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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.
Foodie Experiences
Gastown's Gold-winning Korean tavern, named for old roadside inns, with a happy hour that runs twice a night.
Zoomak takes its name from the old Korean roadside inns that fed weary travellers, and you will feel that exact energy the moment you sit down: cozy, a little rowdy, made for two people leaning over drinks and going nowhere in a hurry. It won Gold for Best Korean at the 2026 Vancouver Magazine awards, which is a serious accolade for a spot that wears it this lightly. The food is pojangmacha-style plates meant for slow grazing: melt-in-the-mouth bossam, bubbling seafood soup, crispy bits to pace the soju and makgeolli. Book ahead on weekends. Then note the happy hour runs twice, 3 to 5pm and 9 to 11pm, which is the kind of information that turns a dinner into an event. It's steps from the steam clock.
