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Tasting Notes
Sopung Kore is at Kaleboyu Caddesi 103 in Karagümrük, Fatih, Istanbul. The restaurant has been serving Korean food since 2016 and now has many branches.
Main dishes and fried chicken
The main menu has dakgalbi, cheese dakgalbi, bulgogi and jajang bokkimbab. Korean-style fried chicken comes in several flavours, among them Sun Yang, Sun Gan, Hot Snow and Cheese Pop.
Noodles, rice cakes and sides
The noodle list has yaki udon, bokkimmyeon and buldak ramyeon, rice cakes come as ddeokbokki and rabokki, and there is gimbap in several fillings and soups such as yukgejang and kalguksu. Sides include hot dogs, fried dumplings, shrimp kadayıf and gimmari, and dessert is mochi.
“Order the dakgalbi or the ddeokbokki, and add Korean fried chicken to share.”
LR Kitchen — field note