
Six highlights in Little Seoul around Oststrasse
K-pop karaoke & lots of kimchi - six spots around Little Seoul
Düsseldorf's Little Tokyo is known far beyond the borders of the state capital. There is also a diverse Asian community around the Bahnhofsviertel and Oststraße. We have tips for Little Seoul with its South Korean restaurants, stores and cafés. Six highlights that you shouldn't miss.

Namu
Oststraße is the perfect starting point for a short tour of discovery through Little Seoul. Something sweet to start with: Namu Caféhas been open since 2017 and is said to be the only place in Germany to offer bingsu ice cream. The dessert is reminiscent of small piles of snow and is made from condensed milk and red bean powder. A special ice cream machine was imported from South Korea to make bingsu, which produces cold ice flakes from the ingredients with the addition of water. These form the basis for the different toppings. You can try around 15 variations at Namu. The version with pieces of rice cake, sweet corn powder and almonds is the most traditional, along with bingsus with tiramisu, chocolate, matcha or mango, for example. If you don't want cow's milk, you can opt for alternatives made from soy, oats, almonds or coconut. In addition to bingsu ice cream, the menu includes milkshakes, smoothies, cakes, cookies and hearty Korean toast.
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Yogi
The crowd is young, the ambience is right. Yogi is heavily frequented by the Korean community, which is a clear indication of the authentic cuisine. Reservations are a must at this small restaurant at Grupellostraße 5. If you manage to get a table, you will be delighted with the friendly service at Yogi and it is best to order several dishes so that everyone at the table can try them. Classics such as the spicy-hot noodle soup jjampong or pork bulgogi are complemented by tasty snacks such as bokkeum bab, rice with kimchi or chopped seaweed with sesame oil. Accompanied by a beer or a round of the South Korean national drink soju.
Hanaro market
Basically, Hanaro Marktis not a store that exclusively sells Korean food. However, Hanaro's parent company, Kim's Asia Import-Export, is considered one of the leading importers of Korean food in Europe. The selection is correspondingly diverse. At the back of the large pan-Asian supermarket, for example, there is a refrigerated counter with a huge selection of kimchi preparations: Kimchi with turnips, kimchi with radish, kimchi with wild garlic, kimchi with Chinese cabbage - you name it. Be careful with the address, which is officially Immermannstraße, but the entrance is on the corner of Charlottenstraße and Friedrich-Ebert-Straße.
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Gilson Karaoke
Not far from Hanaro, also on Friedrich-Ebert-Straße, is Gilson Karaoke. Although karaoke is originally a Japanese phenomenon and means empty orchestra, live singing accompanied by playback music conquered the world decades ago. At Gilson, the karaoke boxes for six to twelve people start at 8 pm in the evening. The song lists are updated regularly and there is something for everyone. The highlight is the K-pop songs. Fans of Bangtan Boys aka BTS, Blackpink or Aespa are guaranteed to get their money's worth at Gilson. Closed on Sundays, the bar is open until 3 a.m. on Fridays and until 2 a.m. on other days. Fun fact: In 2008, the world record for karaoke singing was set in Helsinki: 446 hours, four minutes and six seconds.
Gogimatcha
The name is a little misleading, because Gogimatcha at Bismarckstraße 33 is not a green tea parlor. The dining room is furnished in rustic wood. Each table has a grill and the walls are adorned with large photos of raw steaks and ribs. The menu is accordingly. It's all about meat: beef set, pork set, Iberico set, marinated neck meat and variations of pork belly. You might think it's a cabinet of horrors for vegetarians, but far from it. With main courses such as yachae gui, grilled vegetables with corn, herb butter and cheese or a meatless bibimbap, veggies are also catered for. There are also many vegetarian starters on the menu, such as modum jeon, spicy Korean pancakes, and japchae, glass noodles with vegetables.
Pozangmatcha
Still awake? Then head to the Pozangmatchaon Oststraße. The Finanzämtche nameplate on the outside still bears witness to the former beer pub and occasionally causes confusion. However, the interior is undoubtedly Korean, and the interior design, which was taken over from the previous owner, does nothing to change this. At Pozangmatcha, Korean business people meet art students and night owls. The opening hours, which last until 2 a.m. during the week and until 4 a.m. at weekends, attract a diverse crowd. Culinary highlights include Korean chicken wings, fried pork belly and tteobokki, fried, savory rice cakes. But here too, vegetarians and vegans are explicitly welcome.
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