Something other than tremendously delightful Korean passage consistently returns me to more joyful, more straightforward occasions—when the only thing I needed to stress over was which city to visit straight away. I'm sure many offer a similar love towards the cooking as I do, for reasons that are interesting and substantial in methods of their own.
I'm bringing you ten authentic Korean Restaurant run by Koreans, so you don't need to look excessively for the following time you end up aching for legitimate jjajangmyeon that hits the spot.
8. Jangsu Korean BBQ
Fairly a secret diamond, there hasn't been a lot going around about this modest Korean-run foundation along with Teck Chye Patio. I'll give you access on somewhat private—until a Korean companion of mine as of late recommended Jangsu Korean BBQ to me, I hadn't known about the spot by the same token. It begins with an ahjumma's hello as I venture into Jangsu—their first client of the day, as it turns out. Jjampong (S$15) and Bibim Naengmyeon (S$13) are must-orders in my books whenever I visit Korean foundations, while a companion of mine depends on Jangsu's grilled meats.
We choose the Soy Sauce Chicken (S$19) and Chilli Pork Stomach (S$22), both cooked right at our tables on a hot flame broil. In case you're proposing to go all out for a full-bodied dinner, bar-b-que sets of different levels are accessible as well. Set A (S$68) comprises meat midsection, hamburger sirloin, meat top edge, steamed egg, and soup decision. For more reasonable options, Set B and Set C go at S$57 each, both qualifying you for meat sirloin, pork shoulder, pork midsection, chicken, steamed egg and a decision of soup; with the solitary contrast between the two lies in the chicken's sauce—soy or zesty.
Location: 19 Teck Chye Porch, Singapore 545725
Tel: +65 6289 4104
Timings: 11am – 3pm and 5pm – 10.30pm
7. Hansik Restaurant
Presumably, one of the simplest to get to on this list, Hansik Restaurant, is found right smack in Heartland Shopping centre, which sits on the cusp of Kovan MRT Station. Obliging northeast coffee shops from everywhere in the area, make sure to show up sooner than expected to catch yourself a table before it becomes busy come dinnertime.
The Green Tea Pork Gut (S$23/200g) is a fascinating find on the menu, while the works of art like Ginseng Chicken Soup (S$23) and Boneless Hamburger Rib (S$38/100g) hardly turn out badly. Cut into delicate, tumble off-the-bone chicken from your Ginseng Chicken Soup and polish the feast off with spoonfuls of a fragrant, spice loaded chicken stock. In case you're searching for the natural taste of Seoul of a mid-year evening, Hansik's the spot to be.
Location: 205 Hougang Street 21, Singapore 530205
Tel: +65 6288 2448
Timings: Mon: 11am – 3pm and 5pm – 9.30pm
6. Ju Shin Jung
This eatery needs no presentation—Ju Shin Jung's fame represents itself with no issue as long lines and indeed developing reservation records. It vows to fulfil even the hungriest of cafes with free-stream meats.
For the whole actual Korean eating experience, decide on the conventional seating with floor pads and a low table. However, on the off chance that you're 25 yet essentially 52, your throbbing back may urgently weep for seats with help, and I don't fault you.
With the eatery acclaimed for its generous banchan (small side dishes) spread, visitors of Ju Shin Jung won't ever go hungry nor be shy of choices. Their limitless grill choices is a remarkable masterpiece as well, with seven diverse menu dishes available for anyone—charm sam gyup (beef belly), bulgogi (seasoned cut beef), sam gyup sal (pork belly), mok sal (pork collar), daeji (marinated pork), dak (marinated chicken), and saewoo (prawn). Make the most of your gala matched with a simple bap (rice) or in the ssam (wrap) style, which is grilled meat enclosed by a lettuce leaf close by different fixings like seaweed, kimchi, and bean sprouts.
Location: 27 West Coast Highway, #01-18/19, Westway IF, Singapore 117867
Tel: +65 6464 0872
Timings: 12pm – 3pm and 6pm – 11pm
5. Kim Dae Mun
Ok, a well-known one with understudies and those on a budget. Kim Dae Mun was a commonly recognized name among my companions back in my uni days, when we'd frequently jump on a transport down to the eatery from SMU to get a speedy Korean lunch fix. Situated on the main floor of Concorde Shopping centre, Kim Dae Mun isn't just well known for its benefit. Its value list alone is sufficient to pull in numerous from all over, each expecting to experience a Korean charge that will not damage the wallet.
