Located on the corner of the Sukhumvit Road and Soi 12, Sukhumvit Plaza is informally known as Korea Town in Bangkok because it is packed with three floors of businesses selling imported Korean products. Over time this shopping plaza has become the centre of Bangkok’s Korean community and the best place in Thailand to eat authentic Korean food.
Korean food is a distinctive Asian cuisine and very different to Thai food. The mainstay of Korean restaurant food is the BBQ, which comes in the form of a grill over hot coals set in the middle of the dining table. Typically beef and pork is used. In the restaurants featured below the waiter and waitress will manage the cooking which is done at your table.
Korean food is, however, much more than just BBQ. Other famous dishes include:
Bibimbab: a warm rice topped with namul (sautéed and seasoned vegetables) and gochujung (chilli pepper seasoning) and meats and egg
Naengmyeong: buckwheat noodles on cold or hot spicy broth
Sundubu: kimchi stew with raw egg, vegetables, clams, tofu and various other ingredients served boiling at the table. Adding rice is optional