Koreatown Plaza

It’s got its own parking structure with free parking. That’s cool. So pardon the 3^rd floor so you can work your way down. You’ll find stores full of Korean goods of course. Nice expensive clothing. Cute Korean Makeup. Stationary, toys, plush animals. And a food court full of noodles and other Korean cuisine. Then there’s the delicious Bosco bakery. My personal favorite. Come here and you won’t be disappointed.

This plaza is pretty fun and there are a few Korean shops to check out. There are stores ranging from bookstore, board games, music, toys/​cute stuff, and the food court. It’s a mall environment where the first floor is mostly Korean stores and then the upper levels are less interesting in my eyes.
I came on the weekend and you see a lot of elder Korean people hanging out here. The music store had a good selection of music and also random K-​pop goodies for those fans who want stickers, books, posters, lots of random stuff for fans. The food court was also great, lots of Korean choices to choose from.
The parking was free in the parking structure so I was happy about not having to search for street parking. I spent a couple hours here and it was fun to check out. Good authentic stuff here if you want to get Korean goodies.

I am a fan! Parking can sometimes be a pain, but it your looking for a good Korean food court I recommend this place. They have a good selection of food, but most importantly, they have the Pao Jao Dumpling House here and I am in love with the Wang Mandoo (large dumplings). So yum! The Bosco Bakery (located on the first floor by the market) has a great selection of pastries. My husband loooooves the bakery but they are a little pricy in my opinion. The market is just «meh.» It certainly isn’t as clean or large as the Galleria Market. So I’d recommend eating at the Plaza and Grocery shopping at the Galleria. Lol it’s a lot of work, but worth it for some yummy eats!

Love this plaza… so nostalgic because I used to come here every summer when I was a kid and visited LA.
So many things are the same, but of course the actual stores have expanded and whatnot. The food court is pretty bomb in my opinion. I think it’s for people who really like noodles. They have nengmyun, jjajjangmyun, mandoo… all dat good stuff.
Grocery store is good, not too small and have a good array of veggies/​fruits/​meats/​SNACKS/​etc. Not much prepared food (you can find more of that in the Zion Market /​Plaza or Hmart!!).
I think I’m just biased because I have ties to this plaza… haha

The best part about this is the food court there’s so much to choose from and everything is so good. The mall is kept clean and it’s pretty eau to find parking. Store selection is okay I mean there’s only one grocery store and the rest are mostly clothing it could use a little more variety

One of my favorite places to go to mainly because of their food court. Located right in the middle of koreatown with a café and bakery within the center as well.

Fun place to shop if you’re a k-​pop fan!
From good food to k-​pop albums, this mall gives you a nice taste of Korean stores! Spots like Art Box have reaaaally cute stationary, Pokemon items, and even some k-​pop fan-​made merch! Haven’t gone to all of the stores, but I mainly come here for the AMAZING k-​pop store! Give this mall a try if you’re interested in Korean culture and/​or k-​pop, it’s a lot of fun!

We went pretty late. Arrived at 7pm and get close at 8pm. We went to a store with Korean pop stars and posters. We we’re in there for a while looking at posters and CDs and calendars of our favorite idols. By the time we finished it was 820pm. The lady was very kind and didn’t try to rush us out of there. We got out free hand fans with idols printed on them

Busy shopping center with lots of neat stores. A nice mall to wander around in if you have extra time, even just to look at the different window displays.
Food court is packed but plentiful, and there are nice benches throughout the mall to sit if you want to relax and people-​watch.
Parking can take time, but the attached structure is very convenient.

There isn’t much to see or buy in here. Most of the shops are clothing but aren’t brands I recognize from the States, aside from Benneton. There are a couple coffee cafes and a bakery on the first floor. I got the iced sweet potato latte. It had bits of sweet potato but is definitely not something I would order again. It was like pureed sweet potato with milk added. I also bought my mom 2 ahjumma shirts from Madame Polla. It’s ahjumma heaven in there, older ladies will love the clothing there. It’s cheap and cute for old ladies.

I love this place! It’s like a one stop shop for everything: from food to clothing to a nail salon to a home goods store. I’ve been going here since I was a child and I see more non-​Koreans every time I stop by here lately. If you’re new to the area or simply interested in Korean food and products, this is the place to check out!

Outdated Koreatown mall. Only place to stop by is the food court, market, and probably the restroom. They should renovate this place and make it into a koreatown icon.

