In addition to the obvious Japanese, Mexican and Italian, the city of São Paulo has several restaurants dedicated to other types of cuisine, such as Korean. Here are six great options for discovering the Asian country without leaving São Paulo, in some of the city’s tastiest Korean restaurants!
Seok Joung
The meat here arrives at the customer’s table with various side dishes, such as vegetable pancakes, cucumber salad and pickled turnips. An unmissable option for those looking to discover the capital’s Korean restaurants!
Where: Rua Correia de Melo, 135 – Bom Retiro
Komah
Run by chef Paulo Shin, Komah has been in business since 2016. Try the japchae, a dish of sweet potato noodles with vegetables and bee honey, and the dolsot bibimpab, a seaweed rice with yolk, vegetables and dried meat.
Where: Rua Cônego Vicente Miguel Marino, 378 – Barra Funda
Korea Portal
Amongst a sea of Chinese and Japanese, Liberdade also has room for a Korean restaurant. The hit of the day is Korean-style barbecue, served with ribs in sweet and sour sauce or pancetta with vegetables.
Where: Rua da Glória, 729 – Liberdade
New Shin La Kwan
If you choose New Shin La Kwan, don’t miss the experience of eating the house Korean barbecue. The pieces of meat, very well seasoned, are all finished on a grill at the customer’s table.
Where: Rua Prates, 343 – Bom Retiro
Butumak
If you’re looking for good food at a fair price, don’t miss Butumak. Among the house favorites, try the famous bibimbap or the topokki, spicy rice dumplings very common in Korean restaurants.
Where: Rua Três Rios, 209 – Bom Retiro
Surah Korean Cuisine Brazil
Surah brings traditional Korean cuisine to Itaim Bibi, with light, tasty and gourmet dishes. In addition to Korean barbecue, the house also offers delicious guiozas, fried or boiled noodles filled with meat and vegetables, and traditional Korean fried chicken. And the best part: the side dishes are complimentary!
Where: Rua Bandeira Paulista, 455 – Itaim Bibi