Halal Korean food and BBQ buffet restaurants are now becoming a common sight in the Singapore food scene. Singapore is a great mix of multiple cultures blending in perfectly side-by-side. Once upon a time, being a Muslim with Halal limitations put a roadblock in engaging one’s taste buds, but now that is no longer an issue. With the rest of the world catching up Halal food; many stores are getting themselves Halal-certified and in order to provide for their Muslim customers.
HalalTrip provides you a list of places to try Halal Korean food flavors in Singapore.
1. FLO - Food Lovers Only
Source: FLO Facebook
The newest kid on the block, FLO - Food Lovers Only is a Korean Western Fusion restaurant. Try out their interesting dishes such as the sweet and savoury d'Orange Pasta and Dak Bulgogi. They also serve drinks and desserts for those who aren't up for a meal!
Address: #02-15A, IMM, 2 Jurong East Street 21, Singapore 609601
2. Jinjja Chicken
Source: Jinjja Chicken Facebook
Though there are lots of fine dining restaurants and various local cuisines to try in Singapore, a traveler will definitely crave for some fast food after a day of shopping and sightseeing. Jinjja Chicken, which means ‘Really Chicken’, gives you a unique experience with authentic Halal Korean fast food and street food. Their funky mascot certainly gives off a lively vibe and what’s more, they have a great customer base and excellent reviews.
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Authentic tastes: The food not only has authentic Korean flavor, but the preparation styles are also duplicated. A bonus is that the ingredients are brought in from all over Korea to give customers that genuine taste.
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Halal Korean ramen and Halal Korean street food in Singapore: The Jinjja Chicken menu includes quite a few Korean ramen and bap (rice) dishes, though some are altered to suit the unique style of the restaurant’s food.
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A discovery with every bite: One thing to remember and have fun with is that, in this restaurant the seemingly innocuous looking standard fast food fare may reveal some delicious surprises. Jinjja Chicken spicy flavors represent the essence of Korean style fried chicken. They come with either the spicy Yangnyeom sauce or the milder and saltier soy garlic sauce.
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Food to try: Jinjja wings, tteokbokki fries, seafood mandu, bibimbap, seafood jjamppong, jjajangmyeon, kimchi tofu burger, pat bingsu, oreo bingsu.
Address: 249 Victoria St, Bugis Village, 188034
3. Nene Chicken
Source: Nene Chicken Facebook
‘Ne’ means ‘yes’ in Korean. Nene Chicken, which is an international Korean food chain founded in South Korea in 1999, stands for ‘yes yes chicken’. If you're following the variety show scene, you probably know that Yoo Jae Suk is their current ambassador! The Singaporean outlets of the chain were started in 2012. Nene Chicken gives its customers an experience of Korean Halal fast food, right in Singapore. There are seven outlets in total and they also do delivery.
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Korean-style crispy chicken with juicy meat: Nene Chicken offers Halal Korean crispy chicken coated in a secret mixture of sauces guaranteed to keep the chicken juicy, tender and flavorful. Some may find it a downside that the chicken is quite greasy.
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Sweet and spicy options: This Halal certified Korean restaurant in Singapore has the swicy option; a combination of sweet and spicy for those who can’t stand the heat of Korean spices.
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Traditional blends: Those who wish to try out a slightly more traditional Korean flavor can go for the Halal Korean street food varieties which are now available; gimbap (seaweed rice roll) or mini bap burgers.
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Natural, clean and fresh: Nene chicken works on a‘Natural, Clean, Fresh and Healthy’ premise which makes it a safe choice for those with a picky stomach.
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Food to try: Classic with Freaking Hot sauce (be warned!), bulgogi chicken, Nene pop, kimbap, mini bap burgers.
4. 4Fingers Crispy Chicken
Source: 4 Fingers Facebook
4 Fingers Crispy Chicken is a very popular chain store in Singapore which very recently received its Halal certification, becoming open to a crowd of Muslim customers who had been practically drooling for the opportunity to eat there. 4 Fingers gives you a chance to try out a fusion of Halal Korean and Halal Japanese food in Singapore. The food chain doesn’t have many purely Korean food items in its menu, but what it does have is quite delicious.
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Korean-style fried chicken with individual attention to every piece: Each piece of chicken is made from fresh meat, individually battered, individually fried and individually brushed with sauce. The taste is definitely enhanced with this attention to detail.
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Tasty takeaway: The restaurants have drive-through and takeaways for those who just don’t have the time to stop and waste precious sightseeing time, or who just need a tasty snack.
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Healthy options: 4 Fingers has salads such as the mushroom and tofu salad or chicken katsu salad for those who prefer healthy food. You can also ask them to skip the dressing.
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Food to try: 4 Fingers chicken drumsticks and chicken wings, kimchi fries, seaweed fries, mushroom and tofu salad, honey yuzu tea.
5. Seoul Garden
Source: Seoul Garden website
Seoul Garden started off a restaurant for Korean fine dining. However with the increasing number of customers craving Korean Barbeque it changed to one of the hottest places for Korean BBQ buffets in Singapore. There are many Seoul Garden restaurants that you can visit in Singapore - all of them Halal certified. However, the crown of the list goes to the Seoul Garden in Clementi Mall as it is also one of Singapore’s top 6 Korean restaurants to eat at.
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2 in 1 Grill and Hotpot: The Seoul Garden chain is possibly one of the only places where you can get the two-in-one choice of a BBQ and hotpot together. The grill plates have a steamboat added on; so that diners can grill their own meat, as well as make the hotpot of their choice by adding fresh ingredients to the steamboat.
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Korean Halal dishes in Singapore: Seoul Garden provides an opportunity to try proper Halal Korean food in Singapore.
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Food to try: Teriyaki beef, garlic chicken, seafood mandu, beef bulgogi bibimbap, braised beef and tendon hotpot, kimchi, kimchi soup, ice kachang (dessert), cinnamon tea.
More information on Seoul Garden here!
6. Icebox Café (Closed)
Source: Icebox Facebook
After a meal comes... dessert! A Muslim-owned café, Icebox does huge ‘Monster Milkshakes’ and Korean desserts for a taste of Halal Korean food in Singapore. The desserts are mostly ‘bingsu’ (bingsoo), a typical Korean dessert that involves ice shavings with sweet condensed milk, fruit flavorings, syrups and various add-ons.
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Delicious and creative: The desserts and milkshakes are delicious and extremely creative, especially the ‘In Your Face’ milkshakes which look pretty ‘out there’ with all types of delicious stuff stuck on the outside of the mug in addition to the inside.
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Huge portions: If you’re heading for Icebox Café you’d better keep some space free in your stomach, because their servings are huge, appetizing and filling.
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Food to try: Triple chocolate banana smores toast, mixed berries tickles bingsu, creamy cookies pleasure bingsu, mango lassi mari bingsu, avocado dates bingsu, injeolmi bingsu, chendol melt bingsu, durian bingsu, clad in black milkshake, blushing berries milkshake.
Address: 89 Rangoon Road, #01-02 Singapore 218375
Korean cuisine very interesting to try and not to mention sumptuous. Find all these restaurants on Halal Food Spotter and our website as well as our mobile app, now on Apple and Android!
