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Vibe: Trendy and minimalist. Some 15 tables stretch from the doorway to the kitchen, with a number of wooden and a wall devoted to candy messages left by happy diners. The workers had been pleasant and very affected person with me and my slow-eating companion.
Who’s choosing up the test? Prices had been a bit steep. You get a few dishes every to share, which vary from €12 to €17 for starters and €20 to €27 for mains. The drinks are a bit higher, with a bottle of apple-flavored soju costing €5, about the identical as within the Asian shops in St. Catherine (although a far-cry from the €1 of a Seoul 7-Eleven).
Spotted: Artsy sorts and East Asia aficionados. POLITICO went for a Friday lunch in August, so the Brussels powerbrokers had been nonetheless mendacity on Mediterranean seashores.
Insider tip: Get the makgeolli rice wine and preserve your afternoon open.
Fun truth: The restaurant is run by Korean-born, regionally raised chef Sang Hoon Degeimbre, a skilled pharmacist and butcher who has grow to be considered one of Belgium’s prime gastronomic skills.
How to get there: It’s a six-minute stroll from Louise metro station or a half-hour stroll from the European quarter.
Review revealed on September 3, 2024. Illustration by Dato Parulava/POLITICO
