Crispy Pork Cutlet and Flounder at Yory Korean Cuisine

A Richmond Korean izakaya running to 2am on weekends, because someone had to do it, and spicy chicken-cheese demanded a late-night home.

The tiny Burquitlam Korean spot with no grill theatre: dolsot bibimbap arriving sizzling in stone, a 4.4, and seats that go fast.

A jail-themed Coquitlam grillhouse where you cook makchang at the table and discover how adventurous you actually are.

The Victoria Drive neighbourhood Korean where a seafood pancake loaded with squid does the icebreaking, and gentle prices do the rest.

Sooda's induction grills and neon at Amazing Brentwood, where you cook bulgogi side by side and argue over the honey-butter fried chicken.

The West End Korean spot where even soju-skeptics order the yogurt bottle and come back for late-night all-you-can-eat wings.

The North Shore's answer to 'where do we even go for Korean up here': bubbling soondubu, soy-garlic chicken, and harbour light afterward.

The chain that helped invent Korean fried chicken, now on Robson Street, with yangnyeom, soy-garlic, and tteokbokki tucked right in.

Tabletop grills, marinated galbi and a running argument about who's hogging the grill: Insadong is North Road's best date sport.

Kang's Kitchen upgraded every table with a grill and overhead exhaust so cooking dinner together is now part of the date.

The only dinner where eating with your hands from the same plate is not just allowed, it's the whole point.

Gary, Anu, and thirty years at the stove make Langley's top-rated Indian worth every minute of the drive.

Lantern-lit West End izakaya where the sake list rewards bravery and stone-grilled beef keeps arriving until you've forgotten your plans.

Crispy, forearm-length dosas and midnight filter coffee until 3am, for the night that isn't over yet.