Korean homestyle cooking with kimchi fried rice & fried chicken
Tabasco 189, Roma Nte., Cuauhtémoc, 06700 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico Get directions
"Dooriban was started by five Korean and Mexican women who sold their own kimchi. It opened in 2021 as a corner spot in the Roma Norte neighborhood, serving hearty dishes like bibimbap and kimchi fried rice seasoned with gochugaru, a Korean paste made from Mexican guajillo chiles. “Mexican and Korean cuisine may be different, but they also have many similarities that we celebrate, like the heavy use of heat, fermentation, and ancestral beverages,” says Sofia Acuña, one of the cofounders. Recently, Acuña and her team started producing a fermented milky rice drink, makgeolli, under the brand name Haru Haru." - Travel + Leisure Editors
"Dooriban’s Korean homestyle cooking took Mexico City’s Korean food scene by storm after the chef started making “Kimchi Mama Park” out of a ghost kitchen in Colonia Juárez. (Now, it’s a proper restaurant in Roma.) The kimchi bokkeumbap—bacon fried rice with that excellent fermented cabbage—is the main event, but it’s nearly eclipsed by the Korean fried chicken wings served in a delightfully messy gochujang sauce. If you’ve spent the day walking around Roma, this is a great way to refuel at lunchtime." - guillaume guevara
"Evolving from a 2020 home kimchi business into a family-run restaurant opened in December 2021, this Roma eatery reflects a multigenerational immigrant story and a practice of adaptation. The menu features everyday Korean home dishes—bossam, bulgogi, fried chicken, and japchae—while experimenting with Mexican inflections such as kimchi used in a michelada, perilla leaves in local preparations, and doenjang in desserts. The project emphasizes keeping culinary traditions alive while creatively integrating ingredients and techniques discovered in Mexico." - Robyn Huang
"Dooriban’s Korean homestyle cooking took Mexico City’s Korean food scene by storm after the chef started making “Kimchi Mama Park” out of a ghost kitchen in colonia Juarez before becoming a proper restaurant. The kimchi bokkeumbap—bacon fried rice with that excellent fermented cabbage—is the main event, but it’s nearly eclipsed by the Korean fried chicken wings served in a delightfully messy gochujang sauce. If you’ve spent the day walking around Roma, this is a great way to refuel at lunchtime." - Guillaume Guevara
"Dooriban’s Korean homestyle cooking took Mexico City’s Korean food scene by storm after the chef started making “Kimchi Mama Park” out of a ghost kitchen in Colonia Juárez. (Now, it’s a proper restaurant in Roma.) The kimchi bokkeumbap—bacon fried rice with that excellent fermented cabbage—is the main event, but it’s nearly eclipsed by the Korean fried chicken wings served in a delightfully messy gochujang sauce. If you’ve spent the day walking around Roma, this is a great way to refuel at lunchtime." - Guillaume Guevara
Yue Sun (Halo)
HeeWon Lee
Olivia Shackelford
Gustavo Perez
Leopoldo Gracia
Miguel Velasco
Chlo Xu
Leah Guercio
