Bakso Rindu Kampung
Restaurant · Seoul, South Korea
About Bakso Rindu Kampung
Itaewon, the Seoul neighborhood long associated with the city's international and expatriate communities, is home to Bakso Rindu Kampung, an Indonesian restaurant specializing in bakso, a meatball soup dish that ranks among Indonesia's most common comfort foods. The restaurant occupies the second floor of a building at 9 Bogwang-ro 59-gil in Yongsan District, a short walk from Itaewon Station on Seoul's Line 6.
The restaurant caters specifically to Muslim diners, serving halal versions of Indonesian dishes in a part of Seoul that has developed a concentration of halal and Muslim-friendly restaurants over the past decade, driven partly by the area's mosque and partly by the steady flow of Southeast Asian workers and visitors through Itaewon. Bakso, the restaurant's namesake dish, consists of beef or chicken meatballs served in a clear broth with noodles, vegetables, and often a boiled egg, and Indonesian expatriates in Seoul frequently cite it as one of the closer approximations of home-style bakso available in the city.
Reported hours run from noon to 11:00 PM daily, with a last order cutoff around 9:30 PM, though as with many small, independently run restaurants, hours can shift without much notice, so a phone call ahead is a reasonable precaution for visitors making a special trip. The restaurant can be reached at +82 10 2003 1946, and it maintains a Facebook page for updates and photos of its menu.
For the Indonesian community in Seoul, restaurants like Bakso Rindu Kampung serve a function beyond simple dining, offering a gathering point where language, food, and shared background intersect in a city where Indonesian residents remain a comparatively small minority. Its Itaewon location, walkable from public transit and situated among a cluster of other halal and international restaurants, makes it accessible both to residents living nearby and to visitors exploring the neighborhood's food scene.
Address
9 Bogwang-ro 59-gil, 2F, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea, Seoul, South KoreaOpening hours
- Daily
- 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM (last order 9:30 PM)
Contact
- Phone: +82 10 2003 1946
- Website: http://facebook.com/BaksoRindukampung
Category
Indonesian Restaurant in South Korea
Tags
Halal Indonesian places in South Korea
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