Epsom, Korean Restaurant Guide

“Amazing fine dining with Korean flavours running through each dish creates a real joy for the taste buds” at Woongchul Park & Bomee Ki’s passion project in a street in the shadow of The Shard. For foodies, it’s a must-visit, with a “restrained, unshowy and a pleasing menu” mixing classic French culinary techniques with inspirations from their home country; and all “at a reasonable price for this level of cooking and quality of ingredients”. Quality wines come from Keeling Andrew (associated with Noble Rot) although “more cheaper labels might encourage the topers amongst us to a bigger spend”. Service is “amazing”; and the neutral, 28-cover space is super-tasteful (but maybe not one for thrill seekers).

“A great surprise: very interesting food choices and truly helpful staff” – New Malden is known for its large Korean expat community, and this family-run Korean BBQ (relocated in 2023 from its former location) makes a good place to discover the cuisine.

Open in June 2024 in the City’s august Royal Exchange (alongside a sibling cocktail bar called Engel) – a modern Korean restaurant from former D&D London CEO Des Gunewardena. It aims to be the flagship of his ambitious new company D3 Collective, with ex-Seoul Bird chef, Dana Choi running the kitchen.