Woori Bansang Siwol 우리반상 시월 @ Gimcheon

Simple Korean meal turned luxe but still at a reasonable price. This is what dining here is all about.

Woori Bansang Siwol 우리반상 시월 is a set menu restaurant in the industrial city of Gimcheon that offers the nearby office workers a wonderful place for lunch. Everything you see here comes with the order of a main course (or a couple to share).

The Korean word ‘Bansang‘ refers to the style of table setting for the kings and nobles of Joseon, a Korean dynastic kingdom that prospered for more than five centuries. What’s really great about this place is that if you order just one Korean table set, you get rice in a pot, soybean paste stew, grilled galbi, stir-fried octopus, and various side dishes.

Korean fare is built around enjoying various distinctive types of dishes simultaneously rather than in separate courses, as this allows every person to experience continuously changing flavour combinations unique to Korean culture. 

Dolsot-bap 돌솥밥 (Stone Pot Rice)

Dolsot-bap 돌솥밥 is a Korean dish of rice cooked in a hot stone pot, or dolsot, resulting in a layer of crispy, golden rice, or nurungji, at the bottom of the pot. You can eat the rice as is together with the side dishes, or you can try to assemble your own bibimbap with the mixing bowl provided.

You take some of the rice (or all of it) and put it into the mixing bowl. Top the rice with whatever you fancy, squeeze in the gochujang and start mixing like a salad. Delicious way to enjoy a quick lunch, something my mom used to do at home too. In the end I bought some of these copper mixing bowl back home.

Doenjang Jjigae 된장찌개 (Fermented Soybean Paste Stew)

Doenjang jjigae is a traditional Korean stew made with fermented soybean paste. It’s hearty and comforting. When Koreans travel abroad, they often seek out a Korean restaurant to enjoy doenjang jjigae with rice.

Galbi Jjim 갈비찜 (Braised Beef Short Ribs)

Galbi-jjim is braised beef short ribs in a rich sauce, which is typically served on traditional holidays and special occasions in Korea.

Ojingeo Bokkeum 오징어볶음 (Spicy Stir Fried Squid)

Ojingeo is squid, and bokkeum refers to the dishes that are stir-fried. Koreans love squid, and this spicy dish is highly popular at home and restaurants. It’s spicy, savoury, and sweet – a perfect balance of all flavours. What I love about this is that when you pair it with rice and drizzle that fiercely red and thick sauce, it will definitely make you get another bowl.

Jeyuk Bokkeum 제육볶음 (Spicy Pork Bulgogi)

It’s another highly popular Korean BBQ dish. Jeyuk means pork, and bokkeum means stir-fry. This is a savoury dish, so it is best served with anything neutral like rice, noodles, or boiled tofu. Spicy Pork Bulgogi and Jeyuk Bokkeum are similar, but there’s one key difference: more vegetables are used in Jeyuk Bokkeum.

Sungnyung 숭늉 (Scotched Rice Tea)

Sungnyung 숭늉 is a traditional Korean infusion made from boiled scorched rice. Records of sungnyung can be found in the late Joseon era documents of Imwŏn kyŏngjeji (임원경제지). It is made by pouring in hot water into the dolsot-bap, submerging the burnt rice and letting in immerse for the remaining time of the meal. At the end of the meal, you get a nourishing refreshment of sungnyung.

Great place to enjoy this style of Korean cuisine, and they are found in Seoul Tower too!

Woori Bansang Siwol Gimcheon Main Store 우리반상 시월
5, Innovation 8-ro, Gimcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
Tel : +82 54 434 7729

Visited Jun 2025