This mall was the second stop on our KTown tour. Initially my parents were excited about exploring this mall but it turned out to be a bit of a bore to be honest. Although it was large, the abundance of shops were a bit redundant except for an interesting kitchen supply shop and the bottom floor supermarket. We quickly got bored of this place and headed to the ground floor. I suppose this place would be for people who knew what they wanted and where to shop but it felt like a 1980s abandoned mall in some strange way.
The bottom floor contains a food court with Korean staples and a Vietnamese phở shop. My dad from Viet Nam said «no». Just «no». The food smelled wonderful though. Maybe someday I’ll come back here just for the food court and coffee shops.
Parking can be found in the structure.

This is an okay place to shop for certain specific Korean items. The reason I am NOT giving it two stars is because the grocery store is well-​priced for certain items such as vegetables and the lines are decent.
One glaring negative is that the bakery separate from the store does not take debit or credit cards. This would have worked for me in the mid-90’s…however not today.

I like coming here for many reasons. Koreatown Plaza or KTP is like a medium size Korean mall. It features many Korean Brand shops as well as big foodcourt for your hungry stomachs while shopping.
On the underground level, it has a Korean market as well as foodcourt I mentioned earlier. Korean stationary shop, coffee shop, bakery, bookstore, kpop music store and makeup stores.
On the first floor, it is mainly clothing shops and jewelry shops. On second level, again, it’s mostly clothing and brand shops as well as ABC plaza which is like Kim’s Home Center but they sell ‘better’ and more ‘brand’ names in my opinion. I like coming here because they often have many sales and you can find so many unique stuff here.
Parking is in the structured and you have to get a ticket and get it validated. Getting a validation gives free parking for 3 HOURS which is pretty good. I am not sure but sometimes you dont even have to get a ticket and the gate is open. I dont know when they allow that but it happens sometimes.

Koreatown Plaza is probably the biggest mall in Koreatown– more levels and varied stores. It’s outdated, 80’s still, bit run down. There is an interesting supermarket at the bottom, a decent bakery, a food court with Korean treats and fast-​food restaurants, it’s worth checking out and lots of cosmetics stores. There’s maybe one music store selling some DVDs and lots of CDs with K-​pop. I wanted to check out The United Colors of Benetton out of nostalgia, the merchandise was old-​fashioned, overpriced, and the sales people were lurking around us like we were up to no good. It’s impossible to enjoy browsing when you feel that supervised!
Maybe if you’re in the area, check it out, it’s a strange place in LA, otherwise, skip it, it’s not worth the trip over.

This is the original koreatown plaza. Now there is the galleria not too far and also other galleria plazas among ktown. This place is a bit outdated now but holds a lot of history among Koreans and locals for the past 20+ years. This plaza contains clothing stores, skate store, pharmacy, bakery, market and of course your all korean food court.
Make sure to stop by and try some great korean food. Perfect to go for lunch with friends since there is a wide variety. I recommend every and any one of the places in the food court. They are all very good.

This was a nice find.
I was in the area for an appointment and by the time I was done, I was definitely hungry. According to the almighty Unilocal,there’s a good restaurant in their food court.
Parking was painless. You need to have your parking ticket validated if you don’t want to pay $ 2 for the first 3 hours. Over 3 hours I think was either $ 3 or $ 5.
They have a lot of high end shops inside. I didn’t really go around too much because I had another appointment in about an hour and a half but from what I saw, the shops inside looked expensive. Reminds me of my good old motherland. High rise shopping plazas, etc.
Very nice indeed.

My brother recommended this place as he comes here sometimes for food. Love the food court — you definitely get a bang for your buck. Huge portions or if you are just in need of snack, there is a place on the right of Mr. An’s that serve Korean street food at a VERY good price!
Interior is definitely older than he Galleria near by. The market isn’t up to par as the other either but it’s convenient having one close by. Little shops surround the mall. There is street parking available. We left our car at the Galleria and walked over.
Nice place to enjoy a lunch and just stroll.

We left Koreatown Galleria a bit unimpressed. With plenty of time leftover, we decided to drop by Koreatown Plaza.
A similar experience was had here as well. Plenty of shops, all overpriced. Customer service was probably the most snooty tooty at this one store called Red Gate Interior. I appreciate the bakeries, food court, and The Plaza Market.
I’m glad we paid a visit here once. If I’m ever back in LA, I doubt I’d want to make a special visit here again. If I lived nearby, that’d be a different story.