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8 Korean Street Food Places in Jakarta

Hello FlokqDecember 1, 2020

Are you looking for Korean street food in Jakarta?

For Korean drama fans, maybe it will make you interested in Korean snacks that are often shown in K-dramas. You may even be familiar with ramyeon, tteokbokki, kimchi, or kimbap.

Recommended Korean Street Foods in Jakarta

Well, if you like Korean snacks or just want to try, take it easy! There are already many, you know, places that sell Korean street food in Jakarta with a taste that is no less delicious.

From salty snacks, soups, sweets, to ice, here are 8 recommended places for Korean snacks in Jakarta:

1. K-Mart

You must be familiar with this Korean supermarket. Not only supermarkets, K-Mart also provides Korean street food menus in Jakarta.

K-Mart visitors are always busy, no wonder you will queue or run out if you arrive late. They have an odeng menu with thick fish cakes and savory gravy. Besides odeng, another menu that often runs out quickly is tteokbokki. They also have a menu of kimbab, rappoki and more.

With so many buyers lining up, it’s predictable, right, if the taste of the food is guaranteed to be delicious!

Price: IDR 50,000 – IDR 100,000 / person

Address: Grand Wijaya Center, Jl. Wijaya II Blok H No. 42 – 44, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta

2. Mu Gung Hwa

Another supermarket that sells Korean street food in Jakarta is Mu Gung Hwa. This Korean shopping place provides a variety of Korean snacks.

One of the most popular Korean street food menus here is odeng, a dish that resembles Korean brains in a warm savory broth. Apart from odeng, there is also kimbab, a Korean food that looks like sushi.

Price: IDR 50,000 – IDR 100,000 / person

Address: Jl. Senayan, Blok S No. 43, Senopati, South Jakarta

3. Samjin Amook

If you really like Korean fish cakes, try snacks at Samjin Amook! Samjin Amook is a branch of a street food outlet that has been around since 1953 in South Korea.

This place that sells Korean street food provides a large selection of fish cakes, you know, up to dozens of menus! There are various kinds of fish cake fillings, ranging from cheese, octopus, sausages, to many other variants.

You can directly visit its outlets in several malls in Jakarta, one of which is Central Park Mall, West Jakarta.

Price: <IDR 50,000 / person

Address: Central Park, Lower Ground Floor, Jl. Lt. Gen. S. Parman, Tanjung Duren, West Jakarta

4. Kkuldak

Do you like fried chicken? Try Korean honey fried chicken at one of the street food stalls in Jakarta, Kkuldak!

In one portion, you can enjoy fried chicken pieces such as popcorn chicken, tteokbokki, and tater tots (round flour fries). You can also choose a variety of flavors, such as original honey, Korean barbeque, spicy honey, and Korean ganjang.

Price: <IDR 50,000 / person, IDR 60,000 for 2-3 people

Address: Kota Kasablanka, Lower Ground Floor, Jl. Casablanca Raya, Tebet, South Jakarta

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5. An.Nyeong Korean Food Cafe

Talking about Korean food and street food in Jakarta, at An.Nyeong Korean Food Cafe you can taste a variety of Korean specialties.

The snack menu that is always a favorite here is tteokbokki, which is a rice cake cooked in thick, spicy sweet sauce, added with mozzarella cheese. The texture is chewy, the sauce is thick, spicy, and sweet, plus the salty cheese. Isn’t that interesting?

Price: IDR 50,000 – IDR 100,000 / person

Address: Jl. Tanjung Duren Timur, Grogol Petamburan, West Jakarta

6. Dubu Jib

This Korean restaurant has a mainstay menu: kimbap!

Kimbap is a typical Korean food that looks like Japanese sushi. This food is made from rice that is rolled together with side dishes, vegetables, and kimchi. The taste is similar to sushi, but with a Korean flavor!

Price: IDR 100,000 – IDR 200,000 / person

Address: Citylofts Sudirman, Jl. K.H. Mas Mansyur, Tanahabang, Central Jakarta

7. Pooki Bbang

This Korean street food in Jakarta serves egg buns that look cute, like ‘poop’!

Not only is it cute and makes you want to be photographed for Instagram, this Korean snack also has various fillings with interesting flavors such as Nutella, cream cheese, blueberry, and others.

The bread’s soft texture and abundant filling are great to eat when it’s still warm. Don’t forget to order the milk or ice cream too!

Price: <IDR 50,000 / person

Address: Kota Kasablanka, Lower Ground Floor, Jl. Casablanca Raya, Tebet, South Jakarta

8. Patbingsoo

Well, if you are looking for a Korean dessert, you can come here! Patbingsoo provides a variety of Korean-style desserts at quite affordable prices.

With the main ingredient of red beans, you can try various ice variants with cute and Instagramable shapes. One portion is also big enough to be eaten in twos or threes.

Besides dessert, you can also buy other Korean street food snacks such as tteokbokki, kimbap, sundubu, samgyeopsal, popcorn chicken, and rolling cheese.

Price: IDR 50,000 – IDR 100,000 / person

Address: Grand Indonesia Mall, 5th Floor, FoodPrint, West Mall, Jl. MH Thamrin, Thamrin, Central Jakarta

So, those are 8 places where you can buy Korean street food in Jakarta. Hope this helps!