Korean food has edged its way into becoming one of the most beloved foreign cuisines in Singapore, evident from the numerous Korean eateries dotted around our island. Here, we’ve collated a list of best Korean restaurants in Tanjong Pagar and the CBD to fix your K-food cravings. Ranging from mouth-watering K-BBQ to lip-smacking army stew, these highly-raved places will leave you in the most satisfying food coma.
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Run by a Korean mother-daughter duo, Charim Korean BBQ is a restaurant serving up legit Korean fare till 1am on most days. During our visit, we tried the Beef Shrimp Spicy Rice Cake ($28++), a sweet-spicy dish comprising rice cakes, peeled prawns, and thinly sliced tender beef brisket. We recommend sharing this with three or four diners as the serving is huge! Alternatively, go for the comforting Soybean Stew ($13++), best eaten with rice.
Read our Charim Korean BBQ review.
Address: 65 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore 088486
Opening hours: Tue-Sat 11:30am to 1am, Sun 11:30am to 12am
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Charim Korean BBQ is not a halal-certified eatery.
This one’s for fans of Korean fried chicken: Daily Beer is a popular fried chicken chain with over 370 outlets in Korea. They’ve finally reached our shores in Telok Ayer with their delicious offerings. If you love your fried chicken hot and spicy, opt for the Angry Bird ($27.90++), featuring 600g of deep-fried wings. Otherwise, there’s the half-and-half option that gives you the best of both worlds. We recommend the Original and Black, where the latter comes with sweet garlic soy sauce.
Read our Daily Beer review.
Address: 212 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068645
Opening hours: Sun-Thurs 11:30am to 11pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am to 12:30am
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Daily Beer is not a halal-certified eatery.
If you’d like to try something other than Korean BBQ and tteokbokki, Sagye is one for the books. This Tanjong Pagar restaurant specialises in pot rice, a traditional Korean dish topped with all sorts of ingredients and steamed in a hot pot. The Chicken ($17.80++) is one of the more affordable options here, but if you don’t mind splurging, go straight for the Beef Short Rib ($32.80++). This features grilled beef short rib, spring onions, roasted sesame, and a raw egg yolk atop a bed of rice, paired with a soup or stew of the day, alongside four different banchan AKA side dishes.
Read our Sagye review.
Address: 95 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore 088516
Opening hours: Sun-Thurs 11am to 2pm, 5:30pm to 9:30pm, Fri-Sat 11am to 2pm, 5:30pm to 10pm
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Sagye is not a halal-certified eatery.
D’RIM Korean Steak House is one of the fancy Korean restaurants perfect for celebrating special occasions with your loved ones. They are best known for the D’RIM Beef Cuts ($189++ per person), consisting of a few cuts of marinated short rib, sirloin steak, chuck flap, kimchi, vegetables, and soybean tofu stew. Their beef cuts were delicious on our visit, but what really stole our hearts was the D’RIM Signature Noodle ($33++), which is essentially cold, silky buckwheat noodles drenched in a nutty perilla seed sauce.
Read our D’RIM Korean Steak House review.
Address: 333A Orchard Road, #02-14, Mandarin Gallery, Singapore 238897
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 12pm to 3pm, 6pm to 11pm, Sat-Sun 11:30am to 3pm, 5pm to 11pm
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D’RIM Korean Steak House is not a halal-certified eatery.
Korean BBQ isn’t always about pork and beef. At Meatchelin, it’s about having Korean “oppa chefs” grill lamb on a barbeque right in front of you. For the best experience, get the Meatchelin Signature Lamb Ribs ($138++), which comes with six pieces of lamb ribs. You don’t have to worry about gamey flavours, but if you’d still like some alternatives, we recommend the tender and buttery Wagyu Sirloin ($58++).
Read our Meatchelin review.
Address: 66 Tanjong Pagar Road, #02-01, Singapore 088487
Opening hours: Daily 12pm to 12am
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Meatchelin is not a halal-certified eatery.
