I feel like this place might be more popular for the hot tops & you cook your own food by yourself…read moreat your table... however, it was packed, so we got a 4-top in the back. I ordered the kimchi fried rice. It was rather delicious. The flavors all mingled well, and there was nothing overpowering. I did try the shrimp skewer - and it is literally that. A whole shrimp on a skewer (yes, head and all!). I can't say that was a winner with me. I enjoyed my mint tea as well. Everyone at the table left satisfied. The service is awfully slow, with having to chase the waitress down if you want to add anything to your order or to pay or anything besides the original ordering.

The food itself is an issue. The soups, noodles, sides, sauces, and meat itself is…read moreinauthentic....and even if it is inauthentic the quality itself is poor. The staff is slow and rude, and ignored our table multiple times. The decor of the restaurant is covered in dust and the grills are not cleaned.

Pretty good food. Little fusion twist to Korean food. Make a reservation to get a seat inside.read more

I was craving Korean food, so I went out of my way to have lunch at Maru on a busy Saturday…read moreafternoon. The restaurant was cute inside, modern and clean, but not too pretentious. I was very happy with my bibimbap. It comes out with the beef and egg raw, and then they cook in front of you in the stone bowl, which is pretty cool to watch. The server said they source local ingredients as much as possible, and the food definitely tasted high quality. The portion was a perfect size for one person. The other dishes I saw passing by looked delicious as well, and I would absolutely go back to try some other things. My complaints are pretty minor. They didn't give me any kimchi to start my meal, even though they gave it to other tables. Also, everything was rather pricey. A cup of tea, a water, a bibimbap, and a scoop of sesame ice cream came out to 36 euros. Service was fantastic. The servers were excellent, really nice and happy to explain things on the menu. And service was shockingly fast. I'll definitely be back.

This is the best place in Brussels to taste the famous Korean Barbecue: the Bulgoggi and the Kalbi…read more This small family-run restaurant is one of the pioneers in Korean cuisine in Belgium and serves true Korean food (by Korean staff) since two decades. The place may be small, the service may be sometimes slow, your clothes might smell the barbecue when you will be leaving but you will be served fine quality food that taste great.

Place itself is located in a nice hidden street. Entire…read moretable space facing kitchen and missing serious ventilation - tip do not wear your best clothes when entering otherwise it will smell of Korean grill- well for some might be significant aphrodisiac:-) book a table if on Saturday. Food is very tasty and as for vegetarian can get easily served with delicious leek pancakes or see weed salad or kimchi. Certainly to recommend for a nice change from the Centre however do not expect fancy authentic decoration. Food will be your main focus.

- Price/Quality: We came for their delicious Korean specialty 'bibimbap' and that's what we got…read more For 16 euros, you'll get it in a hot sizzling stone pot (yummy but watch out), 15 euros to have it in a bowl (if you're a sissy). You'll get some soup, hot sauce and kimchi (mmm) with that. Update: I tried the japche: 12 euros and great. - Health: A lot of vegetables and the meat is quite lean, also possibility of tofu. It's a heavy meal though, with the rice and egg in it. - Pleasure: Great mix of things, I love how they put a raw egg on top of it, because the pot is so hot, it will boil during eating. The still sizzlin' rice and sesame oil on the bottom get nice and crunchy. - Quantity: Really satisfying. - Variety: Like I said, you'll get a couple of veggies (spinach, soybean sprouts, ...), seaweed, kimchi, an egg and you can choose if you'd like meat or tofu with it.

Not the best Korean, but very decent considering the limited choices in Brussels for Korean joints…read more Limited number of dishes for the banchan. Bibimpap was good and the kimchi ramen was ok. Was pretty full (Saturday evening), réservation I is a must.

Made an online order on Deliverydoo - an hour and 4 phone calls later we still didn't have our…read morefood. After contacting customer service they reached out to the restaurant in our behalf. Food finally arrived with rotten vegetables and green tinted eggs. I'm not one to ever complain about food service but this was horrible. They will definitely try and take advantage of you if you are a tourist.

We ordered from here on Deliveroo! Great food, loved the gochugang sauce, very spicy! Would…read moredefinitely order from here again. Forgot to take pictures before we had already eaten it all!

We called on a Sunday to make reservations for the same night at 8 pm (FYI - ressos are important…read morein Brussels because once they're full, they're full - you can't even wait). We showed up at 7:30 to see if they would be able to seat us and they did. I initially found this place on Google because we needed some Chinese food and this place had good reviews/was close by our hotel. I'm not sure if the food was worth the 40 minute wait, but it satisfied the craving. We had the steamed pork dumpling. This was pretty meh - you could get similar quality in the freezer section. We then had the black pepper chicken. I was thankful for the huge portion but it was pretty salty. It definitely needed more than the bowl of rice it came with. Finally, the best dish of the night was beef chow fun. I didn't have high expectations for this one but it tasted pretty close to the ones at home in NYC, with plenty of wok hei. I'd definitely recommend this dish and if I were a betting woman, I would guess that their other noodle dishes might be pretty good too, so maybe just stick to those.

I think this is the best Chinese food in Brussels! Flavours…read moreand textures of each dish reminded me of my time in Shanghai. I intend to return often to sample many other dishes on the menu. Service was very friendly with a smile and good humour. We ordered more than we could eat and took food home. As leftovers at home, it tasted better than any take-out Asian food we have ever gotten. A true testimonial to the talented chefs! The restaurant is not large with seating for about 35. Indeed, the hostess/waitress had to turn away many clients during our dinner. Many Asian people at other tables along with a few tourists or local Europeans. I highly recommend this restaurant over any other Asian restaurant in the area. Location is near the bourse behind the Marriott hotel.

