Ever since my trip to Korea, I fell in love with Korean spicy cold noodles (bibim nangmyeon). And now Iโ€™ve found a decent one in SG at ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’-๐’˜๐’๐’ ๐‘ฎ๐’‚๐’“๐’…๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฒ๐’๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’ ๐‘น๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’–๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’•!

The ๐‘ฒ๐’๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’ ๐‘บ๐’‘๐’Š๐’„๐’š ๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’… ๐‘ต๐’๐’๐’…๐’๐’†๐’” (๐‘ฉ๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’Ž ๐‘ต๐’‚๐’†๐’๐’ˆ๐’Ž๐’š๐’†๐’๐’), $18, is a bowl of buckwheat noodles served in a chilled icy broth, with sweet and spicy gochujang sauce, slivers of Korean pear, radish pickles, slices of beef brisket and a half-boiled egg with a soft and fudgy centre. Though the beef is a bit tough and dry, the whole dish is still deliciously refreshing, especially in Singaporeโ€™s hot weather.

Other than the cold noodles, they also serve BBQ and other Korean dishes. I tried the ๐‘บ๐’๐’š๐’ƒ๐’†๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ท๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’† ๐‘บ๐’†๐’‚๐’‡๐’๐’๐’… ๐‘บ๐’•๐’†๐’˜ (๐‘บ๐’†๐’‚๐’‡๐’๐’๐’… ๐‘ซ๐’๐’†๐’๐’‹๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฑ๐’‹๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’†), $13.80, and the ๐‘ฒ๐’Š๐’Ž๐’„๐’‰๐’Š ๐‘บ๐’•๐’†๐’˜ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ท๐’๐’“๐’Œ (๐‘ฒ๐’Š๐’Ž๐’„๐’‰๐’Š ๐‘ฑ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’†), $11.80, which are served in a claypot that keeps the stew piping hot till the last drop. Would have liked a bit more generous pieces of pork in the kimchi jiggae though.

A bonus to eating at Chowon Garden is the feast of banchan they serveโ€”5 small plates of side dishes with every meal, just like in Korea! The side dishes rotate on a daily basis, so you may try different dishes on different days. Iโ€™ve tried the Seasoned Seaweed, Kimchi, Seasoned Beansprouts, Stir-Fried Fishcake, Vegetable Noodle Salad, Spicy Braised Tofu... But my fave has got to be the Soy Braised Potatoes, which is soft, sweet and caramelised.

๐‘ช๐’‰๐’๐’˜๐’๐’ ๐‘ฎ๐’‚๐’“๐’…๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฒ๐’๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’ ๐‘น๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’–๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’•
Address: 2 Peck Seah St, Singapore 079305
Opening Hours: Mon-Sat 11.30am-2.30pm (Lunch), 5.30pm-10pm (Dinner) and Sun 5.30pm-10pm (Dinner only)
PlayFood Verdict: 2/3 โญโญ

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