You know what I miss most about Seoul? It’s the nightlife in the city. All the night markets running the streets, stretching endlessly into the night. I’d go through the streets empty handed and end up cradling tons of street food by the end of the night.
If you find yourself missing the streets of Seoul like me, head over to NY Night Market in Westgate.
I felt like I was teleported right into the streets of a night market, with metal pipes framing the industrial chic dining area.
Aside from looking the part, NY Night Market boasts an extensive selection of fusion street food. They offer Korean fusion, Vietnamese and Tex-Mex, which seemed quite ambitious.
The first drink we tried was the Blood & Seoul ($14.90). A cocktail mixture of lime Mojito, raspberry and strawberry puree, lemon juice and mint, it comes with a bottle of beer jutting out. The drink comes without any beer mixed in, and tasted fruity with a refreshing minty aftertaste.
The taste of beer gets progressively prominent as I drank more, adding a bitter taste to the drink.
While the Waterfall Cheese Shrimp ($13.90) wasn’t exactly street food, it did look really tasty. What’s more, it’s served with a cup of cheese fondue sauce to dip your food in.
The dish came with a rather generous amount of cheese fondue, which blanketed the entire dish with its luscious cheesy goodness. The prawns were really fresh and sweet, with a slight peppery taste. I’d never thought I’d enjoy broccoli with cheese in this lifetime, but this dish changed my mind.
Next came a piping hot plate of Cream The Curry ($13.90), which was a mixed curry stew of beef, tteokbokki (Korean rice cake) and some green and red peppers. But where’s the cream you ask?
Once served, a fluffy cloud of whipped cream is then layered over the pot. It does melt away quickly so you have to really dig into the dish.
I liked how it added a creamy texture and also acted as a sweetener for the curry. The curry was heavy and fragrant with a decent spice, which paired really well with plain ingredients such as the tteokbokki.
The Pasta De Dakgalbi ($16.90) truly encapsulated the essence of NY Night Market. It combined pasta with dakgalbi (grilled chicken) in a boiling housemade spicy sauce, under a thick blanket of mozzarella cheese.
The moment my teeth sank into the first chunk of meat, my mouth was set aflame. The pasta and dakgalbi were packed with intense flavours from the sauce and were really tasty.
Unfortunately, the spice levels of the dish were far more than enough to thwart my desire for more. However, my colleague absolutely loved the dish, so it really does depend on your spice tolerance.
We couldn’t possibly leave without trying out the impressively long 50cm Baguette ($13.90). The bread came layered with generous toppings of BBQ beef slices, jalapenos, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella, and drizzled with cheddar and onion salsa.
The flavours were rather rich and the taste of jalapenos stood out rather prominently. Each bite was an explosion of a peppery flavour bomb. The portions were also pretty decent as a sharing dish among a group of four.
NY Night Market is the perfect watering hole for a get-together over affordable fusion street food. So if you’re ever missing the night markets in Korea, come by this restaurant!
Expected damage: $15 – $20 per pax
