Foodie Experiences
Soju and Pojangmacha Plates at Zoomak
Gastown's Gold-winning Korean tavern, named for old roadside inns, with a happy hour that runs twice a night.
Gastown
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Gastown's Gold-winning Korean tavern, named for old roadside inns, with a happy hour that runs twice a night.
Gastown
More infoZoomak takes its name from the old Korean roadside inns that fed weary travellers, and you'll feel exactly that energy: cozy, a little rowdy, made for leaning over drinks and going nowhere. It won Gold for Best Korean at the 2026 Vancouver Magazine awards, wearing it lightly. Expect melt-in-the-mouth bossam and crispy bits to pace the soju. Best part: happy hour runs twice, 3 to 5 and 9 to 11.
Grab a table (book ahead on weekends, the room is small and fills fast) and treat this like a graze, not a rush: order the bossam to share, a bubbling seafood soup, and a soju or makgeolli to clink. The move first-timers miss is timing it to happy hour, 3-5pm or the late 9-11pm window, when the drinks get cheap and the room gets loud. Budget around an hour and three-quarters and don't miss the crispy fried sides built for chasing soju. Gastown's cobblestones and the steam clock are right outside when you spill back out.
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