Consider paying a visit to Dal.Komm Playground the next time you’re in Bugis—the cafe offers a good range of food, drinks, and desserts! We started our meal with the Signature Seafood Kimchi Ramyun Soup ($39.90++), boasting a rich seafood broth with noodles and fresh crab, prawns, and octopus. Pair this with the Pan Fried Sotteok ($16.90++), a popular street snack in Korea featuring rice cakes and sausages evenly coated in a sweet-spicy sauce. Round off your meal with their Cruffin French Toast ($18.90++), featuring pan-fried cruffins topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Read our Dalkomm Playground review.
Address: 124 Beach Road, #01-08, Guoco Midtown, Singapore 189771
Opening hours: Daily 10am to 10pm
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Dal.Komm Playground is not a halal-certified eatery.
Another Korean pot rice spot on our list is Sotpot at Suntec City. Though the restaurant hasn’t been around for a long time, they have already garnered more than 1,000 reviews on Google. If you’re curious whether it’s worth all the hype, get a pot of their Duroc Belly with Fried Kimchi ($24.90++) and Beef Woodae ($29.90++) to try. The former features a hearty serving of pork belly steak and kimchi, finished with chopped spring onions and sesame seeds. The beef pot rice, on the other hand, sees beef cubes instead of pork belly steak!
Read our Sotpot review.
Address: 3 Temasek Boulevard, #03-304/305, Sky Garden Suntec City, 038983
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am to 3:30pm, 5:30pm to 9pm, Sat-Sun 11am to 3pm, 5pm to 9pm
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Sotpot is not a halal-certified eatery.
Sodam Korean Restaurant is a strong contender in Tanjong Pagar as they open till 6am daily, which is not very common across Korean restaurants in Singapore. They are best known for their Korean BBQ experience, made even better with a team of efficient and experienced staff who are there to grill the meat to perfection, just for you. Begin your feast with the Ice Aged Pork Belly ($29++); every piece boasts a good meat-to-fat ratio, and though thick, the meat isn’t tough at all. After you’re done, move on to the Beef Short Ribs ($48++), cooked to a medium rare for that melt-in-your-mouth goodness.
Read our Sodam Korean Restaurant review.
Address: 48 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore 088469
Opening hours: Daily 5pm to 6am
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Sodam Korean Restaurant is not a halal-certified eatery.
At Um Yong Baek, you can get Busan-famous pork soup and rice for lunch. Located along the happening Telok Ayer stretch, this popular restaurant shot to fame for their Korean pork and rice soup, AKA Dwaeji Gukbap, a dish that dates back to the Korean War.
There’s the Milyang-style Pork and Rice Soup ($21+), which stars a thick pork bone broth with copious amounts of pork leg, cheek, chin, and stomach. A generous serving of short-grain rice sits in the hearty soup, for you to enjoy together alongside the meat. Head down early because they have a cap of 80 bowls served daily.
Read our Um Yong Baek review.
Boon Tat Street outlet
Address: 27 Boon Tat Street, #01, Singapore 069623
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 3pm, 5:30pm to 10pm
Telok Ayer Street outlet
Address: 80/82 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 048466
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 11am to 3:30pm, 5:30pm t o 10pm
Tel: 8843 5968
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Um Yong Baek is not a halal-certified eatery.
SODENG Korean Restaurant offers Singapore’s first duck KBBQ. The duck is cooked on a sodaeng (소댕), or the pot lid of an ancient Korean cooking vessel called the gamasot (가마솥), providing a unique dining experience.
Choose from a selection of Roasted Duck ($34++), Hand-rub Duck with Marinade ($35++), and more. Besides their duck KBBQ dishes, they also have dishes made with a base of duck broth: Spicy Kimchi Noodles ($17++), Seafood Soybean Paste Stew ($17++), Duck Kimchi Stew ($17++). If you’re looking for a non-duck option, there’s Woo-Dae Galbi ($42++ per person), or beef prime ribs.
Read our SODENG Korean Restaurant review.
Address: 175 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068623
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am to 3pm, 5pm to 10pm, Sat 11:30am to 10:30pm
Tel: 8503 8253
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SODENG Korean Restaurant is not a halal-certified eatery.
If you’re looking for Korean-Chinese food, check out GO K Jjajang. Don’t miss out on their specialty dish, Go K Jja Jang Myun ($14++), AKA Korean-Chinese black bean sauce noodles.
