Korea Town, Bangkok

Located off of Sukhumvit road, close to Nana BTS station, is "Korea Town". Korean restaurants, shops and even a supermarket can be found here.

In Japan, I tried Korean food for the first time and got hooked. Their specialty is barbecued meat, fresh vegetables and spices. I was craving some Korean barbecue, so I headed over to a shop called "Doorae", which was recommended in Daco (a Japanese Bangkok weekly magazine).

The service was amazing. In Japan, you have to cook the food yourself, but here, the staff do everything -- flipping the meat and vegetables, arranging dishes, etc. There was so much food served as well, it's better to bring a group of friends.

For two people, my friend and I ordered: kimuchi rice, tofu soup, 3 meat dishes and all the rest was provided as part of the meal. We also drank one beer each and a Korean, sake-like drink called "soju". The total cost was 1,800 Baht (=$54), a bit pricey, but there is a lot of food included..really enough for 4 people.

Kimuchi rice with omlet:



Various small dishes: (the hole in the middle is the b.b.q pit--they place charcoal here and a grill rack, which you can cook on. There is a fan built into the side that sucks away the smoke.)