Togi Korean Restaurant

11 Mosque Street, Chinatown T. 6221 0830

A friend had been raving about this place but it took us a while before we could agree on time for dinner.

This is a cosy restaurant run by a Korean mother and daughter team. It was packed when we arrived, filled with a mix of locals and Koreans (this to me is always an indication of the authenticity of the food).

As there were only the two of us, we kept our order simple. The spicy tofu soup offered me the fiery kick that I was pandering after that cool evening, and the ginseng chicken soup was robust, full of the flavour of ginseng. As with all Korean restaurants, even with two orders, our table was full, filled with the array of side dishes that comes with all meals – kimchi (preserved spicy cabbage), anchovies, mash potatoes… I saw folks at the surrounding tables tucking into a hotpot ramen (noodle) dish and kimchi fried rice that was cooked on a hotplate at the table, and made a mental note to order these dishes the next time I come by.