After looking at the very delicious photos of @Presunto. We decided to dine at Bekseju Village. Our last meal a year ago was fantastic. Knowing that it was still a hot place, I reserved the dinner earlier online via their website, just to be sure. We arrived around 20:30, they were pretty full for a Thursday night, only 3 tables were empty.
Bekseju Village is based on the model of a sul jip, gastro bar that offers a nice selection of alcohol and wine with dishes that are often quite spicy.
Apertizer was kimchi.
Bekse Mooneo Chohoae 백세 문어 초회 - octopus salad with a wasabi and slightly sweet vinegar
Haemul Kimchi Jeon 해물김치전 - seafood and kimchi pancake
Unlike the seafood pancake we had (see first post), the texture was not crispy, the seafood were chopped in smaller size.
Dipping sauce
Bekse Bossam 백세보쌈 - Bekse pork belly, accompanied with kimchi, chilis and garlic
2 types of cabbage, the slightly darker one with vinegar and the second one was fresh cabbage.
Salty fermented black bean paste (?) to accompany the pork
Lemon Makgeolli 유자 막걸리 - lemon rice wine, 6% in alcohol, a sweet drink with citrus peel and pieces, I believe it was a cocktail. I read online that only farmers and rappers drink this in Korea!
Each dish has a good proportion of vegetables and meat/seafood. My favourite of the night was the octopus salad, very refreshing and a good starter. There were still many dishes I haven’t try yet. With 2 bowls of rice, 3 dishes, and 1 pitcher of Makgeolli, the meal for 2 person was 72€.
They have also a menu for evening - 28€ including an entry, a main dish and a dessert.
Will return again despite the price a bit steep à la carte.
Bekseju Village
53 bd Saint Marcel
75013 Paris
T +33 (0)1 77 11 24 37
M° Gobelins (Line 7, Exit 1)
M° Campo Formio (Line 5)
