Koba London is known for their Korean BBQ but I was more surprised with their a la carte dishes on Koba menu.
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Koba London
Koba London is in the rich area, Fitzrovia.
The interior gives a modern Korea with traditional touch that gives a luxury vibe. The restaurant is not big with servers very attentive.
Many London Korean BBQ restaurants
Koba Menu London
Most people go for the Korean BBQ at Koba. They have excellent quality meat
But the highlight is the a la cartes dishes.
The most famous dish is Yook Hwei which is the Korean version of Steak tartare.
Not only the meat is fresh and tasty, they make it proper with Korean pear (year, Korean pear is different).
I ordered almost every a la carte dishes and Kangpung Saewoo (Kanso Saewoo on Koba menu) which is a sweet and spicy fried shrimp was my favourite.
They normally sell it at Korean-Chinese restaurants, but I was glad to see it at Koba.
There were few other Korean-Chinese dishes like Tangsooyuk and Kkanpunggi.
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Both of them were the dishes I would have it at Korean-Chinese restaurant in Korea, and it tasted just like that. Except the portions were a lot smaller and not a reasonable price.
Some of the other dishes I ordered were good. Maybe not the best I had, but it was pretty good.
Is It Better than Olle London?
Olle London and Koba London both have a high end Korean BBQ vibe. So it is good for business meeting or a date if you want to impress.
Meat quality wise, I think Olle London is better in general. But there is a catch cause the meat quality can be good and bad. What do i mean? check my related post below.
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But if you are going to order a la carte dishes as well, I think Koba is a great place. Koba menu London is more extensive and tastier than Olle London.