I am incredibly disappointed with our experience at Gangnam Ristorante Coreano, which completely ruined what should have been a special high school graduation celebration for my son.The moment we walked in, the staff was entirely unwelcoming. They immediately cornered us to ask if we had a reservation, yet we watched them let other customers pass through the door right after us without asking them the same question. The waitresses seemed completely bored and visibly bothered whenever we asked for service. In fact, when we asked for assistance, the waitress seemed irritated. It was incredibly disrespectful and unprofessional.Unfortunately, the food did not make up for the toxic attitude. The beef was incredibly tough, and the rest of the meal lacked flavor--likely because the hostile atmosphere ruined any chance of enjoying it. On a hot evening, the only thing welcoming about this place was the air conditioner. The air was cold, and the service was even colder.I will never go back to this establishment, not even for a glass of water. I strongly recommend looking elsewhere if you want a warm, respectful, and pleasant dining experience in Florence. read more

*Disclaimer - we did not get a chance to sit down and eat here. We were excited to take a break from the daily pizza and pasta experience of italy and made our trek to this area in search of this restaurant. Upon arrival, we were told we needed to order atleast two portions of meat equating to $100 euro if we were to sit down and weren't allowed to order any korean dishes off the menu without doing so. I have never experienced this type of predicament where I had no autonomy over what I were to order. I was looking to order dishes like bibimbap and jigae stew which they advertise on their menu. Ultimately we ended up leaving and it wasn't a pleasant encounter, it kind of felt like they were trying to rip us off as tourists. read more

The menu at Gangnam had a little something for everyone. We went at lunch time and there was no wait and no requirement to order off the BBQ menu, their kimchi is solid. They have decent versions of the go to Korean dishes like kimbap, ddukbokki and Korean cold noodles aka nengmyun. If you are craving Korean food after a week of Italian food, this is the place to be. read more

We're Korean, and found this on Yelp while strolling around Florence looking for a lunch spot. A bit of a mix of Korean and Chinese but found this to be legit and delicious. We ate mostly off the Korean menu. Didn't expect to find good quality Asian food in Florence but this hit the spot for a change of pace! read more

After a week of pasta, pasta and you know . . . Even more pasta, we decided to make Christmas about Korean bbq. This is definitely not in the upper echelon or Korean BBQ globally, but definitely will give you a Korean bbq fix and then some. Panjeon (seafood pancake) was light and tasty, and portioned for 1 or 2 ppl instead of the usual "family size" I normally see. We had the pork galbi, a favorite, and it did not disappoint. Not the best, but just all the right notes. My Korean wife had the kimchi jigae, which is a comfort food for her, and it hit the spot! (Go Florence!) The only miss was the Korean cold buckwheat noodle. Preparation had all the looks of a superstar, from slushee ice in the broth to slices of apple, carrot and cucumber. However, it tasted like "out of the package" and overcooked to boot. Lastly, this is "smokesless" bbq, so don't expect charcoal or super high heat. However, no problems getting a decent char. (Hint: turn up the heat!) read more

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This was our go-to Korean restaurant during our stay here in Florence. The perfect break from pizza and pasta and it always hit the spot. We tried Goong Korean restaurant on the other side of the city, but it was way over priced and not as good as Gangnam. The food wasn't gourmet or anything special, but it definitely had all the basic Korean dishes to satiate our cravings! read more

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Food was = 4.5, but service was = 2.5 The food was marinated very well, but what made me give this restaurant such a low score was when we we're seated I noticed my utensil & napkin had a dead fly on it which I pointed out to the server and asked for a new one. But instead, my fiancé saw with his own eyes that they wiped off the dead fly and gave me the same utensils and napkin. That to be is a HUGE NO NO and honestly very disturbing and unsanitary. And the service is very slow and servers weren't attentive at all. We kept having to wave the servers down. read more