Anata is a strange/non-poetic name for a sushi bar. Wonder if they're going with a simple "you" or…read moresomething else. I'm no expert though. However, prices seem to be reasonable or cheap for the area. Their lunch specials were particularly enticing too. Portions were far bigger than we anticipated. Though, honestly, wish I had just gotten sushi. I picked a salmon bento lunch special and we also got a tori bento. Salmon bento came with a seared filet of salmon with a sauce, two salmon sashimi, tempura + sauce, four gyoza, rice, and miso. Overall, fairly decent and in a bigger portion. Tempura was really nice and the sashimi seemed fairly fresh. Something I later wished I'd just ordered alone. The salmon filet with sauce was so-so and looked good, but wasn't particularly tasty to me. Fried gyoza would have been nicer with a sauce. I'm unsure if the sauce provided was for both of the tempura and the gyoza though. Tori bento had a nice bit of terriyaki chicken, fried egg over rice, more tempura with a different sauce, miso, and kimchi. The kimchi felt a little out of left field for me, but wouldn't complain about getting kimchi. If it wasn't for the lunch prices I don't believe I'd actually have ever came here and would have found it a big rip off. The restaurant is nice for some okay Japanese style food, but nothing I'd desire to pay more than what I had. Service was nice/standard amount of reservation. Maki and sushi looked really good though. If the sashimi was any indicator of its worth then that would have been my first choice had I known. Bento boxes are good if you're looking for something heavy.

We were craving for Japanese food (especially ramen), and were glad to chance upon this restaurant…read more However, upon entering, we were a bit skeptical as we realized the restaurant was run by Chinese. And as expected, the ramen as well as the yaki soba tasted like Chinese food rather than Japanese. The ramen soup was bland and there was not much flavour, same for the yaki soba. The only saving grace is the sashimi we had, which was rather fresh. Overall, we were really disappointed with our 40euros spent on Chinese rather than Japanese food.

Visiting my son and he wanted sticky rice & laab (Thai). Went by Kam Yuen and I was in awe at all…read morethe Asian assortments in dry, fresh, and frozen! All your kitchen needs are available. Dishes, pots, a wide assortment of chopsticks, etc. The grocery items are massive and range from multiple Asian cultures. I was impressed at small to large bags of rice in stock. So many noodle options, spices, snacks, and sweets. The fresh & frozen section was impressive! Even Jackfruit in the refrigerated section. The store was clean and well kept considering the amount of traffic going through. Staff was quick in keeping the check out line moving. An amazing store.

Kam Yuen is a massive Asian grocery store located in the heart of Brussels. If you're looking for a…read moreone-stop shop for all your Asian ingredients, this is the place to go to. The store is packed with products from different Asian cultures, offering a wide selection of everything from fresh produce to frozen foods. You'll find cookware, plates, and bowls to complete your Asian kitchen, as well as a huge selection of vegetables, snacks, spices, dried goods, noodles, instant noodles, and sauces. Everything is also fairly reasonably priced for being in the center.

Very nice food. Seems to be a classic korean food restaurant. Although the house has nothing…read morespecial, aka asian styled, once ind=side you are welcomed by very nice opeople. They explain the food and what is what so your culinary experience is a success I recommend this place.

NOT KOREAN BBQ! Nothing special about the decor of the establishment. It's actually quit bland with…read moreonly a few hints that you are inside a Korean restaurant. I thought this was an authentic Korean bbq restaurant but it is not. Don't be fooled by the menu and the claim of cooking it as bbq and then bringing it out to your table. Nope! So I had the bibimbap and it was good but they skimped on the meat portion and my ssamjang was more gochujang. The mandu was excellent! The banchan was terrible due to lack of variety in the four dishes served and each pair tasted the same so In essence your only getting 2 side dishes. My Korean buddy once told me that you can always judge a restaurant by their banchan and he is so right. My wife ordered galbi...She hated it. Waaaaaay toooo much of an artificial smokey flavor and waaaaaay to chewy. Nothing special so save your monies!

Okay, really a 3-star place but because this was exactly what we were looking for to satisfy our…read moreramen craving while abroad, it gains an extra star. A disclaimer: I realize that I'm probably spoiled by the mass of ramen joints that are in the Bay Area. As a result, I judge ramen places pretty highly. The 3-star rating is not to say that the ramen was terrible, but it is certainly not ranked among the best. Tonkotsu Ramen. Usually when I think of tonkotsu, I think of a rich and flavorful broth, as tonkotsu is traditionally stewed from pork bones for hours and hours. This broth fell a bit short of flavorful. The noodles, pork, and toppings were delicious (I always appreciate a perfectly soft boiled egg), but the broth is really what makes or breaks a ramen to me. Kara Miso Ramen. For those who like a bit of spice with their ramen. Or maybe not a bit of spice? I'm usually a super wimp when it comes to spice, and the slightest hint will have me reaching for a glass of water to rinse it all out. This one didn't do too much for me. I felt a little bit of heat lingering on my tongue afterwards, but I was expecting a bigger kick. The meat on this bowl was also a little dried out. I can definitely see why this place would do well in this neighborhood; it fulfills a need that is missing, which is exactly why we ventured into Umamido. Great for an area that is slim on authentic ramen choices; not so great for someone who comes from an area that is saturated with ramen.

I surely will not recommend that place, don't worth the price, no taste (put the extra egg)…read more I could also talk about the disrespectul student staff...the only japanese vibe you will get is the Honda Motocompo they show in the front window (very nice).