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10 Best Places to Eat Bibimbap Around Minneapolis

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There are few dishes in the world that inspire more love than bibimbap. While the name may sound confusing the dish is in fact simple. A bed of rice is topped with fresh vegetables, meat, and a cooked or raw egg. The dish can be served hot in a stone bowl, known as dolsot, or cold and feel more like a salad than fried rice. Either way, squirts of a spicy red chilli sauce help round off this taste-bud exploding and nutritional bowl of goodness. While the Twin Cities may not be hotbed of Korean culture, enjoying bibimbap around town is nearly as simple as the dish itself. So, we present to you, 10 of the best spots around Mpls/St. Paul to try bibimbap.

-Theresa Swaney

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Dong Yang Oriental Foods

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For authenticity seeking foodies, a visit to Dong Yang Oriental Foods is a golden nugget covered in dirt: delicious and dubious. Located in the back of a Korean grocery story way up in Columbia Heights, Dong Yang’s crunchy, moist rice with crisp raw vegetables, including seaweed, is sure to satisfy all anyone’s dolsot bibimbap needs. [Photo: Larissa R/Yelp]

Cook St. Paul

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A St. Paul newbie, Cook serves a unique mix of Korean-inspired American diner food, including a cold bibimbap. Heavy on the fresh pickled vegetables, this bibimbap comes with a fried rice ball, poached egg and your choice of tofu or braised short rib, all on a bed of romaine hearts. This isn’t your traditional bibimbap, but is it perfect for a hot summer day. [Photo: Diana D/Yelp]

King's Restaurant

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When the desire for traditional dolsot bibimbap strikes, look no further than King’s Korean Restaurant in Fridley. Served in a hot stone bowl with a raw egg, King’s keeps their rice fluffy, their veggies raw, and their beef marinated. Don’t forget to add a few squirts of spicy red chilli sauce before mixing up this bowl of happiness. [Photo: Samnag B./Yelp]

The Rabbit Hole

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At The Rabbit Hole, bibimbap has its own section on the menu. Affectionately called bop bowls, these cold bibimbaps come with rice, spicy red chili sauce, assorted pickles, kimchi and a poached egg. Choose from veggies, fried chicken, pork belly, and beef brisket, but be sure to wash it down with a house cocktail or bottle of soju. [Photo: Vince R./Yelp]

Sole Cafe

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Hidden amongst the sidewalk trees of Snelling Ave, Sole Cafe is jewel of all things Korean. More community meeting place than restaurant, the television is always on the and service is always friendly. During summer their dolsot bibimbap is loaded with farmers-market produce, and served with their house-made spicy red chili sauce, which they sell in bottles to go. [Photo: Jonathan E./Yelp]

Tofu House

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While they are really known for tofu soup, this 24-seat eatery in Dinkytown also serves up a simple but beautiful bowls of cold bibimbap. With an emphasis on the fresh vegetables, including shiitake mushrooms, it is worth veering from the menu mainstay here. Better yet, order a bowl to share with the table, at $8.99, it is well worth the investment. [Photo: Sue S./Yelp]

World Street Kitchen

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World Street Kitchen’s Yum Yum Rice bowls aren’t a classical bibimbap, but they have a Korean soul just below the spicy red chili sauce. Dig into the rice and you will find everything from kimchi to Korean BBQ short ribs, pickled daikons and of course the indispensable soft-cooked egg. The modern take on bibimbap matches the restaurant's brushed steel and fast casual atmosphere. [Photo: Erin G./Yelp]

Mirror Of Korea

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Mirror of Korea’s bibimbap is worth trying on its own (especially the dolsot variety), but it also presents a golden opportunity for DIYers. Mirror of Korea has some of the best banchan (Korean side dishes) in town, so embrace the spirit of bibimbap and throw those tasty morsels right in the bowl. [Photo: Erin G./Yelp]

Dong Hae Korean Grill & Sushi

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The downtown lunch and dinner crowd has a Korean fare and sushi option at Dong Hae. Located in the heart of downtown Minneapolis, the restaurants offers variations of the dish but the most popular is the dulsot bibimbap served piping hot in an earthenware pot. [Photo: Carl B./Yelp]

