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13/20

Bornga

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Beef rib and more prime cuts at Bornga.
1 / 9Beef rib and more prime cuts at Bornga.Supplied
Inside Bornga on Little Bourke Street.
2 / 9Inside Bornga on Little Bourke Street.Supplied
Ready for the barbecue.
3 / 9Ready for the barbecue.Supplied
Everything is cooked in front of you on the hot plate.
4 / 9Everything is cooked in front of you on the hot plate.Supplied
Cocktails are also included on the menu.
5 / 9Cocktails are also included on the menu.Supplied
Korean-style beef tartare.
6 / 9Korean-style beef tartare.Supplied
Made fresh.
7 / 9Made fresh.Supplied
It wouldn’t be Korean barbecue without cheesy corn.
8 / 9It wouldn’t be Korean barbecue without cheesy corn.Supplied
Woo samgyeop is the patented specialty.
9 / 9Woo samgyeop is the patented specialty.Supplied
13/20

Bornga

Korean$$

A K-BBQ joint as lively as the ’G.

Grilling is as fun as you make it at this heaving global chain. Pick up the iPad, order a round of Baby Shark cocktails – blue and boozy, a whole icy-pole resting in the glass – and settle in for a flame-licked feast.

Woo samgyeop is the patented specialty. The whisper-thin straps of beef flank cook on impact with the hotplate before being rolled up with spring onion, raw garlic and salad leaves for dunking in doenjang (the fermented soybean paste).

Jjigae fans will be pleased with the kimchi stew, and you’d have to be dead inside to deny the milky pleasures of grilled corn cheese. An impressive selection of house-made sauces and a self-serve bottomless banchan bar bring it all home.

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