Super Seoul Café brings the spirit of Seoul’s artsy hipster hood, Garuso-gil, to the busy commercial district of Sathorn. There’s a real warmth to this restaurant-café; green tiled walls, indoor plants and large French windows give diners an impression of a calm oasis—a stark contrast to the nightmarish traffic on nearby Sathorn Tai Road. While there’s an East-meet-West vibe to the decor, the food stays true to the family recipes of managing director Kuanmanus Limcharoen’s Korean mother-in-law. Come nightfall, the restaurant is usually packed with crowds from nearby offices sharing communal dishes and unwinding over soju shots.
The restaurant puts an emphasis on homemade ingredients and MSG-free sauces. Not to miss are the heftily portioned gamjatang (fall-of-the-bone pork ribs in spicy soup sprinkled with parilla leaves, B395), pork-go-ki (tender sliced pork neck marinated in spicy sauce and served with fresh veggies, B290) and the restaurant’s signature double deep-fried spicy chicken (B165), a close rival to Bon Chon’s.
For beef lovers, the marinated Korean beef bab, served atop freshly cooked Korean rice, is a must. The meats are cooked in the kitchen—table-top grills are absent from the dining room—so there’s that promise of leaving the restaurant without smelling like Korean BBQ. While most dishes stay true to its Korean roots, some, like the spicy carbonara ramyeon noodles with ham and cheese (B175), are prepared with a Western touch.
