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.

4.25.0Ottawa avg 4.39Google 4.8Score 4.69
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Korean Mother's Meals-Hotteok, Vegan kimchi & Vegan bingsu, OttawafromOttawa Score 4.67

Korean Mother's Meals-Hotteok, Vegan kimchi & Vegan bingsu

Photo: Ian Soper via Google

2

Hintonburg

260 Armstrong St · Google 5.0 (173)

  • Why: Stored rank #2; score 4.67/5.

  • 5.0 stars from 173 reviews; 46% of the score is its own rating.

    Score breakdown

    Confidence: low (46.4%). R = 5; v = 173; C = 4.3895; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.

MapOfficial website
Kimbap, OttawafromOttawa Score 4.60

Kimbap

Photo: Clinton Work via Google

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Downtown

121 Bank St · Google 4.8 (214)

  • Why: Stored rank #3; score 4.60/5.

  • 4.8 stars from 214 reviews; 52% of the score is its own rating.

    Score breakdown

    Confidence: medium (51.7%). R = 4.8; v = 214; C = 4.3895; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.

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Ranks 4 to 17

Showing 14 of 14 places below the first three on this page.

Ranks 4 to 10: Just off the podium

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    fromOttawa Score 4.57

    Rank 4: Table SODAM

    Glebe · Google 4.6 (1,271) on Google Maps · 1200 Bank St

    4.6 stars from 1,271 reviews; 86% of the score is its own rating.

    Score breakdown

    Confidence: high (86.4%). R = 4.6; v = 1271; C = 4.3895; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.

    Official website
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    fromOttawa Score 4.53

    Rank 5: K, LET'S EAT

    Glebe · Google 4.6 (374) on Google Maps · 449 Preston St

    4.6 stars from 374 reviews; 65% of the score is its own rating.

    Score breakdown

    Confidence: medium (65.2%). R = 4.6; v = 374; C = 4.3895; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.

    Official website
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    fromOttawa Score 4.50

    Rank 6: Hanyang Jokbal Ottawa 한양족발 오타와

    Downtown · Google 4.6 (242) on Google Maps · 132 Bank St

    4.6 stars from 242 reviews; 55% of the score is its own rating.

    Score breakdown

    Confidence: medium (54.8%). R = 4.6; v = 242; C = 4.3895; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.

    Official website
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    fromOttawa Score 4.48

    Rank 7: Korean House Restaurant

    Centretown West · Google 4.5 (1,041) on Google Maps · 785 Somerset St W

    4.5 stars from 1,041 reviews; 84% of the score is its own rating.

    Score breakdown

    Confidence: medium (83.9%). R = 4.5; v = 1041; C = 4.3895; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.

    Official website
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    fromOttawa Score 4.47

    Rank 8: Kochu

    Centretown West · Google 4.5 (503) on Google Maps · 266 Preston St

    4.5 stars from 503 reviews; 72% of the score is its own rating.

    Score breakdown

    Confidence: medium (71.6%). R = 4.5; v = 503; C = 4.3895; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.

    Official website
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    fromOttawa Score 4.40

    Rank 9: Kim Chi - Korean Delight

    Overbrook · Google 4.4 (320) on Google Maps · 1200 St. Laurent Blvd

    4.4 stars from 320 reviews; 62% of the score is its own rating.

    Score breakdown

    Confidence: medium (61.5%). R = 4.4; v = 320; C = 4.3895; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.

    Official website
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    fromOttawa Score 4.40

    Rank 10: Maht Korean restaurant

    Centretown · Google 4.4 (241) on Google Maps · 195 Kent St

    4.4 stars from 241 reviews; 55% of the score is its own rating.

    Score breakdown

    Confidence: medium (54.6%). R = 4.4; v = 241; C = 4.3895; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.

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By part of town

These 17 korean restaurants records are grouped by saved address. Downtown holds the most, with 13. Each area’s best is a tap away.

  1. Gatineau sideacross the river

    None on this list yet.

  2. West End

  3. Downtown

  4. East End

  5. South Endbelow the Queensway

11 to 15Worth the detour

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    fromOttawa Score 4.37

    Rank 11: ELISA'S BUNSIK

    Centretown · Google 4.3 (64) on Google Maps · 248 Bank St

    4.3 stars from 64 reviews; 24% of the score is its own rating.

    Score breakdown

    Confidence: low (24.2%). R = 4.3; v = 64; C = 4.3895; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.

    Website not recorded
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    fromOttawa Score 4.29

    Rank 12: Golden One Fried Chicken

    ByWard Market · Google 4.2 (205) on Google Maps · 354 Rideau St

    4.2 stars from 205 reviews; 51% of the score is its own rating.

    Score breakdown

    Confidence: medium (50.6%). R = 4.2; v = 205; C = 4.3895; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.

