Daebak

Walk into Daebak on Kennington Lane and you'll clock it immediately: this is the real deal, not some diluted version made for nervous first-timers. The menu reads like a love letter to Seoul street food and home cooking, with standout dishes that genuinely taste like they've been made with proper technique and ingredients that matter. You're looking at generous portions, fiercely honest flavours—the kind of place where the kimchi tastes like it was fermented by someone who cares, and the soft tofu stew arrives bubbling and furious in its stone pot. The crowd's mixed: locals who've made this their Thursday night spot, groups of mates splitting Korean BBQ, the occasional tourist who's heard it's worth the trek south of the river. Service moves at a decent pace without feeling rushed.