BAB Korean Food
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BAB Korean Food
- Monday12:00pm - 9:00pm
- Tuesday12:00pm - 9:00pm
- Wednesday12:00pm - 9:00pm
- Thursday12:00pm - 9:00pm
- Friday12:00pm - 9:00pm
- Saturday12:00pm - 9:00pm
- Sunday12:00pm - 9:00pm
Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.
The current K-Food space in Manchester is well-represented by old-timers like Ban Di Bul and Koreana, not forgetting Seoul Kimchi, Annyeong and Stockport’s excellent Baekdu Korean BBQ Restaurant, but out there in MediaCity, we have the lovely Bab.
Bab Korean Food, to give it its full title, is doing exciting and authentic things with proteins, carbs and vegetables. Mostly with rice, which figures, as ‘bab’ means rice in Korean.
Best known as the place where Londoners come up for their TV and radio jobs during the week, MediaCity has never had a reputation for being hellzapoppin’ and probably never will. What is blooming is the food scene, and it’s all thanks to the pleasingly unfussy food hall, Kargo MKT – which gives lovely views over the water, especially in the sunshine – and its fine array of street food stalls.
Bab has been at Kargo since the start, in late 2023. Prior to this, owners Mike and Jina Lee ran Bab out of a converted horse trailer, living life on the festival food circuit.
