Where to find Sydney’s best crepes
08 Feb 2023
08 Feb 2023
Pretty much everybody’s jumped aboard the KBBQ trend now…
…and we’re 100% here for it. Korean BBQ was basically a game-changer for grilling meats on the barbie, and there’s no wonder people have gone crazy over it. Tender, sizzling meats cooked by yours truly on your table. With an array of delectable sides like army stew and Korean souffle steamed egg, it makes for a well-rounded hearty meal that happens to be bang-on delicious. Here are all the top spots to hit up if you’re a fan of the good stuff.
Market City’s impressive 1909 Dining Precinct strikes gold once again with KOGI bbq. A crowd favourite, there’s almost always a wait or a queue and rightfully so, this resto serves up over 15 different cuts of premium pork and wagyu beef which you can choose to self-cook on your table’s charcoal hot plate or get a friendly team member to help you out.
The marinated pork and beef ribs are the stars of the show here, and when paired with their jiggly steamed souffle egg dish and banchan sides? Out of this world.
Dish Cult Recommends: The Marinated Beef Ribs
Yang San Park is undoubtedly one of the busiest kbbq spots in the city – and that’s saying a lot when you realise that the city’s rife with them. Generous servings come at affordable price points and with quality that’s bound to smooth over your bbq cravings. The waitstaff here may dress in a suspiciously familiar way if you’re into Kpop and boybands (a good look on them, public consensus agrees) and are eager to help you sear your meats if your barbeque skills land at middling at best.
The menu also features stews, cold noodle soups, and hot pots to share. Every dish is pretty much delicious and authentic enough to transport you right off to Seoul itself. Come early, the crowd awaits.
Dish Cult Recommends: The $15 Pork Belly
The Sydney outpost of South Korean-born and internationally renowned chain Bornga is set on Harbour Street in buzzy Haymarket.
Loud and vibey, the booths here are decently spaced out and the menu is vast with tons of meat options, traditional dishes, hot pots, stews, and rice dishes to satisfy even the pickiest of eaters. Expect high quality at reasonable prices and a selection of banchan that’s as delicious as it is varied. Marinated barbeque meats in modern surrounds doesn’t get any better than Bornga.
Fans of all-you-can-eat will have a field day at Se Jong, where the meats and side dishes are free flow for 2 hours. The waitstaff here is friendly and happy to help you straight into your impending food coma.
Come here with a hungry stomach and you’ll get a great feed of BBQ dishes like their cult favourite Korean Fried Chicken (that’s actually really good), tteobokki straight out of dramas, sushi, and a selection of desserts from fruits to pastries and ice cream. Are we in heaven?
Dish Cult Recommends: The $35 Buffet
Seoul-Ria is a spot-on choice for premium cuts of meat served with dishes so sinfully good, you’ll wonder why you don’t eat this everyday.
If you’re after variety, Seoul-Ria has that and more. The menu here features neng myun (cold Korean noodles perfect for beating the heat) served with deep-fried pork tonkatsu, boneless chicken, and even dosirak (traditional Korean lunchboxes). After indulging in their marinated beef ribs and chicken thigh fillets, order their gam ja tang that’s a spicy pork bone and potato hot pot stew and go home extremely fulfilled and happy.
Dish Cult Recommends: The $48 Gam Ja Tang
Gyeong Bok Gung Korean BBQ
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Banchan here makes a play for the star of the show, with the dishes forming a spread across your table that you’ll be heavily tempted to finish before the meat makes its way to you. Plus, it’s even free refills.
Meat here come with all the usual suspects of marinated galbi pork ribs, thinly sliced wagyu beef belly, and beef brisket. If the rich meats and selection of side dishes haven’t filled you up, do yourself a favour and grab the marinated beef stew in stone pot and chive pancake for a meal you’ll be hard-pressed to forget.
Dish Cult Recommends: The $17 Bulgogi Stew in Stone pot
Certifiably a Korean household staple, 678 Korean BBQ is a mega-brand owned by comedian Kang Ho Dong that built a status for itself as purveyors of reliably tender quality meats like Wagyu, and authentic Korean dishes and banchan that give the bbq you came for a run for it’s money.
Most beef cuts here come from internationally renowned Wagyu farms and boast marbling and melt-in-your-mouth texture like no other. You’ll get pajeon (Korean pancake), cold Korean noodles, and bibimbap in droves, and the banchan that accompany your meal are all made in house, so you can pair those mandu dumplings with some wildly delicious kimchi.
Dish Cult Recommends: The $27 Korean Style Seafood Pancake
