Sinchon West Ryde

Tucked off Victoria Road, Sinchon skips the bustling lines of neighboring suburbs for relaxed, unhurried Korean barbecue. The specialty here is thick pork belly sizzled alongside bean sprouts and tangy mukeunji—aged kimchi whose sharpness softens as it caramelizes in the rendered pork fat. Attentive hosts frequently step in to work the grill plates, keeping families and casual diners at ease while generous plates of refillable banchan land on the table. Bring your own wine for a modest per-person corkage fee, order extra rounds from the mounted screen, and finish the meal by tossing rice directly into the pan juices.