Koba: Delicious Korean BBQ in Fitzrovia
When my friend told me that he loved Korean barbecue and waxed lyrically about the food he at when visiting
And it was! Dinner was superbly fantastic. The restaurant still
has its casual buzzy vibe, with its hectic but always friendly service, and the
food still as excellent as I remember. When we got there, we were so ravenously
hungry that we skipped ordering appetizers and went straight to choosing the
meats for the barbecue You can order various selections of marinated, raw meat
like beef, pork, chicken and the waiter barbecues them right in front of you on
a circular grill that’s in the middle of the table.
We went a little crazy and ordered quite a bit: Duck with a sweet citrus sauce, Kalbi (marinated beef spare ribs), Beef Bulgogi (thinly sliced beef sirloin with vegetables) and Daeji Bulgoi (sweet and spicy pork belly). To go with the meat we ordered Pamoochim (sliced spring onion with chilli and vinegar) and Sagchoo (lettuce and soybean paste) and some rice. I then had the most brilliant time making little lettuce wraps of slightly charred yet tender flavourful slices of beef with dabs of the soybean paste and bits of salad. Each mouthful tasted divine. After a point, the lettuce was abandoned and I unashamedly ate the meat straight off the grill.
The highlight of the night was probably the succulent pieces
of pork belly that were probably not the healthiest choice but oh-so-mouth-wateringly-melt-in-your-mouth
good! The weakest link was the duck in comparison to the other dishes. In any
case, all this delicious food paired with several shots of Soju, a Korean rice
wine and some gorgeous green tea ice-cream for dessert made it a very enjoyable
dinner.
I highly recommend Koba - I can't believe it slipped off my radar for such a long time. My next visit, for sure will be much sooner than 4 years! Go with a few friends, grab a drink
at bar nearby before and get ready for a fun meal with some sizzling delicious
Korean BBQ.
Koba
Tel: 020 7580 8825
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