The buzz: Korean restaurants in our city tend to be slightly indigenous, slightly-intimidating, smoky affairs—not to mention downright expensive. Tudari, on the other hand, offers you a distinctly casual experience. Think TGI Friday’s, except with Korean food and staff yelling, “Ahn yong ha say yo” every time a party walks in. A popular chain in Korea, this is the first outlet in Thailand (though we’re told that will soon change with branches planned for Paragon and CentralWorld).
The décor: A sprawling dining room in the fast-developing new community mall, Seenspace 13, Tudari isn’t encumbered with too many ethnic knick knacks or heavy wood. Instead, there are huge windows on three sides, stone floors, contemporary red lamps overhead and some IKEA-like pine tables. The atmosphere is bright and cheery and decidedly geared to lunch.
The food: Oh and there’s none of that DIY grill and chimney hood stuff. The grilling is done behind the open kitchen, where you can still keep an eye on it without getting all smelly. They do many options of skewered meats, including chicken feet and chicken hearts. The big skewer seller though is the grilled chicken with spring onion. Other Korean comfort food standards like the potato pancake, the dolsot bibimbap and Korean sausage platter are all on offer, along with set lunches during the day time.
The drinks: Not too long or bewildering a selection, though they do cheap Asahi on tap (B80 per glass, B220 per pitcher). Soju and cold sake are B280 each, and hot sake is B250.
The crowd: A mix of Korean bachelors and large groups of Thonglorites. A good spot for a weekend family lunch.
Tudari