    Website not recorded
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    fromOttawa Score 4.23

    Rank 13: GOGIYA Korean Fried Chicken & Dolsot

    Downtown · Google 4.2 (897) on Google Maps · 155 Bank St

    4.2 stars from 897 reviews; 82% of the score is its own rating.

    Score breakdown

    Confidence: medium (81.8%). R = 4.2; v = 897; C = 4.3895; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.

    Official website
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    fromOttawa Score 4.20

    Rank 14: Aiyara Thai-Korean fusion

    Riverside South · Google 4.1 (355) on Google Maps · 1590 Walkley Rd

    4.1 stars from 355 reviews; 64% of the score is its own rating.

    Score breakdown

    Confidence: medium (64.0%). R = 4.1; v = 355; C = 4.3895; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.

    Official website
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    fromOttawa Score 4.15

    Rank 15: Alirang Korean Restaurant (Merivale)

    Nepean · Google 4.1 (916) on Google Maps · 1485 Merivale Rd

    4.1 stars from 916 reviews; 82% of the score is its own rating.

    Score breakdown

    Confidence: medium (82.1%). R = 4.1; v = 916; C = 4.3895; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.

    Website not recorded

16 to 17Good backups to know

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    fromOttawa Score 4.06

    Rank 16: Koreana Restaurant

    Centretown West · Google 4.0 (1,108) on Google Maps · 711 Somerset St W

    4.0 stars from 1,108 reviews; 85% of the score is its own rating.

    Score breakdown

    Confidence: medium (84.7%). R = 4; v = 1108; C = 4.3895; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.

    Official website
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    fromOttawa Score 4.00

    Rank 17: Mu Goong Hwa Garden

    ByWard Market · Google 3.9 (808) on Google Maps · 376 Rideau St

    3.9 stars from 808 reviews; 80% of the score is its own rating.

    Score breakdown

    Confidence: medium (80.2%). R = 3.9; v = 808; C = 4.3895; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.

    Website not recorded

Why does 4.8 rank above 5.0?

Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C. Ottawa-area average: C = 4.389473684210526; m = 200. R is the recorded Google rating; v is the recorded review count. Confidence is v / (v + m), the rating’s weight in the score.

How we score. Google stars, weighted by review count, pulled toward that average. Data from .

The full method All 17 rows as CSV
Same five-star scale. Different evidence weight.
Google rating and weighted score for the first three records on this pageIn's Kitchen: 4.8 stars, score 4.69. Korean Mother's Meals-Hotteok, Vegan kimchi & Vegan bingsu: 5 stars, score 4.67. Kimbap: 4.8 stars, score 4.60. Filled squares show scores; outlined circles show Google ratings.4.44.64.85.0#14.69#24.67#34.60
  1. In's Kitchen 4.8 stars · 551 reviews
  2. Korean Mother's Meals-Hotteok, Vegan kimchi & Vegan bingsu 5.0 stars · 173 reviews
  3. Kimbap 4.8 stars · 214 reviews

Filled square: score. Open circle: Google rating. The axis starts at 4.4; all values are out of 5.

Pick two

In's Kitchen ranks higher. 4.69 vs 4.60: the exact gap is 0.0890 points.

Places screened for this list

347 unique places screened; 330 excluded in the saved list file. 17 ranked places.

Chains with 10+ locations in Canada
54
Alcohol or excluded type
43
Gambling
0
Under 10 reviews
4
Closed
0
Out of area or category
320
Other source checks
3

Reason counts can overlap. Other source checks include identity, rating, branch and pending chain checks. Counts describe the saved screening, not complete local coverage.

Data checked . How we screen and score.

Local talk

Reddit

Reddit data is partial for this list. Saved matches are review-only research and do not affect the rank.

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TikTok

  • 5 TikTok results in the saved Google organic pull for “korean restaurant ottawa tiktok”. Pull date: .

Instagram

  • 8 Instagram results in the saved Google organic pull for “korean restaurant ottawa instagram”. Pull date: .

These are search results, not platform post totals, views or endorsements.

Questions

Why doesn't the 5.0-rated Korean Mother's Meals rank #1?

With 173 reviews, its confidence is 0.46, so its score of 4.67 leans heavily on the area average. In's Kitchen has 551 reviews at 4.8 and scores 4.69. A few dozen more 5.0 reviews would likely flip them.

How settled is this ranking?

Not very. 17 places are ranked, 14 at medium confidence, 2 low and 1 high. Kimbap at #3 sits 0.09 points behind the leader on 214 reviews. Expect movement at the 90-day refresh.

Why are some Korean restaurants left out?

Alcohol-led venues are excluded from this list.

Side-by-Side Record Comparison

Comparing saved source fields (up to 3 records). fromOttawa Score (/5) is shown separately from underlying public ratings (/5).

Tap Compare on up to three places and they line up here, side by side.