I am not sure about you, but I definitely am a sucker for sappy Korean romcoms. I always end up with baggy eyes and a rumbling tummy from pulling all-nighters to binge-watch the shows. This in turn makes me go on a crazy Korean feast the next day, usually at a Korean BBQ buffet restaurant. For those of you who love to eat Korean food after watching K-dramas, check out this list of 15 best places for Korean BBQ buffets!
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Located just a few minutes’ walk away from Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station, I’m Kim Korean BBQ is often bustling with hungry people during lunch. Among their array of marinated meat, a few popular picks would be their spicy volcano chicken and succulent beef. There is also a wide variety of side dishes available, including kimchi soup, tteokbokki, and a self-serve salad bar.
The buffet goes at $18.90++ per person for lunch, including weekends and public holidays. Dinner goes at $28.90++ from Monday to Thursday, and $29.90++ from Friday to Sunday, including public holidays.
Address: 1 Zubir Said Drive, #01-04/05/06/07, School of The Arts, Singapore 227968
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am to 4pm, 5:30pm to 10pm (Fridays will be closed at 10:30pm), Sat-Sun 11:30am to 4:30pm, 5:30pm to 10:30pm
Tel: 6238 7218
Website
I’m Kim is not a halal-certified eatery.
If you’re after a budget-friendly Korean BBQ fix, head to Teng Sheng Korean BBQ Buffet. With two outlets at SIM Campus and ITE College Central, this no-frills eatery offers an $18 nett weekday lunch buffet with free-flow seafood—think prawns, sotong, and fish—plus a decent variety of marinated meats such as pork belly and beef short ribs. Load up your plate with sides: tteokbokki, fried chicken wings, as well as the usual kimchi and gochujang.
Drinks and fruits are also included, which makes this already affordable meal even more value-for-money. Dinner and weekend prices are just $22 nett, and kids under 1.4m dine for $10, making this a great pick for families too.
Check out our Teng Sheng Korean BBQ review.
ITE College Central
Address: 2 Ang Mo Kio Drive, Block F, #02-09, AMK ITE Central, Singapore 567720
Opening hours: Daily 10am to 10pm
Tel: 65551696
SIM Campus
Address: 461 Clementi Road #03-02D Singapore 599491 (Food Gallery)
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 4:30pm to 10pm, Sat-Sun & PH 10am to 10pm
Tel: 87618317
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Teng Sheng is not a halal-certified eatery
Located just two minutes from Maxwell MRT Station, Gogi Buffet Korean BBQ is a great go-to if you’re craving a hearty K-BBQ meal in the CBD. But there’s also another outlet in Upper Thomson for those who prefer to be somewhere more chill. The buffet offers serious value with over 50 free-flow items, including marinated beef, pork, chicken, and an array of banchan. And it’s priced at just $23++ per person for weekday lunch.
Swing by for dinner or on weekends at $32++ to enjoy premium picks, including LA Galbi, which are LA-style grilled beef short ribs. The vibes here are cosy and unpretentious, and with the warm service plus 4.9-star rating on Google, you’ll know it’s a solid pick for your K-BBQ cravings.
Check out our Gogi Buffet Korean BBQ feature.
Tanjong Pagar
Address: 22 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore 088445
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 12pm to 2:30pm, 5pm to 11pm, Sat-Sun 12pm to 11pm
Tel: 6531 0677
Upper Thomson
Address: 263 Upper Thomson Road, Soo Chow Garden Rd, 574390
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 12pm to 2:30pm, 5pm to 11pm, Sat-Sun 12pm to 11pm
Tel: 6592 2988
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Gogi Buffet Korean BBQ is not a halal-certified eatery.
Dishing up fuss-free Korean BBQ, Maru Korean BBQ Buffet will please those looking for a simple but satisfying Korean BBQ restaurant. The marinated meats are seasoned just enough to pack a punch of flavour, without being too heavy on the palate. Other side dishes include takoyaki, japchae, and tteokbokki, along with free-flow fruit cordials.
