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Trump-Kim Summit In Singapore: Here Are 5 Places To Go For Korean-American Fusion Food

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Trump-Kim Summit In Singapore: Here Are 5 Places To Go For Korean-American Fusion Food

As anticipation for the historic summit on June 12 between United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore grows, it is time to whet your appetite for Korean-American fusion cuisine. Here are five places to check out in Singapore for your Korean fusion fix.

May 15, 2018
Korean-American fusion cuisine is not just found in the United States or in South Korea, but in Singapore as well, with a few new brands that opened recently. (Photo: Wolf Burgers)

As anticipation for the historic summit on June 12 between United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore grows, it is time to whet your appetite for Korean-American fusion cuisine.

Such food is not just found in the United States or in South Korea, but in Singapore as well, with a few new brands that opened recently.

Korean-Mexican food, for example, is no stranger to the scene here. It came about with the cultural overlap in Koreatown, a district in Central Los Angeles, where Korean-Americans and Hispanics live side by side. Those that serve Korean-Mexican food were inspired by the massive success of Korean-American chefs such as Roy Choi, who started the fleet of Kogi Korean BBQ taco trucks in Los Angeles in 2008.

Here are five places to check out in Singapore for your Korean fusion fix:

Text: Eunice Quek/The Straits Times

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Trump-Kim Summit In Singapore: Here Are 5 Places To Go For Korean-American Fusion Food
1. NY Night Market
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A Korean fusion restaurant at Westgate mall, NY Night Market is inspired by the cosmopolitan food markets in New York City. Besides Korean fusion, diners can also chow down on Tex-Mex and Vietnamese food.

Menu items include Rosti & Beef ($10.90), with pan-fried rosti topped with beef bulgogi; and Party In New York ($30.90), a surf and turf platter with prawns, fried chicken tenders, grilled sausage, pineapple, corn, crinkle-cut fries and garlic bread sticks.

A Korean-Italian dish – Pasta de Dakgalbi ($16.90) – features spaghetti and dakgalbi (Korean spicy stir-fried chicken) coated in melted mozzarella.

NY Night Market is at #01-08 Westgate, 3 Gateway Drive, open: 11 am to 10 pm (weekdays), 11 am to 11 pm (weekends).
Visit www.facebook.com/nynightmarketsingapore

2. Vatos Urban Tacos
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Vatos Urban Tacos originates from Seoul, and it is best known for its Korean-Mexican cuisine, especially its tacos.

Highlights include Korean pork belly tacos ($10 or $14); galbi short rib tacos ($12 or $17); kimchi pork quesadillas ($18); and kimchi carnitas fries ($16), which are seasoned French fries covered with braised pork carnitas, sauteed kimchi, melted cheese, and topped with sour cream, hot sauce, coriander leaves and onions.

For drinks, Vatos offers makgeolitas ($26), where tequila meets makgeolli (Korean rice wine) in a selection of flavours – passionfruit, peach, and mango.

Vatos Urban Tacos is at 36 Beach Road, open: 5.30 to 11 pm (Mondays), noon to 11 pm (Sundays, Tuesdays to Thursdays), noon to midnight (Fridays and Saturdays). 
Call 6385 6010 or visit www.facebook.com/vatossg

Photo: The Straits Times
3. Wolf Burgers
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The local burger restaurant offers a Pork Gochujang Burger ($9.90), a Korea-inspired pork patty with kimchi and cucumbers, topped with spicy gochujang sauce. Pair it with kimchi cheese fries ($8).

Wolf Burgers outlets are at PasarBella, Suntec City Tower 2, 3 Temasek Boulevard; and #01-43 Changi City Point, 5 Changi Business Park Central 1, open: PasarBella: 11.30 am to 9.30 pm daily; Changi City Point: 8.30 am to 9.30 pm (weekdays), 11.30 am to 9.30 pm (weekends).
Visit www.facebook.com/burgersbywolf

Photo: Wolf Burgers
4. Bonchon
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After the success of Korean fried chicken brand Bonchon in South Korea in 2002, it opened its first overseas location in 2006, in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

Soon after, Bonchon entered New York City and opened its flagship restaurant in the heart of Manhattan. It opened in Singapore in 2011, and currently has four outlets.

Besides its signature fried chicken (from $8.90), the menu also offers bibimbap (from $14.90), spicy ramyeon (from $9.90), and soju cocktails ($12.50).

Bonchon outlets are at Northpoint City, Boat Quay, Compass One and Bugis+. 
Visit bonchon.sg for full list of opening hours.

Photo: Bonchon
5. Pizza Maru
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Korean pizza chain Pizza Maru, which has more than 650 outlets in South Korea, the United States, and China, opened in Singapore at the end of last year (2017).

Highlights in the Premium Pizza range include the Korean Surf ‘n’ Turf (from $19.80), a blend of East-meets-West flavours boasting Korean-style beef and shrimps atop a bed of greens lined with sweet ranch sauce accompanied by sour cream and mozzarella cheese; and Mango Ocean (from $19.80) comprises mango chunks, with shrimps and scallops on the crispy bread base.

The fruity seafood combination is matched by fiery hot spicy buldak and a spread of mozzarella cheese and pilaf sauce.

Another must-try is the Real BBQ Chicago Pizza, made with fibre-packed black rice dough and stuffed with creamy double mozzarella cheese, string cheese and cream cheese mousse and served with chicken leg bits.

Pizza Maru outlets are at #B1-192/193 Northpoint City, 1 Northpoint Drive; #04-03/04 Bugis+, 201 Victoria Street, open: 11.30 am to 10 pm daily (both outlets).
Visit www.facebook.com/pizzamarusg

Photo: Pizza Maru Singapore
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