A reliable, no-frills Korean staple on Shaftesbury Avenue delivering polished classics and kitchen-grilled meats without the DIY barbecue hassle.
Ordering Strategy
Ideal for casual solo lunches with bibimbap sets, or group dinners sharing the large pancakes, fried chicken, and kitchen-grilled meats.
What to order
Seafood Pancake (Pa Jeon)
Consistently praised across reviews as 'compellingly crisp and squishy' and 'delicious,' featuring a mix of spring onions and seafood.
Naru Boo SSam
A substantial pork dish cooked in a 'very good' house sauce of ginger, scallions, and hot spicy oyster sauce, noted for being generously portioned.
To Po Kki
A spicy street food classic with rice cakes and fish cakes that diners found 'too spicy at first' but quickly grew to crave more of.
What to skip
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Signal Score
Signal score reflects how strong and consistent the review coverage is, not a star rating.
Top critic: Giles Coren (80%)
Editorial Weight 56 pts
Authority + depth + recency
Agreement 10 pts
How aligned the critics are
Coverage 6 pts
How many real review signals exist
Public Signal 12 pts
Google rating + volume
Boosts 0 pts
Manual boosts + hidden gem
Review signals
0 Elite · 1 Editorial · 3 total signals
Public signal
4.6★ (1,200 reviews)
Good to know
There are no tabletop BBQ grills here; meat is cooked in the kitchen and brought out sizzling. Booking is recommended for groups.
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