Where to eat out in Koreatown, LA: Chef Chris Oh

Chris Oh is one of Los Angeles' new breed of rockstar chefs. He founded or co-founded award-winning food trucks and eateries, including the Seoul Sausage Co – an award-winning food truck, Hanjip Korean barbecue restaurant in Culver City, Nomad Kitchen on Hollywood Boulevard and EsCaLA K-town, a "Columbian Korean Restobar". He is the winner of multiple television competition shows, and a TV personality, author and clothing designer. See escalaktown.com; chefchrisoh.com

FAVOURITE TABLE

It'd have to be Han Bat Shul Lung Tang for Seolleongtang, which is a beef bone broth soup. The restaurant has been around forever and the recipe still remains mostly unchanged, which is pretty magical. Seolleongtang has long been a Korean remedy soup and the way it's made takes quite a few hours as it's boiled overnight to bring out the strongest flavours. I like adding brisket to mine for something a little extra. No website; 4163 W 5th St, Los Angeles

LOCAL FOOD DISCOVERY

Ondal 2 serves one of the best spicy crab soups I've had in a while. It's the complete experience and feels like you're eating a three-course meal from one hot pot. First, they start by placing blue crabs inside the soup and boiling it at the table, and then once you've eaten most of your crab and some of the soup, they'll then add more soup and hand-cut noodles, which turns it into a tasty spicy noodle soup. To finish, they then serve a crab-flavoured fried rice, flavoured by the pot itself. It doesn't disappoint. No website; 4566 W Washington Blvd

BEST-KEPT FOOD SECRET

OB Bear's fried chicken wings. They're the best! They use a traditional Korean-style batter, which means the wings are perfectly crispy. The restaurant is also located in an old converted tavern, which keeps things interesting and adds to the experience. No website; 3002 W 7th St

MUST TRY DISH

The house-made steamed dumplings at Myung Dong Kyoja are a must. This place resembles an old school classroom, which is part of its charm. It's also open late, perfect for those late night cravings. See mdkyojausa.com