Mains start from S$7.50, with the least expensive things on the menu being the soup dishes. The remainder of the menu alternatives doesn't wander a long way from the value point, with Fried Saba Fish (S$8), Bibimbap (S$8), and Pan Seared Cut Fish (S$9) trailing intently behind. It will not knock your socks off. I'll be quick to concede. However, Kim Dae Mun is the place where you'll go for that short and moderate trace of Korean flavours for when you're hoping to satisfy that hankering on a tight spending plan. Consider it bona fide Korean food with the sticker price of food court grub, and it improves everything.
Location: 100 Orchard Road, Concorde Hotel Singapore, #01-03D, Singapore 238840
Tel: +65 6737 6857
Timings: Tue to Sun: 11am – 8.30pm, Mon: Shut
4. Hanwoori Korean Restaurant
A straightforward establishment, Hanwoori Korean Restaurant sits on the side of Serangoon Gardens and is helmed by a Korean woman who has an incredible character, as some endearingly remember. Try not to hope to be called 'ma'am' and guided around here—Hanwoori is the place where you two or three brews and loosen up with companions after a week's worth of work that was five days excessively long.
The Haemul Tang (S$18), or fish soup, has been praised as the dish to attempt here. Kieran jjim (S$13), which is steamed egg, will consistently be one of my number one sides at any Korean foundation just in light of how exemplary and unfailingly delicious it is, regardless of where you are.
Location: 76 Serangoon Garden Way, Singapore 555972
Tel: +65 6283 6339
Timings: Mon: 11.30am – 2.30pm and 5.30pm – 10pm, Tue: Shut
3. Big Mama
Like Tanjong Pagar, Tiong Bahru is another 'hood you can rely on for some reasonable ol' Korean charge, or simply an assortment of foods as a rule. What's more, that is by and large where Big Mom—home to Singapore's only suyuk place—is found. Suzuki (S$25), in a real sense meaning 'water meat', alludes to meat cuts that have been bubbled and prepared and is intended to be appreciated with soya sauce, vinegar, cucumbers, celery, and hot soybean sprouts, if one so satisfies.
The foundation's backstory comes as a reasonably endearing story, with the café set up by previous guardian and coach Sweets Namgung Ji Youthful who used to cook for her Korean understudies while concentrating Singapore. Swing by for a sample of the elusive suyuk, and remember to say howdy to Ji Youthful if you end up running into each other.
Location: 2 Kim Tian Road, Singapore 169244
Tel: +65 6270 7704
Timings: 11.30am – 3pm and 5.30pm – 10.30pm
2. Kim's Family Food
Since quite a while ago, viewed as one of the OGs of public style Korean bar-b-que joints, Kim's Family Food is known to present credible Korean cooking along Magnificence World.
Request with alert because their serving partitions are famously large, yet that is what your ears were longing to hear in case you're a brave, meat-eating cafe. Around there, take yourself out. Numerous regulars who successive the spot continually rave about the extensive banchan options—12 different dishes, at that.
Location: 17 Lorong Kilat, Singapore 598139
Tel: +65 6465 0535
Timings: Tue to Sun: 12pm – 2.30pm and 5pm – 10pm
1. Guiga Korean BBQ Restaurant
Collecting just raving surveys from numerous who have visited, Guiga Korean BBQ is where you're searching for if assortment is the thing you look for. Having a place with many Korean eateries around Tanjong Pagar Street, Guiga stands apart from the rest through the best slices of meats flame-broiled flawlessly.
Relish Barbecue Meat (S$30) grilled on the spot by administration staff for the ideal temperature and doneness, or essentially do it without anyone else's help in case you're adequately specific. The way into any extraordinary flame-broiled meat lies in the marinade—and the all-around prepared cuts at Guiga will more than please. Actually, like some other Korean bar-b-que experience, be that as it may be set up to leave possessing an aroma like pork midsections and hamburger cuts; yet on the other hand, by what other method would you realize you've had a lip-smacking feast?
Location: 134 Tanjong Pagar Street, Singapore 088538
Tel: +65 6221 3001
Timings: Mon to Thu: 11am – 3pm and 5pm – 11pm ,Fri: 11am – 3pm and 5pm – 1am, Sat: 11am – 1am ,Sun: 11am – 12am
