Kim Dae Mun Korean Food – Affordable AND Authentic!

The smoky “stench” that lingers on your clothes after you’ve dined at any Korean BBQ restaurant is, what I would call, a small price to pay for a delicious Korean meal, especially at Kim Dae Mun Korean Food. I visited the restaurant on a Thursday evening and it was filled with working adults, groups of friends and even families!

Now married with 2 children, 38-year-old Kim Hyeon Ju started working in the food industry, alongside her father, when she graduated from local university NTU. Her father used to be a Head Chef at Seoul Garden before starting the family business. Ever since he retired, Hyeon Ju has been running and managing the restaurant.

Fun fact: the restaurant name “Kim Dae Mun” is actually a combination of the family name “Kim”, and references to Dongdaemun and Namdaemun — two of the most popular shopping and tourist districts in Seoul. While Dae Mun translates to Da Men (大門) in Chinese, and Big Gate in English, Dong translates to East, and Nam translates to South. Thus, in a way, the restaurant’s name embodies the flow of tourism and business from all directions, and also the Korean heritage and culture.

First, I tried the Tender Sliced Beef ($10.50). The slices of beef were indeed, as its name suggests, tender, but also chewy and tremendously flavourful! It was also not too salty and came with a decent amount of vegetables, rice, and soup! With each meal, you also have a choice of 1 side — kimchi, Korean styled stir-fried anchovies, or spicy cucumber salad.

Apart from the Tender Sliced Beef, the restaurant also serves Spicy Shredded Chicken ($8.50) and Spicy Pork ($9) on hotplates.

Kim Dae Mun Korean Food also serves Chicken/ Beef/ Seafood/ Fish soups ($8.50), Kimchi Soup with Pork ($8), Dumpling Soup ($6.50), Bean Paste & Vegetables Soup ($8), and Beancurd Soup ($8).

I decided to try their Chicken Soup, which was served piping hot with a mixture of ingredients such as chicken, vegetables, noodles, egg, and tofu. The set meal also comes with rice. Although more slices of chicken would have been ideal, the soup was to die for. It was only mildly spicy and was incredibly comforting.

Being a huge fan of gyoza, I decided to give the restaurant’s fried dumplings a try!

The dumplings, which were filled with ingredients such as pork, vegetable, and the same noodles found in their Chicken Soup, were juicy and had a crusty exterior. If we order this together, you’ll be lucky if I decide to share even one dumpling with you!

The restaurant also has a drinks stall at the entrance, which is manned by a part-time staff who is… yep you guessed it, also Korean! Before leaving the restaurant, I asked Kim if she had any plans to expand the business or hand it down to her children in the future. She heaved a sigh and said that running the restaurant is not easy due to long working hours, high turnover rate, and expensive rent.

Do check out Kim Dae Mun Korean Food at Concorde Hotel!

MissTamChiak.com made an anonymous visit and paid its own meal at the stall featured here.

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