Won Restaurant

You walk into Won and immediately feel the pull of a place that's doing something right. It's unpretentious but clearly cared for—the kind of restaurant where the kitchen isn't messing about with fusion nonsense, just solid, confident Korean food that makes you come back. The space itself has that warm, lived-in quality you want from a neighbourhood restaurant, nothing too showy. What sets it apart is the attention to detail: your banchan arrives properly, the broths taste like someone spent actual time on them, and the bulgogi doesn't taste like it's been sitting under a heat lamp. Locals have caught on, which is why booking ahead is essential. It's become the sort of place where you'll bump into the same faces, the kind of spot that's genuinely elevated St Albans' dining scene without any fuss.