Akasaka - Paris

The small and tiny dinning-room, is full of real Koreans, all such focussed on their meals ,ad suddenly laughing like fouls. The place is great, and the owners, very friendly. The meals are sublime, and so tasty. A real place to go.

A restaurant that presents simple and traditional options inside a spacious wooden dining room, AKASAKA dedicates itself to providing guests with familiar and cultural Korean cuisine in a friendly and comfortable setting. The restaurant specializes in pork, beef and seafood, featuring dishes such as Korean...More

Outside the sign reads Akasaka, there's a sign for a 10E menu and another for 12E. I sat down to a tiny, cramped dining room filled with Koreans. The girls next to me recommended the 12E lunch set with the fried dumplings and spicy pork or beef. The ladies across from me had beef soup bubbling on a portable stove, red vermicelli noodles, and meat and vegetable laden chapchae noodles. I ordered the 12E menu and chose the handmade dumplings and bibimbap with beef, egg, veggies, and lytchis for dessert. First came salad, then four different bowls of fresh Korean mezze(regular kimchi, sweet daikon kimchi, bean sprouts in sesame oil, and spinach). Then a sizzling black stone bowl was set down in front of me. On top of the rice were vegetables, slices of raw beef, and a raw egg. The madame told me to mix it all together with the spoon and season with the soy-based sauce to taste. It was amazing. The still sizzling sounds, the aroma of the caramelized sauce, the soft rice, crunchy veggies, tender meat, and the denouement of crispy, tasty bits at the very bottom of the stone bowl. All this plus dessert for 12E.

The Akasaka restaurant happens to be on the same street as one of my favorite restaurants in the 15th arrondissement so my husband and I decided to try it out and we were not disappointed! Great small family owned place. When we went on a Friday evening and most customers were Korean. The food was delicious. I tried some dishes that I had never eaten before as we had a feast! Very reasonable prices and the staff was wonderful explaining us all about the ingredients and how to eat each dish. I already went back twice and it was just as good as the first time. I recommend reservations if you go on the weekend ( they are closed Sunday)

Quality food at good price. Fresh ingredients. Good choice for a small place Good service. Always full. Many core an customers. Small place.