Hansik Goo
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
The Experience
From Michelin Guide
Hansik means Korean cuisine and goo refers to chef Mingoo Kang. But shikgoo also denotes family, which aligns with his home-style food designed for sharing. In the single 10-course tasting menu, with add-on options, specialities such as abalone wrapped dumpling, chicken roulade with ginseng rice, and pyeonyuk with buckwheat noodles exemplify the chef's creative, upscale spin on the classics. Perfect with makgeolli or the signature wine pairing.
Unique Things
From Visitor Experiences
Korean food framed as a shared table
- The menu is designed around the idea of shikgoo, a family table, even when it runs as a formal tasting.
A single menu, tuned with add-ons
- Instead of a long a la carte, the kitchen pushes one tasting format and gives you optional upgrades.
Chef identity in the name
- ‘Goo’ refers to chef Mingoo Kang, the restaurant’s anchor point as much as any dish.
Ingredient Stars
From Visitor Experiences
Signature Ingredients
- Ginseng: used with chicken and rice, a familiar Korean foundation pushed into fine-dining detail.
- Buckwheat: shows up as noodles alongside sliced, pressed meats, a clean counterpoint to richer courses.
- Abalone: treated as a centrepiece ingredient, often paired with dumpling wrappers and a restrained broth.
- Makgeolli: the cloudy rice wine appears in pairings, and sometimes in desserts or sauces.
- Korean fermented seasonings: jang-based seasoning is the backbone, more about depth than heat.
Menu & Pricing
Current Offerings & Prices
Menu format
- A single tasting menu built for sharing, with optional add-ons
- Lunch and dinner service, with the kitchen leaning classic Korean flavours into a more formal progression
What turns up on the menu
- Abalone and dumpling-style bites
- Chicken, ginseng, rice and broth in a more polished form
- Pyeonyuk-style cold meats with buckwheat noodles
In The Media
Why Hongkongers are talking about Hansik Goo, the new Korean ...
Jun 1, 2020 ... Modern Korean restaurant Hansik Goo is now open in Hong Kong's Central, marking the first collaboration outside South Korea for chef Mingoo Kang.
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Hansik Goo
Mar 21, 2023 ... Hansik Goo Photograph: Courtesy Hansik Goo. Previous ... restaurant that aims to bring the essence of refined Korean cuisine to Hong Kong.
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