Korean restaurants, SPb: review, description, menu and reviews

Asian cuisine does not cease to be popular. All its new varieties find their adherents among gourmets all over Russia. Now, at an unprecedented peak of popularity, there is Korean cuisine, which in fact is familiar to many of our compatriots. Kimchi, pn-se or funchoza have long been included in our diet. But to try and other authentic dishes of South Korea, you will have to visit Korean restaurants. Spb (St. Petersburg) can boast of a large number of those. But we chose the 9 most famous.

Kim & Chi

This place is not exactly a restaurant, it's more like a cafe. It is located on Bolshaya Konyushennaya near the metro station "Gostiny Dvor". Here, of course, you will meet the most famous Korean delicacies: yukkedyan (beef soup with vegetables), kimpo (rolls in Korean), bibimbap (dish of rice, meat, eggs, salad and spicy sauces). However, judging by the reviews of visitors, more emphasis in the institution is made on street food. This food is characteristic of the markets and streets of Korea: prawns in batter, pine nuts, fish-buns with sweet orange filling.

This Korean restaurant (St. Petersburg) can surprise all visitors, even children. For example, potato tornado in the form of a giant spiral on a stick or real root-dogs. Customers like that the drinks here are also interesting: corn tea, Chinese beer or rice mackerel vodka. The average check is 500-1000 rubles.

Koreana

This restaurant on Gorokhovaya is one of the most popular among lovers of Korean dishes. Local residents and guests of the city say that it is here that you can try all the best and interesting from this area: kimchitis soup, fern salad, unusual fruit desserts. At one time you just can not taste all the variety of dishes. After all, the chef offers a huge choice: 16 salads, 18 soups and 24 hot dishes.

In addition, having visited this place, you are convinced that you are in a very good restaurant: the serving, the atmosphere and the service leave the most pleasant impressions. Visitors call the main advantages of the institution: the opportunity to order a less spicy dish than is accepted in the authentic version, as well as large portions. It is also interesting because it positions itself as the center of Korean culture. Therefore, the staff is always ready to acquaint you with the traditions and customs of this country. The average check is 700-1000 rubles.

Korean restaurant "Miga"

St. Petersburg has one very interesting institution. It's not even a restaurant, but rather a cafe. Clients say in their reviews: this institution is a rare case when the atmosphere of a country can be plunged headlong, knowing that it is truly one hundred percent. What, incidentally, can not boast of other Korean restaurants. Spb inhabits a large number of indigenous Koreans, and, apparently, this place was created specifically for the national diaspora in the northern capital.

Here the dishes are generously seasoned with spices. The testimonies indicate that delicacies are inherent in acuity, unusual for our tastes. At the same time, the interior looks like a bad Soviet dining room, and waiters almost do not speak Russian. But come here if you want to understand what real Korean food is different from adapted to Russian dishes. Visitors like this place also for large portions - one can not cope exactly with this one, so come and visit a big company. True, the pleasure is not cheap: lunch will be like in a restaurant, but the entourage does not correspond to the level of prices. The average check is 500-700 rubles.

"Zao Wang"

This restaurant, or rather a network of institutions under the same name, represents a mix of various types of Asian cuisine. Here, and China, and Thailand, and Korea, and Japan. This distinguishes his menu from those options that other Korean restaurants offer.

St. Petersburg and its residents are great connoisseurs of Korean dishes. They note the lack of authenticity. However, those who are not too familiar with the subtleties, are very pleased with the taste and variety and prices in the institution. Regulars recommend a satisfying and inexpensive business lunch. He diversifies dull, habitual borscht and cutlets at lunchtime. The average check is 700 rubles.

Bab Jib

But this restaurant of Korean cuisine, St. Petersburg which can be proud of, can not be called akin to Korean. After all, here, not only do real Koreans cook, but the entourage meets expectations. True, it is far from traditional Eastern culture. At the same time, it is closer to modern Korea, and especially to the local style of k-pop.

Judging by the opinions of customers, the dishes here are traditionally sharp and large. There are also sets, so that the guest could try a bit of everything, for example the famous kimchi, rice balls stuffed with caviar, or soup pood-chig. But it is better to come here a big and noisy company - long tables are just designed for such gatherings. From the unusual - the degree of sharpness of the main dishes here can be reduced by an amazing and rare in these parts of Korean ice cream and sweet apple chips. It is interesting that in the hall there is also a machine for selling small items of Korean origin. The average check is 700 rubles.

Gangnam

This is a very popular Korean restaurant. Spb appreciates it and in the person of those who have been to Korea many times, and those who, in fact, moved from there to Russia. And the presence of representatives of the diaspora always speaks of the true taste of the dishes. In addition to classics, the restaurant menu offers a culinary attraction - small braziers right on the table, where each guest can cook his own dish. Judging by the opinions of visitors, portions, as it should be in such an institution, are large and satisfying. Many main dishes are accompanied by a set of snacks. The average check is 800 rubles.

Korean BBQ Grill

Another institution that is on the list, which presents the best Korean restaurants in St. Petersburg. Here the visitor himself prepares a dish on a small tile directly at the table. I must say that such formats are very popular throughout Asia.

So, when you come to a restaurant, you can fry your own pork ribs, beef or a piece of duck yourself, add fresh or pickled vegetables, mushrooms and authentic sauces and spices. Or simply order a dish from the chef. Portions are large. Customers like that soup, for example, is enough for two, it is necessary to rely on it and a set of snacks. There is also an inexpensive, but high-quality business lunch. The average check is 1000 rubles.

Shilla

This is the oldest Korean restaurant in St. Petersburg. He has met connoisseurs of oriental dishes for more than 20 years. The interior is very simple. The choice of treats, on the contrary, is huge. Reviews of people who have visited here, say that the institution can boast of light walls and simple wooden tables - that's exactly what most restaurants in Korea itself look like. The main thing, of course, is food. And, as customers say, there are a lot of it - more than 70 items on the menu.

Of the pros - a special children's menu and an inexpensive business lunch. But the reviews also note the minuses: the waiter can mix up the dishes, the prices are unreasonably high. In addition, today the institution does not always stand up to competition with what other Korean cafes and restaurants offer in St. Petersburg. The average check is 1000-1500 rubles.

Mashita

It's not even a very Korean restaurant (St. Petersburg), rather, a cafe. But it is noteworthy that it is founded by Russian Koreans who cook and serve the visitors themselves. A served in this family institution is mainly ramen. This is a popular noodle dish in Asia with different meat ingredients: there are beef, seafood, kimchi, miso. In a word, clients write in reviews that this delicacy is something between our first and second dishes. The average check is 350-400 rubles.

Of course, this is not all Korean restaurants. St. Petersburg offers, in addition to the above institutions, to try Korean cuisine and a few small cafes. For example, at the Korean Cultural Center, as well as in the snack chain "Pyan-se", where the famous steam rolls with meat and cabbage are served.