Korean

Daebak
⭐️ 4/5 ⭐️
🍴Unassuming spot for affordable and hearty Korean food.

𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐩 ($13.70) - Comforting soup that was light on the palette with depth of beef flavour. Enjoyed the sweet juicy radish and slurpworthy glass noodles. Only gripe was the hot temperature that made the beef was on the tougher side.

𝐁𝐁𝐐 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 ($12.70) - Rich and well-marinated succulent meat with mix of crunchy vegetables and sweet onions.

One can get a special promotional drink at only 90c during lunch hours;

📍@daebak.singapore, 3 outlets at Margaret Drive, Tai Seng, and Wilkie Road

- 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐣𝐣𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐦𝐲𝐞𝐨𝐧 ($16.90 alacarte) - Classic twist on the usual savory noodles with generous topping of crisp sweet potato shavings. Added a nice textural contrast and sweetness; def worth a try once but personally prefer the classic slurpworthy rendition.

𝟕-𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 & 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐤 ($33.90) - Eye-catching Tangsuyuk with fresh greens, paired with 4 homemade sauces of differing sweet, sour, spicy nature. Pork pieces were addictive with crispy light batter and tender meat.

𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐮𝐲𝐮𝐤 ($20) - Sweet and sour crispy fried pork. Addictive bites that leaned on the sweeter side.

𝐊𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐠𝐢 ($25) - Fried chicken chunks with succulent meat and flavourful sweet, garlic, sesame marination.

𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮 ($14) - Plump and generously loaded with aromatic mix of juicy minced meat and chives.

𝐉𝐣𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐦𝐲𝐞𝐨𝐧 ($13) - Lighter rendition with the use of leaner minced meat (opposed to fattier belly cuts in other restaurants). While not as flavour-packed or with wok hei, it was earthy tasting and satisfying. Personally would recommend adding $2 for the Gang Jjajangmyeon ($15) that includes an oozy sunny side up and juicy mushrooms.

𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐤𝐞 ($25) - More eggy rendition with good amounts of fresh seafood.

𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐟 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐛 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐩 ($35) - One of the better galbitang around with the delicately clean taste, depth of flavour, tender ribs, and sweet daikon.

👍🏼 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐢𝐩 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 ($188/ 650g) - Have the meats cooked for you, resulting in perfect done-ness! Quality cuts including juicy and succulent prime ribeye ($68), leaner boneless short ribs ($50), caramelized marinated pork collar ($36), and Kurobuta pork belly ($38).

Treat yourself and your friends and family to Seorae’s latest Festive set featuring 𝟵𝟮𝟬𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘁! The pork set goes for $188 while ours had mix of pork jowl (Hanjeongsal), chicken Dakgalbi, oyster blade, and beef skirt (Galmaegisal).

The set also included a delicious crispy pancake loaded with prawns and squid, choice of hearty soup, and an alcohol tower. Enjoyed the sweet and refreshing Lychee makkoli that paired well with the rich marinated meats.

📍@seoraesg, 02-01, @plazasingapura, Singapore (outlets also at Serangoon, Sengkang, Jurong, Tampines, Yishun)

Jjamppong had a savory spicy broth, smoky aroma, and depth of seafood flavour. Also enjoyed the assortment of seafood.

Jjajangmyeon was lighter on the palette with the use of more lean meat (opposed to fattier cuts in other restaurants). While not as flavour-packed or with wok hei, it was earthy tasting and still enjoyable. Would recommend going for their more affordable lunch sets as dinner time this was $15+

Been craving for Korean marinated crab since first trying them in Seoul 1 year ago and glad that more restaurants are slowly introducing them here. At $28+/piece, it’s decently priced considering we had it for $35 each in Korea.

While it can’t help but be less fresh than the source, it was nonetheless indulgent and satisfying. Their rendition featured less bright orange roe and were a tad more briny but well-marinated without being too salty. It’s not the easiest to dig through but the savory and umami-packed jelly-like meat were worth the effort.