To get your money’s worth, grab a friend and go for their set meal that’s suitable for two: Tang Su Yuk Set (from $50++), Prawn Set (from $71++), and Chicken Set (from $57++). The set comprises three dishes: GO K Tang Su Yuk/Chilli Joong Ha Sae Woo/Kkan Pung Gi, Hae Mul Jjam Ppong, and GO K Jja Jang Myun/GO K Bok Eum Bap.
Otherwise, they also have a variety of food options such as Hae Mul Udon ($16++) and Jap Chae Bap ($18++).
Read our GO K Jjajang review.
Address: 80 Amoy Street, #01-01, Singapore 069899
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 3pm, 5:30pm to 10:30pm
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GO K Jjajang is not a halal-certified eatery.
Here’s another jjajangmyeon spot for real fans: Itaewon Jjajang is a Korean-Chinese restaurant selling legit jjajangmyeon in Tanjong Pagar. Their signature Set A ($55++) comes with three popular dishes: jjajangmyeon (black soybean sauce noodles), jjamppong (Chinese-style noodles with vegetables and seafood), and tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork). Their soybean sauce noodles are a must-try, and you can get this at $15++ as an a la carte item if you prefer. It features a rich and savoury sauce with springy noodles, offset by refreshing cucumber slices.
Read our Itaewon Jjajang review.
Address: 64 Peck Seah Street, Singapore 079325
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 11:30am to 4pm, 5pm to 10pm, Sun 11:30am to 4pm, 5pm to 9:30pm
Tel: 6223 1600
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Itaewon Jjajang is not a halal-certified eatery.
Satisfy your K-BBQ cravings at MIMI Korean BBQ Restaurant, one of the few Korean restaurants where you can feast without breaking the bank. Get unlimited servings of seven types of meat: Beef Bulgogi, Beef Short Plate, Marinated Pork Galbi, Spicy Pork Bulgogi, Pork Belly, Soya Chicken Galbi, and Spicy Chicken Galbi. If you’re not a fan of K-BBQ, they offer various types of Korean stews and soups such as Army Stew with Noodles ($44+).
Address: 2 Peck Seah Street, #01-01, Air View Building, Singapore 079305
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 3pm, 5:30pm to 12am
Tel: 9114 9510
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MIMI Korean BBQ Restaurant is not a halal-certified eatery.
Seorae Korean Charcoal BBQ is known for being one of the few Korean barbecue restaurants in Singapore serving galmaegisal, AKA pork skirt meat, on their menu. 250g of this is priced at $25.90++ with three flavours on a plate: original, garlic, and spicy. We also recommend getting the Hangjeongsal ($23.90++), which gives you 150g of juicy pork jowl. For the uninitiated, this is a lot more tender and buttery than pork belly!
Read our Seorae Korean Charcoal BBQ review.
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Seorae Korean Charcoal BBQ is not a halal-certified eatery.
For atas Korean food, visit Onmi which offers contemporary Korean royal cuisine. Here, they serve a 10-course meal priced at $118++ a diner. Start with their appetisers—Premium Nuts Porridge with Lotus and Potato Crisp, followed by their nourishing Buckwheat Noodles with Perilla Oil and Seaweed as well as Multi-Grain Rice and Traditional Soup with 5 Seasonal Banchan. Round off your meal with a cup of hot tea and the Burdock Ice cream with Burdock Fries.
Address: 107 Amoy Street, Singapore 069927
Opening hours: Tue, Fri-Sat 6pm to 10:30pm, Wed-Thurs 11:30am to 2:30pm, 6pm to 10:30pm
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Onmi is not a halal-certified restaurant.
Touted as one of the best charcoal-grilled barbecue restaurants in Singapore, Superstar K offers a selection of quality meat such as succulent cuts of Sliced Pork Belly ($25++). The meat served here is generally well-seasoned and juicy, with a strong smokiness from the flames.
If you’re looking to order other popular Korean dishes, their Soy Beef Bulgogi ($18.80++) and Korean Steamed Eggs ($7++) are also pretty well-received. Be sure to join the queue early as it can get crowded, especially in the evenings.
Tanjong Pagar
Address: 75 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore 088496
Opening hours: Daily 12pm to 1:30am
Tel: 6224 0504
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Superstar K is not a halal-certified eatery.
