D’RIM brings Korean BBQ to Orchard Road

The new Mandarin Gallery eatery tries to find the sweet spot between authenticity and local tastebuds at its heritage-inspired premises

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Jaime Ee

Published Thu, Jan 11, 2024 · 10:11 PM

D'RIM's heritage-inspired decor. PHOTO: D'RIM
The main dining room has a cafeteria feel. PHOTO: D'RIM
Signature noodles feature homemade buckwheat noodles. PHOTO: D'RIM
Naengmyeong are noodles in a cold broth topped with beef and pear slices. PHOTO: D'RIM
The BBQ menu features US beef and kurobuta pork. PHOTO: JAIME EE/BT
Each table has its own grill and a server to cook the meat. PHOTO: JAIME EE/BT
Beek yukhoe features chopped raw beef mixed with pickles and raw egg yolk. PHOTO: D'RIM

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NEW RESTAURANT D’RIM #02-14 Mandarin Gallery 333A Orchard Road Singapore 238897 Tel: 9660 9964 Open daily for lunch and dinner Mon to Fri: 12 pm to 3 pm, and 6 pm to 10 pm; Sat and Sun: 11 am to 10 pm

D’RIM has everything you’d want from a Korean restaurant. It has a huge antique door, time-travelled from either a Joseon-era nobleman’s house or a stylish dungeon. There are earthenware pots scattered around for good effect. It has in its menu all the edible cliches you love – like BBQ, for which you get your very own grill and someone to cook the meat for you. There’s also naengmyeon two ways – original noodles in cold broth or bibimbap-style. Japchae. Jeon.

There are real Koreans in the kitchen, with annoyingly glassy complexions to prove it. And there’s a lady manager literally plucked out of a K-drama who dispenses “ne” and “annyeong” so disarmingly you want to cry in delight.

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