Been to all of the Korean restaurants around Beauty World?
Here is a new one on the list: Ziggle Kitchen 지글 키친 is a Korean-Chinese fusion restaurant that has recently opened up in the Bukit Timah district – which is really a popular dining area for Korean expats.
Korean-Chinese food is a type of cuisine that combines traditional Chinese dishes with Korean ingredients and flavours, and you often find dishes such as Jjajangmyeon, Jjamppong, and Tangsuyuk in the menu.
Ziggle Kitchen is located at Yuk Tong Avenue, at a strip mall style location by the road.
The self-styled bistro sports a sleek industrial look that is par for the course for many Korea restaurants out there today.
Apart from the limewash paint-clad façade, stepping into the restaurant takes you face-to-face to a centerpiece resembling a glass fire pit.
Metallic chairs and faux-wood tables surround it, providing I think enough seats for even a large lunch crowd.
Fully embracing the oriental influences on Korean cuisine, Ziggle Kitchen has a confident repertoire consisting of a Korean section and a Chinese section.
Come in a group and you can get a Combo Set A ($50), which includes Jjajang Noodles, Jjampong Noodles, and Sweet & Sour Pork.
The Combo Set B replaces the pork with a Fried Chilli Chicken dish.
The Jjajangmyeon ($13 for ala carte) had ample black bean sauce to coat it. I also liked how the diced pork belly and sweet chopped onions were in nice substantial chunks.
My favourite parts were the pleasant smoky flavour and accompanying ’wok-hei’, along with the fragrance of the sesame oil.
The Jjampong Noodle ($17 for ala carte) had a dark orange colour to the broth, with a good mix of ingredients, from clams to squid and mussels to prawns.
It was on the slightly spicy side and packed a good punch, though I have liked more of the seafood sweetness in the soup so that it would taste more layer.
Last of the combo set, the Tangsuyuk aka Sweet & Sour Pork, was a good portion for sharing.
The crispy fried pork was served on its own, with the sweet and sour sauce left separate in a serving bowl of its own. That way, you can control how much sauce you want on your pork.
I quite liked how it was cut up into little strips of meat, but I would have preferred the batter to be less doughy and crispier.
The banchan served to the table included pickles, corn, and kimchi.
Other than these Korean-Chinese dishes, Charcoal Chicken is a signature item on the menu, coming in the form of Ziggle Chicken, Grilled Chicken ($36), or Rose Pasta Chicken ($42),
I would say Ziggle Kitchen seems like one of those chill places to hang out after a busy day, with the ambience and decent food for it.
Ziggle Kitchen 지글 키친
9 Yuk Tong Avenue, Singapore 596314 (Beauty World)
Opening Hours: 11:30am – 3pm, 6pm – 12am (Mon, Wed – Sun), Closed Tues
Other Related Entries
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Pocha! Korean Street Dining (Northpoint City)
OMMA Korean Charcoal BBQ (Bukit Timah)
Chir Chir Fusion Chicken Factory (Bugis Junction)
* Written by Daniel Ang and Dean Ang. Follow @DanielFoodDiary on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube for more food news, food videos and travel highlights. DFD paid for food reviewed unless otherwise stated.
