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SAN FRANCISCO · KOREAN · LATE NIGHT

A night in SF. It ends at Cocobang.

Late-night Korean comfort food in downtown San Francisco.

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COCOBANG550 Taylor St, San Francisco
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01 / THE STORY

AI-generated illustration of half-and-half Korean fried chicken and side dishes.
A Korean spread made for sharing, late into the evening.AI-generated illustration

Live in San Francisco long enough, and you’re bound to know Cocobang.

When Korean food calls late at night, Cocobang is one of the places that comes to mind. On an evening when you want a warming bowl of soup or a plate of fried chicken, it’s a downtown spot to keep the conversation going with friends.

BTS has visited, and more recently, so has Jay Park. Knowing an artist you like has stopped by adds another reason to put Cocobang on your list. 1

K-pop plays, food and drinks fill the tables, and conversations carry through the room. It’s a scene that brings to mind a long evening out with friends in Korea.

What should we order?

02 / ON THE TABLE

A little heat. A warm spoonful.

The kind of late-night order that’s better shared.

AI-generated illustration of spicy Korean soft tofu soup.

Spicy tofu soup

순두부찌개 · Soondubu jjigae

For a night that calls for a warm bowl.

AI-generated illustration of spicy Korean rice cakes.

Tteokbokki

떡볶이 · Spicy rice cakes

For the craving that needs some heat.

AI-generated illustration of corn with melted cheese in a skillet.

Corn cheese

콘치즈

Set it in the middle. Pass it around.

AI-generated illustrationExplore Cocobang’s menu

Start with dishes to share. Half-and-half fried chicken, green onion chicken, spicy tteokbokki and corn cheese all fit the late-night mood. For something warming, add army stew or spicy tofu soup. Kimchi fried rice makes the meal a little more substantial.

Have a piece of chicken, follow it with a spoonful of soup, then pass around the corn cheese between spicy bites. Everyone gets a little of what they came for.

03 / BEFORE YOU GO

A little noise is part of the appeal. You raise your voice across the table, share what’s in the middle, and catch up on everything you didn’t get to say during the day. It’s a good setting for an evening with friends or one last meal after a night downtown.

Crisp chicken, spicy dishes and a warm bowl of soup: the sort of Korean evening you might find yourself missing, right here in San Francisco. Make Cocobang the plan for your next late dinner.

If you live in San Francisco and haven’t tried Cocobang, you haven’t tasted the whole story of Korean food in this city.

For a taste of Korean late-night dining in downtown SF, Cocobang belongs on your list.

Cocobang

Korean restaurant · San Francisco

550 Taylor St
San Francisco, CA 94102

Downtown SF · Dinner & late-night dining

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Sources & editorial note

This introduction draws on a contributor’s account and the restaurant sources linked here. AI assisted with editing and translation. The food images are AI-generated illustrations, not photographs of the restaurant or its actual dishes.

1. The mentions of visits by BTS and Jay Park come from the contributor. These visits and their timing have not been independently verified against public sources.

The team behind Roundmoa also works on Cocobang’s website.

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