Jjigae · Gui · Bibimbap

Nak Won

A Korean kitchen that has fed the Yonge & Finch crowd for years — stone bowls of bibimbap, stews still bubbling at the table, charcoal grills, and a table full of banchan with every order. Open late, every night.

A Korean bibimbap served in a bowl surrounded by an array of side dishes
Bibimbap, banchan, and a stew that's still bubbling
I

A piece of home on Yonge Street.

Nak Won — 낙원, "paradise" — has been a fixture of North York's Korean community for years, tucked into the stretch of Yonge between Finch and Steeles where the city's Koreatown spills north.

“The kind of place you end up at 1 a.m. — and again next week.”

The kitchen runs on the home-cooking standbys: stews that simmer for hours, marinated meats for the grill, rice bowls crowned with a runny egg, and an honest spread of banchan refilled without asking. Comfortable, generous, and open well past midnight.

A table set with many bowls of Korean dishes and side dishes
II

How a meal goes here.

  1. 1

    The banchan land first

    Kimchi, pickled radish, seasoned greens and more arrive before you've ordered — and they get topped up, no charge.

  2. 2

    Pick your centre

    A clay pot of jjigae, marinated bulgogi or galbi for the grill, or a sizzling stone bowl of bibimbap to mix yourself.

  3. 3

    Stay a while

    Rice, soup and good company. Nobody rushes you out — the kitchen's open long after most of Yonge has gone quiet.

IV

Come hungry, stay late.

5594 Yonge Street
North York, Ontario  M2N 5S4

Sunday — Thursday
11:00 am — 1:00 am
Friday — Saturday
11:00 am — 3:00 am

Cash & card. Near Yonge & Finch; transit and street parking close by. Hours can shift on holidays — a quick call confirms.

Stews, grill & rice. Open late on Yonge.