DGM SOJU BAR - DwitGolMok
Korean restaurant · Koreatown
3275 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010
"Dwit Gol Mok (or DGM, as it’s commonly referred to) feels like the center of the universe, or at the very least, the center of tonight’s Koreatown drinking adventure. The sprawling space has endless nooks and crannies full of friends drinking soju and drawing on the graffiti-covered walls. The whole place feels more like an open-air night market than an indoor bar on Wilshire. When it comes time to line your stomach with some food, be sure to get a seafood pancake and the spicy chicken wings." - brant cox, sylvio martins
"Enter through the parking lot on Berendo to find Dwit Gol Mok, an old-school soju pub in Koreatown. The busy late-night spot starts on a makeshift courtyard patio illuminated by string lights where groups crouch around table sharing bowls of budae jjigae and kimchi pancakes, chased with shots of soju or sips of somaek (soju mixed with beer). Inside and up the stairs is a different scene entirely with a tight dining room set between concrete walls covered in years of writing. The soju won’t stop flowing until the bar closes at 2 a.m." - Eater Staff
"When it comes to drinking food, Dwit Gol Mok (or DGM, as it’s commonly referred to) can feel like the center of the universe in Koreatown. This semi-hidden, sprawling pub has endless nooks and crannies full of friends drinking soju, sharing snacks, and drawing on the graffiti-covered walls. The whole place feels more like an open-air night market than an indoor bar on Wilshire. When it comes time to line your stomach with some food, be sure to get a seafood pancake, corn cheese, spicy chicken wings, and any other small plate that you spy stacked on the table next to you." - brant cox
"Walking into DwitGolMok (or DGM, as most people call it) in Koreatown is like walking into a crowded street market that’s somehow entirely indoors. This rowdy tavern off of Wilshire has seemingly endless nooks and crannies full of hidden booths and graffiti-covered pathways leading to even more hidden booths. And everyone is drinking soju out of copper pots and eating as much excellent Korean bar food as possible (get the seafood pancake). Weekdays are definitely more low-key, but come Friday and Saturday, expect a decent wait." - brant cox, brett keating
"Also not too far from the Wiltern, this is a noisy dive bar with graffiti on the walls. Provided you can find your way in (the tiny entrance marked by a green doorway is in the back alley, which you enter through a parking lot north of Wilshire), DGM’s worth checking out at least once for a beer and soju with DGM’s Korean regulars. The food menus won’t be in English, but the servers are all happy to help guide you and make recommendations. The pretty good food won’t blow your mind, but DGM’s chicken wings, rice cakes, cheesy corn, and kimchi pancakes all beat the crap out of a typical dive bar’s food offerings. You might witness some crazy moments here, to which we can only comfort you with, “Forget it, Jake. It’s Koreatown.”" - eric lane