Gangnam - LA Galbi and sides - Barbeque Near Me - Florence, FI

We were craving for something different than the pasta, pizzas, and sandwiches we've been eating all week. It was such a nice change. We had a little bit from each menu section. They have outdoor seating in the back which is where we sat. We didn't get a grill but nonetheless, what we ordered was so delicious. I would totally recommend this to anyone who is craving spicy, saucey, and pickley. read more

Review is little late but, this Korean restaurant in Florence was a jackpot for us travelers from US. Honestly didn't expect too much (was just excited that we were able to eat Korean food in Florence,) but to our surprise the food was very.. very good. The owners are Chinese Korean and the food style is from their hometown cooking. Not that much is different from authentic Korean food ... just the cooking style that's all. My husband I had Sam-gyub-sal (pork belly) with Kim Chi pot... which was perfect for our Korean American taste. Went back couple times till on our way to our next destination ~~ Nice France. Recommend this place for good Korean food. read more

Gangnam - Very delicious pork belly, with kimchi hot pot. Love love every bite of it.... - Barbeque Near Me - Florence, FI

We had a great time here. The service was very friendly and the food was all delicious- we ordered 5-6 things. Don't compare this to Korea and keep in mind it is Italy. Overall I would recommend and would come back. read more

Hit the spot, it was satisfying after pasta and pizza at every meal for the last week. No frill service, relatively fast compare to other restaurants. We would go again. read more

Would I go back? Yes Keeping in mind this is Firenze, it's one of the few Korean restaurants in the area and one of the better ones. It'll fulfill the "I need bap and kimchi" fix. Wife and I (both Korean) ordered: Soondubu (): 2/5 so watery and bland Tangsuyuk (): 4/5 quite different, in a good way. Gogi kimbap (): 3/5 average kimbap Service: 3/5 - typical Korean service, not much conversation, not a bad thing read more

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Average Korean food at best, but probably an oasis for people that need a break from Italian food. The menu is somewhat limited but they have the Korean basics such as dol sot be bim bap, bulkogi, Soon tubu chibae etc. Our waitress was absolutely not friendly. Beer is limited to Heineken and the Korean beers, all basically like Budweiser ie no craft beer or local, but OK for the meal. Air conditioning was nice and decent seating space. If you need a break from Italian food probably OK, I would look for other Korean or Asian restaurants before coming here. Note that this is based off one visit and the fact I have eaten Korean food extensively at home, in Korea, the US, other Asian countries and Europe. Maybe OK for someone with no expectations. read more

I'd say this place is average. Not disgustingly bad, not amazing. If you really really need Korean food, this place is not too bad. I'd give it 2 stars if it was in NY or LA. No star if it was in Korea. But given that it's Florence, and my need for Korean food was very very desperate, I give it 3 stars. read more

Gangnam - Bulgogi and samgyupsal as a ssam - Barbeque Near Me - Florence, FI

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Walked in at 6:30pm (customers already dining there) & was immediately turned away with a single word "no" & nothing else. Was really upset bc we were really excited to eat there & it smelled really good. Guess we'll never know. read more

Rude staff. Not friendly for Italy OR for a typical Korean restaurant ANYwhere. Don't waste your time or money. It's sad because they could really show Italy what great Korean food and service is all about. Useless!! read more

It's NOT a typical Korean restaurant. People speak Chinese here (and Korean). Side dishes are too little and horrible. Because we were craving for Korean food, we picked this place based on Yelp rating. WRONG!! Main dishes were average taste... but too SMALL portion!! We will try another Korean restaurants... read more

Of course, this place deserves a five star review! For the love of Korean food, this place hits the spot. Been living in Naples, Italy for a year and a half now and I am deprived of Korean bbq and Korean food in general. Anyways, this place is awesome. The only concern I have is that their menu was a bit difficult to understand. Good thing we understood a bit of italian and went off with the italian description on the menu. Other than the menu being a tad bit confusing I highly suggest this place for Korean food lovers. They have on table grill. We had pork belly, bolgogi, dolsot or better known as hot stone bibimbap, they had side dishes served, and soups. All we ordered was delicious. A must try, coming from a foodie/food lover. read more

