Korean BBQ in Milwaukee (2025)

Third Ward’s modern Korean restaurant puts grilling front and center: sear pork belly, galbi, or bulgogi on sizzling lava stones, then wrap with farm greens and house sauces. Covered by OnMilwaukee and highlighted by Eater for bringing Korean barbecue downtown.

Family-run and warmly received by Milwaukee Magazine, Sinabro serves homestyle Korean dishes—beef bulgogi, kalbi, bibimbap—and hard-to-find noodles plus bingsoo. It’s a comfortable way to satisfy Korean BBQ cravings without the tabletop grill.

An East Side standby praised by local food writers, Stone Bowl offers marinated meats—classic bulgogi, spicy pork, kalbi—plus hot pots and dolsot bibimbap. Some dishes are cooked at the table on portable burners for a DIY feel.

Reopened with a traditional focus—bulgogi, dolsot bibimbap, stews—this Korean family operation fills the neighborhood’s post-Seoul gap. Urban Milwaukee and local writers note its straightforward comfort and generous banchan.

Opened in April 2025 by the local team behind Ikigai, this hawker stall grills up kalbi, bulgogi, and street-food favorites. Urban Milwaukee chronicled its debut, adding a welcome barbecue option to the busy downtown hall.

Chef Jenny Lee’s sold-out pop-ups spotlight Korean barbecue flavors—think tender galbi and soulful bulgogi—alongside seasonal banchan. Covered by OnMilwaukee and Urban Milwaukee, her events are intimate, ingredient-driven, and distinctly Milwaukee.

West Allis’ Korean dessert and snack cafe serves bingsu, k-dogs, and bulgogi toasts—an easy add-on to a barbecue crawl. Its opening was reported by the Milwaukee Business Journal and West Allis officials, underscoring strong local roots.

This independent food truck blends Japanese and Korean comfort—bulgogi bowls, gochujang-forward plates—and is the sibling concept to In-Yun. Urban Milwaukee documented its launch and steady following at Zócalo.