Be sure to only grab what you can stomach, ‘cause this restaurant has a policy of charging $50 per 100g of leftovers! The buffet starts at $26.90+ for lunch.
Address: 16 Cheong Chin Nam Road, Singapore 599740
Opening hours: Daily 12pm to 11pm
Tel: 8183 4939
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Maru Korean BBQ Buffet is not a halal-certified eatery.
K.Cook Korean BBQ Buffet has two outlets: Orchard Central and Bidadari Park. Their meat selection includes a wide variety of marinated and non-marinated cuts, as well as seafood such as squid and prawn. Help yourself to a bowl of spicy tofu stew, which has a tangy flavour and leaves a lingering heat on your tongue.
For adults, the lunch buffet is priced at $20.90++ for weekdays and $30.90++ for weekends. If you’re visiting for dinner, it’s priced at $30.90++ for Mondays to Thursdays, and $32.90++ for the rest of the week.
Orchard Central
Address: 181 Orchard Road, #07-01, Orchard Central, Singapore 238896
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 11:30am to 3pm, 5:30pm to 10pm, Fri 11:30am to 3pm, 5pm to 10pm, Sat-Sun 11:30am to 10pm
Tel: 6884 7282
Bidadari Park
Address: 11 Bidadari Park Drive, Mall, #02-49/50 The Woodleigh
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 11:30am to 3pm, 5:30pm to 10pm, Fri 11:30am to 3pm, 5pm to 10pm, Sat-Sun 11:30am to 10pm
Tel: 6322 3392
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K.Cook is not a halal-certified eatery.
For a value-for-money meal, Sin Manbok Korean Restaurant has an all-you-can-eat buffet that starts from $31++ per person for lunch. Expect good quality meats, side dishes, spicy tteokbokki, cheese scallops, kimchi pancakes, army stew, veggies, and fried chicken—all served with refillable cold tea.
If you stay at Bukit Timah, check out these Bukit Timah Korean restaurants!
Bukit Timah
Address: 17 Cheong Chin Nam Road, Singapore 599741
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs, Sun 11:30am to 11pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am to 11:30pm
Tel: 6466 4342
Tanjong Pagar
Address: 81 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore 088502
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 3am
Tel: 6221 7030
Sin Manbok is not a halal-certified eatery.
Don Dae Bak features special charcoal grills that impart a smoky taste to your meat. Their buffet prices are a flat $34.90++ all week, with a dining time of 90 minutes. On top of the free-flow buffet, other stellar a la carte dishes include Kimchi Pancake ($25++) and Hot Stone Bibimbap ($16++).
Address: 35 Kreta Ayer Road, Singapore 089000
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 5am
Tel: 6226 1727
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Don Dae Bak is not a halal-certified eatery
For those who are in the mood to splurge a little, Seoul Restaurant at Conrad Singapore Orchard gives you a more premium K-BBQ buffet experience. Prices start at $49++ for lunch and $79++ for dinner without beef, but we recommend going for the normal buffet, which includes unlimited servings of beef brisket, boneless beef short rib, L.A. galbi, and more. It starts at $59++ for lunch and $89++ for dinner.
You’ll also get a good variety of pork cuts, seafood such as prawns and squid, and free-flow side dishes including kimchi pancake, tteokbokki, and sundubu-jjigae. It’s not the cheapest on the list, but considering the quality and variety of meats, the experience is well worth the price. For a special treat, the $119++ premium buffet includes Wagyu beef and spicy marinated crabs.
Check out our Seoul Restaurant feature.
Address: 1 Cuscaden Road, #03-02, Conrad Singapore, Singapore 249715
Opening hours: Daily 12pm to 3pm, 6pm to 10:30pm
Tel: 6338 8548
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Seoul Restaurant is not a halal-certified eatery.
Ju Shin Jung Korean Restaurant offers a range of BBQ sets that cater to your preference for meat. If you’re feeling ravenous that day, go for their Unlimited BBQ, priced at$38++ for lunch, $42++ for dinner on Mondays to Thursdays, and $48++ for dinner on Fridays to Sundays. You’ll get to enjoy free-flow marinated meat such as sliced beef, prawn, and pork belly, along with a main dish of your choice.
