This short article is from the June 16-29 City Weekend print magazine, page 41. Here is the link to the online version. Stay tuned for full write-ups about each restaurant.
Got a craving for some Korean? We sent one of our hungry food bloggers out into Shanghai to find the city’s best kimchi fried rice. Check them out below.
Annion Kitchen | Korean
Annion Kitchen’s kimchi fried rice (RMB40) combines both presentation and simplicity. The Yoon brothers who run this cozy spot bring bright flavors and heartiness using their grandmother’s recipe, and even without the usual fried egg or meat, this dish makes mouths salivate. Non-Koreans will definitely enjoy this interpretation of the old standard, and traditionalists who find it slightly too tame can always kick things up a notch and ask for it to be made super spicy. The dish is a great side to their bulgogi (marinated beef) and spicy bibim rice.
Bawubawu 巴屋巴屋 | Korean
One of the better and more traditional kimchi fried rice dishes (RMB30) is found in this hidden Korean enclave in Minhang. You may think after your first bite that this dish is too spicy or even too greasy, but that’s the way it ought to be. The runny yolk from the over-easy egg melds with the grease from the pork lard, which lusciously cakes together each bite. This kimchi fried rice is our personal favorite, and it’s especially good with their tteokbokki (spicy rice cake) or budaejeongol (stewed casserole).
Mapuwu 马普乌 | Korean
The hearty kimchi fried rice (RMB30) at Mapawu is a boozer’s best friend–it’s best enjoyed at the end of a late-night drinking binge. Not overly greasy or overpoweringly spicy, this one really brings out the taste of the kimchi, pork, egg, and spices. You could almost say that it’s just spicy fried rice with some kimchi. This hole-in-the-wall restaurant is open from 8am until really, really late and is a typical Korean shikdang, so it’s also got great seolleongtang (beef soup), sundubu jjigae (tofu stew), and kimchijeon (kimchi pancakes).
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