If you’re seeking a well-rounded authentic Korean restaurant, make your way to O.BBa BBQ at Tanjong Pagar, which is arguably the most popular among many Korean restaurants in Singapore. This popular eatery is known for its juicy and tasty cuts of meat, such as Thinly Sliced Pork Belly ($25.50++) and Traditional Marinated Beef ($43.50++). They take pride in their extensive menu of iconic Korean dishes ranging from noodles to stews, ensuring there is something for everyone. One of their must-tries includes Flying Fish Roe with Rice ($13++), also known as Jumeogbab. Get your hands dirty by mixing all the provided ingredients and rolling them into savoury onigiri-like rice balls.
Website | Full list of locations
O.BBa BBQ is not a halal-certified eatery.
Here’s a spot that doesn’t burn a hole in your wallet. Ajumma’s Korean Restaurant at Funan serves single-portioned Korean fare, such as Kimchi Ramyeon ($10.50++) and Bibimbap ($12.90++) as opposed to the usual one-pot-feeds-four. Moreover, they offer islandwide delivery through Oddle, Grab Food and Deliveroo.
One of their signatures includes a Signature Beef Kalbi ($16.90++) that’s served with rice and four dishes. The cuts of prime beef are coated with their house marinade which gives the meat a caramelised, smoky flavour.
Website | Full list of locations
Ajumma’s is not a halal-certified eatery.
If you’re an avid mukbang fan, you might have seen marinated raw crabs dominating the mukbang channels. Guiga Korean BBQ Restaurant is one of the few Korean restaurants that offers Soy Sauce Marinated Raw Crab ($48++), which is slowly gaining popularity in Singapore. This delicacy involves fermenting fresh crabs in a soya sauce-based brine for a sweet and savoury flavour.
Apart from that, Guiga is also known for the quality of their grilled beef. Don’t skip out on their BBQ Set A ($109++), which includes marinated prime beef short ribs, prime beef ribs, ribeye, and thin-sliced beef brisket for the ultimate steak experience.
Address: 134 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore 088538
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am to 3pm, 5pm to 12am, Sat 11:30am to 12am, Sun 11:30am to 11pm
Tel: 6221 3001
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Guiga Korean BBQ Restaurant is not a halal-certified eatery.
Known for replicating the setting of Bukchon Hanok in Seoul, Todamgol Restaurant is one of the most frequented Korean restaurants in Tanjong Pagar. It’s a must to get the Sundubu-Jjigae ($13++); bubbling stew will warm your belly with its umami-rich broth that’s a good balance of spicy and savoury.
Other popular dishes include their Neng Myun ($18++), AKA cold noodles and Do Si Rak ($20++), which is essentially a traditional Korean bento box with rice, egg, sausages and more.
Address: 27 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore 088454
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 1pm
Tel: 6224 7077
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Todamgol Restaurant is not a halal-certified eatery.
Previously featured on our list of affordable Korean restaurants, 8 Korean BBQ reveals its unique concept through its name━they serve a whopping eight different marinades with their pork belly.
The 8 Colours Set ($108++) stars eight thick slices of Mangalitsa pork belly that arrive at the table on a tray, rolled up on individual plates, accompanied by kimchi, vegetables and a stew of your choice. It is recommended that you grill and taste the meats in ascending order of flavours: original, wine, garlic, curry, herb, miso, red pepper paste and finally, kalbi.
As this is a full-service barbecue restaurant, this makes for a stress-free experience. You can simply sit back and tuck in once the skilful staff has finished grilling the meat for you.
Address: 1 Scotts Road, #04-20/21, Shaw Centre, Singapore 228208
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am to 2:30pm, 5:30pm to 10pm, Sat-Sun 11:30am to 10pm
Tel: 9018 9212
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8 Korean BBQ is not a halal-certified eatery.
Supulae Korean BBQ has emerged as one of the top Korean restaurants in Tanjong Pagar, especially since they close at 3am daily. Even though they serve typical Korean dishes, there have been favourable remarks about the quality of food at Supulae Korean BBQ. The Sweet and Sour Pork ($38++) is a crowd favourite thanks to the sweet-tangy flavours, along with the Soy Garlic Fried Chicken ($28++).
