Koreatown · Spot
Surawon Tofu House
About
Surawon Tofu House, on Olympic Blvd in K-Town, makes all its own tofu. The signature is sundubu, soft tofu stew (pay a little extra for the black-bean tofu with a nutty finish), plus grilled mackerel and stone-pot bibimbap. The cactus chandeliers overhead are left over from the Mexican restaurant that used to be here.
Jasmine says
Gentle but powerful soft tofu: one of the right answers to a hangover.
Insider tips
- All the tofu is made in-house; add $0.50 for black-bean tofu with a nutty finish
- Look up at the cactus chandeliers: it used to be a Mexican restaurant
- Five stars from Time Out
- Order: Black-bean soft tofu stew (+$0.50, nutty finish)
- Order: Grilled mackerel
- Order: Stone-pot bibimbap
Jasmine’s notes
- KoreatownA secret favorite of local Koreans, soft tofu stew that's gentle but punchy. An old soft tofu stew spot that makes its own tofu, and about $1 more swaps in black bean tofu; it's on both The Infatuation's and Eater's 2026 Koreatown lists. It's still bubbling when it arrives, so crack in the raw egg right away and wait a bit before eating.Order: Soft tofu stew
- Address
- 2833 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90006
- Hours
- Closed Wed; otherwise 10:00–22:00 (Fri–Sat till 23:00)
Where I wrote about it
- The Ultimate LA Food Guide
- 2026 K-Town Unfiltered Guide
- What to eat in K-Town besides BBQ | K-Town food guide 2026: the classics and what's hot now
- LA × Seoul: the same Korean flavors, K-town vs. Seoul
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