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82 Place: Experience Korean Vibes At This Korean Pub With DIY Wine Glasses And Korean Craft Beers

82 Place is a brand-new concept from the +82 PlusEightTwo line of cafes. They previously launched places such as 82 Bunsik in Ang Mo Kio and 82 Own in Cathay. The latest one is 82 Place, a Korean casual pub over at Rendezvous Hotel.

It utilizes the same area as +82 PlusEightTwo. However, the cafe adopts a completely different image at night, with neon lights and purple hues.

82 Place: Korean Casual Pub in Dhoby Ghaut

82 Place with hanging neon signs at the back

The idea of a cafe turning into a pub at night is not new, especially in Korea. Even the vintage cafe used for the filming of Refund Sisters has a completely different vibe at night.

82 Place seems like a great place for people to experience some Korean pub vibes, with its wide selection of beers, soju and makgeolli.

Menu At 82 Place

The menu consists of items that go great with alcohol, such as their 82 Platter ($32) that comes with Korean sweet & sour chicken, fries, chips and salad.

They also sell an iconic Korean food combo here, the Jjapaguri Ramyeon ($13) as well as Bibim Ramyeon with Fried Dumplings ($13).

Here’s what we tried:

Honeycomb Cheese Shrimp

The Honeycomb Cheese Shrimp ($24) is a dish is made up of rice cakes and shrimps served in an interesting hotplate. It kind of looked like those used to make Takoyaki.

Pieces of rice cake and shrimps were cooked in a spicy-sweet sauce and topped with a generous amount of mozzarella cheese. This was definitely a dish that would go well with soju.

We especially loved how they torched the cheese, which gave it a nice smokey flavour that went well with the shrimps and rice cakes.

Half/Half Pizza

The Half/Half Pizza ($19) is essentially half a pepperoni pizza and half a pizza topped with a generous portion of fries. The surprise twist? The fries are drizzled with condensed milk.

This combination is popular in Korea and can be found in pubs or pizzerias in places like Yeonnam-dong. Now you can experience it in Singapore too!

Who would’ve thought that condensed milk would go well with fries! At this point, we’re convinced that condensed milk tastes good with anything.

We personally feel that this dish goes well with their beers, but you can try it out with makgeolli as well.

Soft Tofu Korean Ramyeon

 

Ramyeon is a great dish to have when you’re drinking, especially in Korea. After a spoonful of warm, spicy ramyeon soup, the taste makes you go back for another shot of soju.

The Soft Tofu Ramyeon ($10) had chunks of tofu in it and had a nice level of spiciness. There’s nothing really special about this, but for some reason, ramyeon always tastes better when someone else makes it for you.

Drinks at 82 Place

MoonBear Brewing Beers

Coming from Korea’s pristine East Coast, MoonBear Brewing beers are made using soft, pure bore water sourced from a 200m deep granite rock aquifer located in the Taebaek Mountain Range.

Their beers are named after iconic mountains in Korea:

KABREW Beers

Known as one of the best craft beer breweries in Korea, the company boasts know-how of brewing craft beers for more than 15 years. Their brewery is also located in Cheongpyeong, surrounded by fresh air, mountains and lakes.

Some of their beers are named after iconic places in South Korea, such as:

They also have beers from Jeju named after places such as Seongsan Ilchubong as well as sojus, flavoured makgeollis and their own draft beer.

DIY Wine Glasses

Instead of the usual beer mugs, 82 Place offers customers wine glasses that you can decorate using the provided chalk markers.

Don’t worry if you’re drinking soju, they do provide soju shot glasses.

There’s also a very special shot glass that fits exactly one bottle of soju. If you have a friend that’s really good at drinking, you can ask him/her to one-shot the entire thing.

New Place Near Dhoby Ghaut For Drinking Sessions

Looks like 82 Place is going to be the next hot place for Korean-inspired drinking sessions. With an array of Korean side dishes to go with your choice of alcohol, as well as instagrammable neon lights, you’ll find yourself in Korea after your first shot!

82 Place is open from 10am to 10pm, but we recommend coming after the sun sets for the best vibes.

82 Place
Rendezvous Gallery, #01-02 Bras Basah Rd, Singapore 189559
Mon-Sun, 10am-10pm

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