Hoban Korean Restaurant

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The suburban spot might fall off your radar if you tend to look past strip mall dining surrounded by outlet malls. The Korean restaurant has some of the best, authentic bap in the Twin Cities plus private karaoke rooms. [Photo: Hoban]

Dong Yang Oriental Foods

For authenticity seeking foodies, a visit to Dong Yang Oriental Foods is a golden nugget covered in dirt: delicious and dubious. Located in the back of a Korean grocery story way up in Columbia Heights, Dong Yang’s crunchy, moist rice with crisp raw vegetables, including seaweed, is sure to satisfy all anyone’s dolsot bibimbap needs. [Photo: Larissa R/Yelp]

Cook St. Paul

A St. Paul newbie, Cook serves a unique mix of Korean-inspired American diner food, including a cold bibimbap. Heavy on the fresh pickled vegetables, this bibimbap comes with a fried rice ball, poached egg and your choice of tofu or braised short rib, all on a bed of romaine hearts. This isn’t your traditional bibimbap, but is it perfect for a hot summer day. [Photo: Diana D/Yelp]

King's Restaurant

When the desire for traditional dolsot bibimbap strikes, look no further than King’s Korean Restaurant in Fridley. Served in a hot stone bowl with a raw egg, King’s keeps their rice fluffy, their veggies raw, and their beef marinated. Don’t forget to add a few squirts of spicy red chilli sauce before mixing up this bowl of happiness. [Photo: Samnag B./Yelp]

The Rabbit Hole

At The Rabbit Hole, bibimbap has its own section on the menu. Affectionately called bop bowls, these cold bibimbaps come with rice, spicy red chili sauce, assorted pickles, kimchi and a poached egg. Choose from veggies, fried chicken, pork belly, and beef brisket, but be sure to wash it down with a house cocktail or bottle of soju. [Photo: Vince R./Yelp]

Sole Cafe

Hidden amongst the sidewalk trees of Snelling Ave, Sole Cafe is jewel of all things Korean. More community meeting place than restaurant, the television is always on the and service is always friendly. During summer their dolsot bibimbap is loaded with farmers-market produce, and served with their house-made spicy red chili sauce, which they sell in bottles to go. [Photo: Jonathan E./Yelp]

Tofu House

While they are really known for tofu soup, this 24-seat eatery in Dinkytown also serves up a simple but beautiful bowls of cold bibimbap. With an emphasis on the fresh vegetables, including shiitake mushrooms, it is worth veering from the menu mainstay here. Better yet, order a bowl to share with the table, at $8.99, it is well worth the investment. [Photo: Sue S./Yelp]

World Street Kitchen

World Street Kitchen’s Yum Yum Rice bowls aren’t a classical bibimbap, but they have a Korean soul just below the spicy red chili sauce. Dig into the rice and you will find everything from kimchi to Korean BBQ short ribs, pickled daikons and of course the indispensable soft-cooked egg. The modern take on bibimbap matches the restaurant's brushed steel and fast casual atmosphere. [Photo: Erin G./Yelp]

Mirror Of Korea

Mirror of Korea’s bibimbap is worth trying on its own (especially the dolsot variety), but it also presents a golden opportunity for DIYers. Mirror of Korea has some of the best banchan (Korean side dishes) in town, so embrace the spirit of bibimbap and throw those tasty morsels right in the bowl. [Photo: Erin G./Yelp]

Dong Hae Korean Grill & Sushi

The downtown lunch and dinner crowd has a Korean fare and sushi option at Dong Hae. Located in the heart of downtown Minneapolis, the restaurants offers variations of the dish but the most popular is the dulsot bibimbap served piping hot in an earthenware pot. [Photo: Carl B./Yelp]

Hoban Korean Restaurant

The suburban spot might fall off your radar if you tend to look past strip mall dining surrounded by outlet malls. The Korean restaurant has some of the best, authentic bap in the Twin Cities plus private karaoke rooms. [Photo: Hoban]

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