Singapore is a cosmopolitan city-state and a popular tourist destination offering fine resorts and upscale shopping. A distinguishing characteristic of Singapore is its diversity, as there are cultural influences from China, Malaysia, India and England. A reflection of its collage of many influences, Singapore has a variety of international cuisine. There are several Korean restaurants in Singapore.
HaeBok's Korean Restaurant, named after one of the two sisters who opened the restaurant in 1989, serves home-cooked and authentic Korean food in a comfortable atmosphere and lies in the heart of the city in Furama City Centre within walking distance of Chinatown MRT Station. One of the most popular items on the menu is dok bok ki, a popular Korean snack that is soft and chewy rice cakes stir-fried in spicy sauce with fish cake and onions. The restaurant is also known for its sam gye tang, which is young spring chicken stuffed with glutinous rice, dates and ginseng, then boiled in flavored stock. HaeBok's Korean Restaurant offers catering and takes reservations for private dining rooms for large groups. The restaurant is closed on Sunday.
HaeBok's Korean Restaurant
60 Eu Tong Sen St., Furama City Centre
Singapore 059804
65-673-54440
haebok.com
Han Fung Korean BBQ Restaurant is known for its barbecue specialties but has other traditional Korean dishes on its menu as well. Popular choices include seol lang tang, which is noodles with ox bone soup, and hae mul pa jeon, which is a seafood pancake with spring onions. Other dishes include nak ji bok keum, which is stir-fried octopus, and bi bim naeng myun, which is spicy buckwheat noodles. The restaurant is closed on Tuesdays.
Han Fung Korean BBQ Restaurant
16 Cheong Chin Nam Road
Singapore 599740
65-646-57806
The award-winning New Seoul Korean Restaurant opened in 1999 and presents a casual, relaxing ambiance with Korean paintings and softly glowing miniature lampshades on the walls. The eatery is popular for its barbecue, which attracts both locals and visitors. Seoul Korean Restaurant welcomes people who are new to Korean food and has an easy-to-understand menu. Its barbecued seasoned pork rib and broiled beef are among the favorites. Other traditional Korean items include cold buckwheat vermicelli with chili sauce, dried pollack and kimchi soup. New Seoul Korean Restaurant sells Korean liquor and other nonalcoholic beverages, and corkage is fee. The restaurant is closed on Sundays.
New Seoul Korean Restaurant
72A Peck Seah St.
Singapore 079329
65-632-40200
