Get XXL Grilled Tteok At This Korea-Famous Restaurant In The CBD

Obongzip has XXL grilled tteok in Tanjong Pagar

If you thought that the oversized food trend was over, think again. While they’re known for their Korean BBQ, the Korea-famous restaurant Obongzip has recently gone viral for their newest creation: giant grilled tteok, AKA traditional Korean rice cake. FYI: The popular restaurant chain has over 300 outlets in Korea!

Sized as large as your palm, their Grilled Tteok ($28) is a dish that certainly impresses.

As soon as it reached our table, the staff cut the huge tteok into smaller bite-sized pieces.

We loved its texture: lightly crisp on the outside, but soft and chewy on the inside.

Don’t forget to dip the tteok into their viscous honey dip. The sweet, aromatic flavours paired perfectly with the nuttiness from the injeolmi powder, AKA roasted soybean powder, which was scattered atop.

While you’re here, do yourself a favour and try out their other popular dishes, such as their Obongzip Special ($108++).

The platter includes three dishes: Spicy Buckwheat Noodles, Bossam Pork, and their smoky Fire-Grilled Spicy Octopus. Better yet, you get several free-flow banchan dishes to pair with it, such as edamame, chewy tofu skin, and house-made kimchi.

FYI, you can choose to have your meal prepared in their Mild, Hot, or Extra Hot spice levels.

The Bossam Pork blew our minds with its juicy and tender meat, melting in our mouths after just a few chews.

The Spicy Buckwheat Noodles were excellent as well: a generous serving of chewy noodles tossed with cabbage, seaweed, nuts, and a delicious sweet-spicy sauce.

While the restaurant is large enough to sit up to 50 diners at one go, we recommend heading down early as the place can get quite packed during peak periods.

Obongzip is located along Tanjong Pagar Road, a quick four-minute walk from Tanjong Pagar MRT Station and Maxwell MRT Station. It’s also within walking distance of Telok Ayer MRT Station.

Check out our Instagram video below for our review of Obongzip’s Grilled Tteok.

For more great eats in the area, check out TSUJIRI Premium Bakery for a stunning bakery-cafe with a Japanese-inspired garden in Tanjong Pagar. Otherwise, read our guide to the best Korean restaurants in Tanjong Pagar and the CBD for more food recommendations, including jjajangmyeon and K-BBQ.

Address: 77 Tanjong Pagar Road, Level 1, Singapore 088498
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 12am
Tel: 8955 8580
Website
Obongzip is not a halal-certified eatery.

Photos taken by Paula Formantes.
This was a media tasting at Obongzip.

Enrico De Guzman

Enrico is a food writer at Eatbook. As a kid, he was an extremely picky eater, but growing up with foodie parents, he learned to give everything a shot at least once. Now, he eats almost everything—making sure to dabao any leftovers. When he’s not busy feasting, you can find him helping out at his parents’ home bakery, @virgil.cdg.