Kimpo, the Korean street food restaurant and bar has set up shop at Conrad Dubai on Sheikh Zayed Road. It is being headed up by chef Sung Choul Lee (a South-Korean native with more than 15 years experience), and offers an authentic chimaek experience – a pairing of fried chicken and hops, which is extremely popular in Korea.

Fried chicken aside, the menu features an array of East Asian specialties, each with a twist, including a bulgogi sloppy joe served with kimchi and a homemade barbecue sauce, an “east-meets-west” take on tacos served with slow-cooked minced meat, pickled onions, kimchi mayonnaise and lettuce, and a pizza topped with salmon, kimchi mayonnaise, yuzu jelly and sesame seeds.

“From K-pop and Korean-beauty to foodie experiences, Korean culture is booming in popularity all over the world, including Dubai. Kimpo will show the city the real Korean way of life – chicken and hops,” says chef Lee.