Which DOPI London Menu Made Them THE Korean Bar

There’s a Korean pocha in East London called DOPI, and what makes it interesting is how it stayed completely off the radar for so long. No influencer push, no ads, no campaigns. Just a quiet crowd of Korean models, creatives, and locals who preferred a calmer spot over the louder Korean bars in Soho.

In Korea, a pocha is a casual drinking place where the food is just as important as the drinks, and DOPI leans into that. It’s relaxed, simple, and feels made for people who want to switch off without any noise.

I first came across DOPI when I was craving Korean fried chicken and saw it on Uber Eats. When I tried it, I wasn’t expecting it to be that good.

So I reached out to them a few times to ask if they’d ever want to do something together. They weren’t sure at first, which makes sense. Who am I to them, really? But I kept trying. And after few month of going back and forth, they were opened up working with an influencer.

DOPI London

DOPI is technically spelled like 도피, the Korean word for “escaping.” But the funny part is that their front sign isn’t actually based on 도피소. It’s a play on 대피소, which means “shelter” or “emergency refuge” in Korea.