Website | Full list of outlets
Ju Shin is not a halal-certified eatery.
Dookki Singapore is a little bit more unconventional. It’s a Korean buffet, but instead of pork belly slabs, you’ll be getting an unlimited supply of army stew and chewy tteokbokki instead! The Tteokbokki Buffet ($20.80++) lasts for 90 minutes, and for that duration, you can stuff yourself full of tasty rice cakes. For another $10.80++, you can get a ring of cheesy sauce to pair them with. Toss them right into the bubbling pot of army stew, and then coat them in layer after layer of molten cheese.
Check out our full Dookki review.
Website | Full list of outlets
Dookki is not halal-certified but they do not serve pork or lard.
Located in Tampines, Captain Kim is a Muslim-friendly Korean BBQ and hotpot buffet, offering over 60 varieties of food at affordable prices. The weekday lunch buffet is priced at $18.90++ per person and $20.90++ for weekends. The dinner buffet is priced at $28.90++ on weekdays and $29.90++ on weekends. While waiting for the meat to cook, check out their ready-to-eat section, which has glass noodles, tteokbokki, and truffle fries.
Check our Captain Kim review!
Website | Full list of outlets
Captain Kim is a halal-certified eatery.
Another affordable option is SSAK3, which serves a wide variety of meat, stews, soju, and beer for a full Korean BBQ experience. Their buffet starts at $29.90+ per person, at dinnertime, from Monday to Thursday.
For ala carte orders, pork lovers can go for their SSAK3 Set ($50++), which serves up to three people and includes a variety of pork and beef.
Check out our SSAK3 review!
Address: 231 Bain Street, #02-01, Bras Basah Complex, Singapore 180231
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am to 2:30pm, 5pm to 10:30pm, Sun 11:30am to 3:30pm, 5pm to 10:30pm
Tel: 6336 4476
Website
SSAK3 is not a halal-certified eatery
Danji Korean BBQ has all-you-can-eat Korean dishes at affordable prices. For lunch, expect to spend $23++ per person on weekdays. Dinner on both weekdays and weekends will set you back $32++. There are over 40 items on the menu, spanning sides such as tteokbokki and house-made kimchi, as well as bossam pork, to meats and seafood. We recommend their wine-marinated pork belly, which is grilled to extra-tender ends, and the sweet-salty beef bulgogi.
Address: 133 New Bridge Road, #02-35 Chinatown Point, Singapore 059413
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 11am to 2:30pm, 5:30pm to 10pm, Sat-Sun 11:30am to 10pm
Tel: 6694 9566
Danji is not a halal-certified eatery.
Seafood lovers, head down to Gangnam Story for your barbecue and hotpot fix. The Orchard eatery prides themselves on the quality of their offerings, where diners can enjoy a wide variety of fresh seafood, from prawns to crabs, and premium meats, as part of the buffet. You pay $27.90++ per person for weekday lunch, and get to enjoy their two-in-one buffet till you’re stuffed.
Address: 181 Orchard Road, #08-04/05, Orchard Central, Singapore 238896
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 10:30pm
Tel: 8799 6061
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Gangnam Story is not a halal-certified eatery.
For those who can’t live without meat, Omma Korean Charcoal BBQ’s Bukit Timah outlet has all-day free-flow meat from Mondays to Thursdays. That’s right, you get to indulge in all-you-can-eat beef short plate, pork belly, chicken thigh, kimchi soup, and rice. Plus, they provide high-quality cuts of meat that are cut to order, so you know you’ll be getting the best quality. All at $39.80 per person, too.
Address: 20 Cheong Chin Nam Road, Singapore 599744
Opening hours: Daily 12pm to 11pm
Tel: 65139553
Website
Omma Korean Charcoal BBQ is not a halal-certified eatery.
There is no such thing as a bad meal if the meal comes with unlimited food. If you’re more of a single-serving eater, check out these affordable Korean food places! Otherwise, check out our guide to the best Korean cafes in Singapore.