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- Atomix chef Junghyun Park is opening Kiji Korean BBQ in the heart of Mayfair
Well this IS a story. If you've been roaming through Mayfair recently and wondered what's happening with the building site on the corner of Curzon Street and Bolton Street (where Mirabelle used to be), then we have big news for you. It's going to be the first UK restaurant from acclaimed New York restaurant duo Ellia and Junghyun Park.
The pair are behind Atomix, which right now not only boasts two
... - Cálong sees top Korean chef Joo Won pick Stoke Newington for his first restaurant
14/2/25 - updated with the opening date
For seven years chef Joo Won was responsible for holding the Michelin star as the head chef of Galvin at Windows. But opening his own restaurant was always the dream and after he took a trip back home to Korea with the restaraunt's then GM (now TV star) Fred Sirieix and the Galvin Brothers, it cemented his decision to break out on his own. "We went for a week just to get
... - Test Driving Oh Gee - award-winning Korean fried chicken in Shoreditch
Taking over the Hoxton Grill space at the Hoxton in Shoreditch until the end of the year is Korean fried chicken pop-up Oh Gee. We went to try out their award-winning KFC.
- Award-winning Korean fried chicken Oh Gee is popping up at the Hoxton Shoreditch
Updated 29/9/24 with extension to dates
With all the time we've wasted watching absolute bilge on Netflix we don't understand how we missed out on the eminently watchable K-Chicken War. As the name suggests that was a cooking competition focusing on Korean fried chicken. It was won by South Korean chef Byung Tae Ahn, who was crowned Grand Champion. Now the chef is gearing up for a busy autumn having
... - Miga Korean kitchen comes to Hackney
A somewhat quiet opening in Hackney earlier this month is already starting to get a lot of positive reactions. Miga bills itself as a "modern Korean kitchen" and it's a family affair coming from two brothers and their chef father. Originally starting in New Malden, their mother currently has a takeaway in Morden while their father runs the kitchen at this restaurant in Hackney.
They have a different menu
... - Chef Jay Morjaria is popping up with Park & Kim Korean diner at Callooh Callay
Over the past few years chef and Million Pound Menu winner Jay Morjaria has popped up with residencies all over London involving different iterations of Korean food. Now he's back with a Korean diner which he's showcasing for the next three months with a residency at Shoreditch cocktail bar Callooh Callay.
Park & Kim is going to serve up Korean food in an American diner environment. "Imagine an American opening
... - Bunsik are bringing Korean corn dogs to Earl's Court
8/5/24 - Updated with the opening date.
They've only just gone east to Westfield Stratford and now Bunsik are heading in the opposite direction, opening their latest Korean corn dog restaurant in Earl's Court.
Opening just up the road from Earl's Court station, it's a big site by Bunsik standards with space for 40 inside. As for the main event, all their popular
... - Mexican Seoul's Korean tacos come to Victoria Park
A new taco bar is coming to Victoria Park as Mexican Seoul makes the leap from street food trader to permanent restaurant.
Coming from chef Ashley Chipchase, the restaurant is a fusion of Mexican and Korean food. They've already been a big hit on Brick Lane, and they also won quite a few awards at a recent Wingfest event.
As for the menu at Victoria Park, alongside those
... - Test Driving Chungdam with its Pyeonbaek steam boxes and Korean BBQ
Soho has a hot new Korean restaurant that's offering something a bit different with its Pyeonbaek steam boxes. We went to try it out.
- Chungdam brings Korean BBQ and Pyeonbaek steam boxes to Soho
There’s a new place in Soho for all your Korean-BBQ needs, with Chungdam now open on the former YMing Chinese restaurant site.
Well-travelled destination diners might twig that it’s named after one of Seoul’s major food districts, Cheongdam-dong, and at Chungdam restaurant it’s about both modern and traditional Korean cooking techniques. Expect plenty of interactive dining experiences in a sleek
... - Chef Akira Back picks Soho for his London AB Steak Korean BBQ steakhouse
Chef Akira Back is really taking on London in 2023. Not only is he opening various restaurants and bars at the upcoming Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, but he's also got a side hustle in the form of AB Steak which he's working on in Soho.
The chef has already opened one in Los Angeles, so we
... - The new Bunsik in Camden will add bubble teas to its Korean corndog menu
Having already torn up the scene in Chinatown and Charing Cross, the stupidly popular Korean corndog vendors Bunsik are heading to North London. For their third opening they've found a space on the high street where Camden locals can enjoy all their usual corndogs and a whole lot more.
The Camden branch will, it seems, have more to offer on its menu than the first two branches. So there'll be
... - Myungrang's Korean hot dogs are headed for Angel
19/5/21 - Updated with the opening date
Hot off the back of the huge success that Bunsik has had in Charing Cross with its corndogs, we now have the Korean giant Myungrang Hot Dog heading our way. With branches dotted all over the world from the Philippines to Singapore and Taiwan, the
... - Pelicana's Korean fried chicken is coming to Islington
7/4/22 - updated with opening date
Last year, Korean fried chicken giant Pelicana opened its first London store, in Hammersmith. Now they're heading across town, picking Islington for their second branch.
They're taking over a site that was last Jones & Sons spot in the Angel Central shopping centre. There will be a takeaway outlet on the ground floor (as you enter the centre from Upper
... - Bunsik expand their corn dog empire to Embankment
Updated 21/3/22 with opening date and new dishes
Our news story on the opening of Bunsik's first place on Charing Cross Road was one of our most-read of 2021. So, we confidently predict you're all going to be interested to learn that the Korean corn dog sensations are going to be opening a second
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