Koreatown
Koreatown
Koreatown is one of the fastest growing cultural communities in Los Angeles, and has a fantastic array of shopping and other activities.
Make Koreatown Plaza a stop on your tour of this area. Inside the plaza, you'll find everything from a traditional Korean grocery store, Korean stationery store, Korean bakery (yes, they have samples), cosmetics, clothing, Korean music store, and health food store. If you are feeling hungry, grab lunch on the run at the food court serving a variety of Korean food ranging from Korean barbecue to Korean style noodles, to spicy tofu casserole to bim-bim-bap (rice with vegetables and meat served sizzling in a hot stone pot).
Another interesting stop on your tour of Koreatown is the Korea Galleria which has a myriad of speciality stores and all the big names you know and love.
Be sure to make the Korean Cultural Center a stop on your tour of Koreatown. You can see Korean art exhibits, artifacts and a resource library on Korea and Korean culture, the exhibitions change frequently so you are always assured of a great and original exhibit.
For something off the beaten path, take in a traditional Korean tea ceremony.
The soothing, calm atmosphere of Hwa Sun Ji is sure to remind you of old Korea. If you don't have time for a tea ceremony, stop in for traditional hot and cold teas.
If you always wanted to sing karaoke but the thought of strangers staring at you terrifies you, you will enjoy this stop. Debut no-rae-bang is where you can sing songs in English, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Tagalog or Spanish. This bar provides individual rooms for you and your friends so you can sing your heart out to your favorite tunes.
