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I just came home from a very filling dinner at a Korean restaurant in Ampang's Koreatown. Ampang is home to many Korean expatriates and some of them have set up businesses (restaurants, saloons, supermarkets, etc...) in nearby commercial areas. We originally planned to eat at Teluk Gong but ended up in Nak Won Restaurant in Ampang instead.

My absolute favourite thing in Korean restaurants are the side dishes. Any good one will serve your meal along with an incredible array of side dishes. We counted over 15 different varieties with our meal tonight. I'm not complaining here but I think you should know that most of the side dishes are pickled stuff and tend to be indiscernible tastewise from the common kimchi.



There were eight of us that night. Everyone ordered their individual dishes and we ordered 2 servings of meat to throw into the barbeque "pit". One great thing about this place is that the waiters actually help you barbeque the meat so you don't have to worry about doing it yourself.




I didn't take pictures of everyone's main course but here's what me and ST had.


The bibimbap was delightful. It's basically rice with lots of different vegetables and a raw egg. When you are served your bibimbap mix everything immediately. You end up with a mess of delicious vegetables, rice and eggy goodness. It tastes good enough this way but the waiter said it's a lot better if you mix in the provided spicy paste and he's right. After mixing it in the flavour of the dish was further enhanced.


The Kimchi soup came with a decent amount of ingredients but taste wise it's a little wanting. I'm not sure if this is how real Korean's prefer their Kimchi soup but I like mine to be more sour and spicy. Not disappointing but could be a lot better.

After the meal we were provided with a whitish colour drink. I have no idea what it's called or even what it actually is but it's a sweet drink and it's very similar to soya bean milk but there's a hint of rice taste. It's served cold and it's a very refreshing drink. A great way to end your dinner.


I had a good time at Nak Won but I found the taste of the food there a little flat. There are many similar restaurants in Ampang Koreatown (right opposite Ampang Point)... I'm thinking there may be better ones around there. Perhaps you guys know of a better place?

Oh... by the way have you guys seen this yet???

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Restaurant Nak Won,
A11-1-1, Jalan Ampang Utama 2/2,
Business Ave, Ampang Jaya, 6800 Ampang.
Tel: 03-4253 4249.