Eat Out London!On the Bab Covent Garden
On the Bab - Covent Garden
36 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7BD +44 (0)20 7240 5568 [email protected] Follow us on Twitter Please be aware that we do not take reservations.
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Korean Food Fix : On the Bab, Covent Garden - Upraised Living
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That’s why I’m so happy to find On the Bab, an amazing Korean restaurant, 15 mins away from where I work.
Each one guarantees two things – a long queue and VERY good food.
If you want a quick trip to Korean food heaven, On the Bab is a fool-proof ticket.
Make sure you order their Korean buns – delicious steamed rice bread filled to the brim with either chicken, pork or beef.
One dish that I will never fail to order in any Korean restaurant is the Bibimbab, a delicious rice bowl topped with Korean spiced vegetables, meat, and egg.
On The Bab – Covent Garden | We The Food Snobs
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On Wednesday we were thrilled to be invited down to Covent Garden for the new opening of an old favourite, On The Bab, for a midweek Korean treat.
As always with On The Bab, the dishes were coming thick and fast and we quickly moved on to the brand new ‘Gyeran Bbang’, a Korean Muffin cased Baked Egg with Korean Dip, exclusive to the Covent Garden restaurant only.
The surprise of the evening was undoubtedly the ‘So Maek’, providing London with the first authentic “chimek” experience – the latest food craze in Asia of Korean fried chicken and beer.
No On The Bab visit would be complete without special mention for one of the menu’s notorious big hitters, the Yangyum Chicken.
Flavour-wise we opted for one of the originals, Sweet Spicy (if it ain’t broke…) and a brand new flavour, ‘Manuldak’, a Garlic Chicken with Korean Garlic garnish, which apparently is huge in the Korean street food scene and we thought it was absolutely gorgeous and easily the most moreish dish of the evening.
On The Bab - Covent Garden
On the Bab, Covent Garden | Tamarind and Thyme
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We were wandering around Covent Garden when I recalled a restaurant that a friend had recommended to me – On the Bab.
And good it was, selling the kind of Korean food that’s a little bit junky, a little bit trendy, and a whole lot of popular.
Bab Twigim – Korean style kimchi and cheese arancini (£3.8) were very moreish and contained that very trendy combination of kimchi and mild melty cheese.
Cheese (this mild stuff at least) does seem quite popular in Korea, showing up on all manner of spicy dishes.
Of course, a hot stone bowl would have made it all better… In all, a solid place for a Korean meal in an unlikely location – Covent Garden.
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On The Bab is bringing Korean chicken and more to Covent Garden ...
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The latest to hit central London is On the Bab, who are following up the Shoreditch original with a second restaurant in Covent Garden.
As with the Shoreditch original, they'll be focused on Korean anju dishes - food specifically designed to accompany alcohol - from a menu led by owner Linda Lee.
They'll be bringing some of the favourite dishes to the Covent Garden restaurant, including steamed buns filled with bulgogi beef, spicy Korean chicken, spicy pork, or fried chicken and kimchi bokeum bab (Korean style kimchi bacon paella with a fried egg on top).
On The Bab Covent Garden will open 11 April at 36 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7BD.
Plus, if you eat at the original, plus Koba, Nizuni and Nizuni Go they're giving away introductory vouchers for On the Bab Covent Garden, including 50% off.
On The Bab Covent Garden, review: If fried chicken and beer is a ...
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On the bab are keen for you to be on a lot of things – including their cocktail list.
These purveyors of Korean street food serve food to drink to – part of an actual tradition called “anju”, we haven’t made this up.
Cocktails are soju-centric, made with the Korean spirit that is one of the most consumed in the world, which you can also go solo with.
Pick what you fancy – from bulgogi beef to spicy pork – and put it on top of sticky Korean rice (the “bab”), fluffy rice buns, a sushi rice roll or noodle soup.
Alongside your carb of choice, don’t forget to add a portion of Yangyum fried chicken to your order.