I was on day 9 of my Switzerland/Italy trip and this restaurant was truly a godsend. The Korean couple that runs this place are so cute and hospitable. They were so busy but made sure you were happy. In the beginning, I thought they were Chinese because they spoke mandarin to their many Chinese clientele but when they heard me speak Korean, they spoke Korean to me. The food was delicious! I ordered the kimchee jiggae and bulgogi. I didn't regret eating here for my last meal in Florence! I left happy and satisfied. read more

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The best food in all Italy . Best service ! Staff friendly and very good. I will come back for sure. Three waitresses are all great and nice with customers. I love their smile - thanks for such a great food and service read more

Was going to give 4 stars but it's the best Korean restaurant you will find in Florence. Tried 2 other Korean restaurants and this place was the Best. Had bibimbop, Kimchi jjigae and spicy vegetable squid. I had better ones back home in Virginia but in Florence this place is the best. Price was also reasonable. read more

This is the only Korean restaurant in the whole of Florence that I would go to. The food is reasonably priced and pretty authentic! The other Korean restaurants in Florence are so bad I want to cry. read more

BYUL LOO, makes you want to open up a kbbq restaurant in Italy. The beef was tough, the service was tough, the menu was all over the place.

I got so tired of eating Pizza/Pasta/Panini after more than a week in Italy. this definitely hit the spot. Good food! spent €30 for 2 people. not bad read more

Gangnam - Bibimbap - Barbeque Near Me - Florence, FI

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Another Korean restaurant?! Florence has heard my prayers! 1. get a reservation if its tourist season. Floods of Chinese tourists fill this place up and it can be difficult to get in during dinner at times. 2. Bbq grill takes a while to heat up but itll get there. Enjoy other dishes while meat slowly cooks - cook it well. 3. Service is a bit disgruntled but you can usually flag down a waitress to ask for more banchan (sides) or order more food, etc. 4. Even if you dont eat bbq, you will still smell like you rolled around in some. Laundry and shower time. 5. The staff/waitresses speak a mix of Chinese, some Korean, some Italian. Some English. You will probably connect with someone but the guy (manager?) with short hair seems to be the best multilinguist in the place. They seem to be best catered for Chinese clientele and of course Korean. Food was pretty good - we had the bbq beef (over marinated for our tastes but in Italy Ill takes what I can gets!) it comes with some lettuce to wrap your meat. You may need to ask for lettuce and/or rice. The dolsut bibimbap was pretty good with a bright orange egg yolk on top. Banchan was ok - pretty good for Italy! Service was at times a bit grumpy but effective. Overall, quite thankful for another food option. Hurray for Korean food! read more

This review is coming in 5 months a little late. After being in Italy for some odd 4-5 days I needed something other than pasta. This restaurant was close to our hotel and I was in dire need of some Asian food, so we tried it out. Till this day back in LA I still think of that spicy ramen noodle dish. They don't have an extensive list of meat like the ones in Korea town here but the ones they do have are delicious still. Side dishes were limited but it's all about the meat. People here comparing this restaurant to the ones in LA or NYC are crazy. You can't compare types restaurants from 2 different countries. Food was delicious, ambience was great and service was terrific even with the language barrier on my part. (Living in LA for 20 something years, I should know how to order basic Korean food like rice paper) Suffice to say, this place was so good, my fiancé and I went back the next night. If we have a chance to go back to Italy, we would definitely stop by again. read more

Had a great experience at Gangnam! Service was good even though the waiters spoke very little English and the food here was delicious :)

My family and I needed a break from Italian food so we decided to eat at this restaurant. The food was average. We are Korean so we know what Korean food tastes like, but the food that they severed was extremely different from what I'm use too. The kimchee soup was really sweet and the bulgoki was not what it was. So overall it was okay. However, There was no communication issue because they spoke Korean. read more

Affordable and reasonable yet the service quite irritates.. as we have been going there at least twice a week.. the servers and the owner are just unfriendly in general lol... Also the food are quite salty and too sweet sometimes. But definitely best of Korean restaurants in Florence. read more