Korean restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Han Oak is a restaurant servingKorean cuisine inPortland, Oregon 'sKerns neighborhood, in the United States. Owned by chef Peter Cho and partner Sun Young Park, Han Oak wasThe Oregonian 's Restaurant of the Year in 2017.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
The menu has included noodles,[ 4] soondae (blood sausage), Korean fried chicken wings, spicy rice cake ramen, and dumplings.[ 5] [ 6]
Cho and Park opened Han Oak in 2016, in the Ocean building on Northeast Glisan.[ 7] [ 8]
The restaurant was featured in the season two premiere ofDavid Chang 'sNetflix showUgly Delicious [ 9] Somebody Feed Phil [ 10] Karen Brooks visited the restaurant for an episode ofHulu 'sEater's Guide to the World [ 11]
In 2022, Han Oak re-opened after a nearly two-year closure,[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
Han Oak andShake Shack partnered to host apop-up in 2023, ahead of the chain's first restaurant in Portland.[ 15] [ 16]
In 2017, Han Oak was named Restaurant of the Year byThe Oregonian Portland Monthly [ 17] [ 18]
The business was included inEsquire [ 19] StarChefs .[ 20] [ 21] Time Out Portland 's 2025 list of the city's eighteen best restaurants.[ 22] Condé Nast Traveler 's 2025 list of Portland's 23 best restaurants.[ 23] Portland Monthly 's 2025 list of 25 restaurants "that made Portland".[ 24]
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