Address: 80 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore 088501
Opening hours: Daily 5pm to 3am
Tel: 6225 2248
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Supulae Korean BBQ is not a halal-certified eatery.
Wang Dae Bak Korean BBQ is a hot choice among many young adults who are seeking legit Korean restaurants in Singapore. The quality and flavours of the barbecue meats are above par, and their banchan are pretty appetising as well.
Furthermore, they are recognised for their enormous Kimchi Pancake (from $17++), which is regarded as one of the biggest and best kimchi pancakes in Singapore. The pancake has a crackling, crisp exterior and a delicate, moist centre. To simply describe it as ‘tasty’ would be a huge understatement. They also offer a Half and Half Pancake (from $21++) for those who can’t decide between a seafood pancake and a kimchi pancake.
Address: 22 Cross Street, #01-64, Singapore 048421
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 2:30pm, 5:30pm to 10:30pm
Tel: 6225 2646
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Wang Dae Baek is not a halal-certified eatery.
Located along the Singapore River, Hello Korean BBQ offers an Unlimited Charcoal-Grilled BBQ buffet for $33.90++. For the price, you get to enjoy a free flow of dishes such as pork collar, pork belly, marinated boneless chicken leg, and prawns━all of which are well-seasoned and tender. There’s also Army Stew ($25.80++), Kimchi Stew ($18.80++) and more!
Address: 45 Circular Road, Singapore 049400
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 11:30am to 2pm, 5:30pm to 12am
Tel: 6438 6651
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Hello Korean BBQ is not a halal-certified eatery.
Big Mama Korean Restaurant pampers customers with their MSG-free home-cooked fare that truly hits the spot, just like mama’s cooking. One of their specialities is Dakgalbi ($40++ for two people), which is a hotplate of pan-fried spicy chicken, vegetables, and rice cakes. Be sure to top up your order with a bowl of rice to turn this stir-fry into a spicy and cheesy fried rice.
Do try their best-selling Suyuk (from $30++)━pork belly that’s steamed in a special two-tiered steamer, resulting in moist, tender meat. This dish is a far cry from the barbecued pork belly that we’re so used to.
Address: 2 Kim Tian Road, Singapore 169244
Opening hours: Tue-Sun 11:30am to 3pm, 5:30pm to 10:30pm
Tel: 6270 7704
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Big Mama Korean Restaurant is not a halal-certified eatery.
Don Dae Bak serves high-quality beef and pork belly from the US and Australia. You can expect their meat dishes, such as the Kurobuta Pork Belly ($32++) and Marinated Pork Collar In Seasoned Soy Sauce ($28++), to be packed full of flavour. To make the experience more value-for-money, go for their 90-minute free-flow BBQ at $34.90++.
If you plan on steering away from the usual dishes, do try their exclusive Clear Mussel Soup ($40++), which feeds up to three people.
Address: 35 Kreta Ayer Road, Singapore 089000
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 5am
Tel: 6226 1727
Website
Don Dae Bak is not a halal-certified eatery.
Hyang Yeon Korean Restaurant is an eatery frequented by Koreans residing in Singapore but remains under the radar for locals. Here, their menu is divided into lunch and dinner. Their dinner special, Bossam and Jokbal set ($70++) is one of their most sought-after dishes. Presented on a platter like fallen dominoes, the tender and moist slices of meat go harmoniously together with the spicy kimchi served on the side.
Their other signature dishes include a Gamjatang ($55++) that features well-aged kimchi, pork on the bone, and potatoes cooked in an intensely flavorful pork bone broth.
Read our Hyang Yeon Korean Restaurant review.
Address: 128 Telok Ayer Street, #01-01, Singapore 068597
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 2:30pm, 5:30pm to 10:30pm
Tel: 6221 6368
Website
Hyang Yeon Korean Restaurant is not a halal-certified eatery.
Korean dishes never shy on flavour. There’s just something about the robust taste in most of their dishes that keeps us coming back for more. With this cheat sheet of our favourite Korean restaurants in Tanjong Pagar and the CBD, you can easily satisfy your K-food cravings without being overwhelmed by the many options available.
For more Korean food places to check out in Singapore, read our GU:UM review, a modern Korean grill restaurant. Otherwise, read our guide to the best Korean cafes in Singapore.
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