A Fine Dining Veteran Brings a Tasting Menu Restaurant With Speakeasy Vibes to Melrose Hill

A Fine Dining Veteran Brings a Tasting Menu Restaurant With Speakeasy Vibes to Melrose Hill

Corridor 109 merges one chef’s fine dining training and Korean American upbringing to delightful effect.

After years of hosting sold-out pop-ups across Los Angeles, chef Brian Baik’s acclaimed Corridor 109 will open in its permanent Melrose Hill home on October 30.

At the new restaurant, Baik will serve an 11-course seafood-centric tasting menu at an intimate counter that seats only 10 diners.

“I was there all the time as a kid,”

Baik says, recalling his childhood spent at his parents’ restaurant, Koreatown bossam specialist Kobawoo House, which they opened in 1983.

Author's summary: Chef Brian Baik opens Corridor 109 in Melrose Hill.

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Eater LA Eater LA — 2025-10-29

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