
H Market Eatery at H Mart
A mini Korean food court with nine shops, including bakery and noodle options
Occupying the leftmost side of the Irvine Westpark location of Korean supermarket chain H Mart, the H Market Eatery is a full-fledged food hall with nine restaurant spaces. These are the original vendors, some of which have been replaced since the store opened in fall 2022.
- Left Wing Korean Fried Chicken, a competitor to Furai, Pelicana, and BB.Q Chicken with four flavors (pretty good Honey Butter Garlic and Sweet & Spicy, shown; Soy Chili Garlic and Crispy Original, not)
- Tous les Jours, a small bakery like Paris Baguette or Sunmerry with nice macarons, cakes (sweet potato, shown), purple sweet potato and other bread loaves, mochi, and coffee.
- Myungrang Hotdog, Korean hot dog stand also selling semi-frozen Frosty lemonades and sweet rice Sik-Hyes.
- Another Irvine location of Kyodong Noodle, specialist in jjajangmyun black bean noodles and kkangpoon chicken and shrimp.
- Woomiok, a Korean restaurant with the classics – soups, japchae, and stone bowl rice.
- Menya Sandaime, serving five kinds of Japanese ramen.
- Tokyo Hamburg, also serving katsu, udon, and other Japanese items.
- Jopok Topokki, also selling Korean gimbap, sausages, and ramen.
- Cho Dang Tofu House, also serving bulgogi, bibimbap, and many other Korean mainstays.
Bear in mind that Market Eatery is in addition to H Mart’s impressively comprehensive Asian food and banchan sections, the latter loaded with every Korean side dish you can imagine. We noted when it opened that the sudden addition of so many dining options in a single plaza felt like a game-changer for Irvine-based fans of Korean and Japanese food, though early heavy demand declined as the store’s initial novelty wore off, and some vendors decamped for greener pastures. Other H Mart locations tend to have fewer small restaurants inside, and most likely less turnover as well.
Stats
Price: $-$$
Service: Counter
Open Since: 2022
Addresses
3825 Alton Pkwy.
Irvine, CA 92606
949.265.8585
Instagram: @hmartofficial