There soodae is made with real intestines. Hint of sesame oil . Nutty flavor of inside of soodae, well prepared other part of organs, No gamey flavor. Their soup is a bit spicy but I enjoyed it. Friendly staff, welcoming atmosphere. Sort of limited parking space is one to consider. I would visit again for sure. read more

Nam San - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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One line review: This was surprisingly good for a food court. We found this little spot inside the food court on Robson Street. We later discovered that it is a friend's favourite Korean spot. What a small world! We shared a stone pot bibimbap and stone pot spicy pork. Portions were big enough -- not oversized but not skimpy. The food was well-seasoned. Service is mostly from the cashier at the counter, though we arrived late their day when there was very little activity in the food court, and they actually brought our food out to us. Otherwise, I think you're supposed to retrieve your meal from the counter when your number shows up on the sign. Parking in the West End is often at meters, though these can be surprisingly reasonable. It pays to hunt a bit, as cheap ($1/hour) or even free parking can be found in the neighborhood. Bottom line: We enjoyed this reasonably priced dinner and would be happy to come back. read more

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This spot is a little hidden gem on Robson St shouldn't be missed. Their soondae is bombass. The outer casing has a nice crunch and the filling has a nice balance of flavours. Love the dipping sauce is awesome. Soondubu jigae is just OK but the soondae is a must try. read more

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I previously bookmarked Namsan to try some of their food one day. I walked past by Robson all the way to public market and stopped here since I was very tempted to try it. Great menu if anyone is into pork intestines, pan fried intestines and etc. Plus there were soups to try on the menu. I tried #1 regular pork sausage soup ($13.99) it came piping hot. I had to wait awhile for the food and that was okay. Besides there isn't much staffs around and you're expected to wait awhile for the food. My food came with rice, spicy radish, seaweed, dipping sauce and some chilli peppers. I wish that staff was more helpful, but they were too busy working or talking with others. Otherwise, the food was great. The soup didn't come out as spicy as first. Condiments were included to control spiciness. I don't recommend putting the orange powder which might be a cayenne pepper. Loved my food! It was definitely comforting on a cold winter days. I'd love to try some Soondae (pork blood sausages) on its own or other dishes. My only complaint is the tiny amount of side dish for my food, and it was mostly the seasonings that came with it. read more

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I eat offal mainly because it's nutrient dense and I feel it is a health food. Also Hwasa inspired me on an episode of a korean eating show and I grew to enjoy it also. The first time I landed on the 2nd floor at 2pm for a late lunch of soup, I came back with a friend at 6pm to try the sizzling plate. Their food is that good. Personally, I enjoy soups allot more. I enjoy the quality of the soup base, the cuts of the offal and the sausage here more than South Castle in North Vancouver. Only downside is more cubed radish or even offer a la carte banchan would be a fantastic rounding of a meal. However I understand this restaurant is a one man show, and he kept his quality and consistency very high. read more

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What a cute little korean restaurant. Their lit up sign enticed us and decided to have dinner here. The two ladies who served us were so nice and polite. We got seated right away and menu is simple and straightforward. I ordered the bibimbop in stone bowl. It was fresh and delicious. Kind of on the smaller size for $16. Wish it was a bit bigger.. but meal came with packaged seaweed and pickled radish. The whole meal felt homey and authentic. I would like to come back and try other dishes. read more

My absolute new favorite place for Korean food! Since our accidental discovery about a month ago, we've tried 7 different dishes. One takeout and 3 visits, we have not been disappointed. This little gem is located on the second floor of robson public market and owned by a Korean family. The dad is the cook and it always felt like an uncle (atsushi in korean) is cooking me food. I.e. a very homey feeling. Their service is friendly and food is delicious. I'm writing this review and thinking about the tofu soup that I just had yesterday. I haven't taken pictures every time but I highly recommend their specialty, the soondae. (I had soondae years ago elsewhere and hated it.) We've tried all the soondae on the menu and all of them were delicious. The stir fried versions have pork intestines wrapped around them while the soup versions have sausage casings. Besides the soondae, the tofu soup and pork bone soup were very comforting food, especially during cold and wet Vancouver days. read more

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This is a review of Nam San's Alexandra Street location. My wife and I love Sundubu, Korean tofu stew. It's the king of comfort food for me. But this was about the tastiest we'd ever had. She had the Sundubu Jjigae with seafood , I had mine with kimchi. Loved it! Nam San is a compact, comfy place, with a lively, young-person feel. It took the chill out of a rainy night. Elaborately staged videos by girl- and boy-groups played overhead. Our waiter, a warm, soft-spoken giant, was the greatest: I returned a few minutes after we left because my wife forgot her leftover rice. He asked me if I'd returned for that. "Yes." He told me it had been thrown out. The table was cleared and clean. He asked if I'd like another. "Yes." He GAVE me the warm to-go container of rice that WAS ALREADY IN HIS HAND. Excellent, above-and-beyond service ... or PSYCHIC POWERS? We will be back. read more

Love their Gamjatang! So delicious! Big portion, one person couldn't finish it. Will definitely come back when I visit Vancouver next time! read more

Nam San - Their Gamjatang is so delicious! Will come back for sure! - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Super solid Korean hole in the wall restaurant at Robson Public Market (2nd floor). We had the Large Kkotury Chulpan (stir fried pork sausages) and Gamjatang (pork bone spicy soup). The large stir fried pork sausages had glass noodles, cabbage, blood sausage, onions, green onion, gojuchang sauce and probably some other sauces, spices. We shared the large between 4 people and it was definitely enough for us. Good portion sizing, good flavor, spicy and a little sweet from the gojuchang. Just be aware it is on the spicier side. The pork bone spicy soup was aamazing. Good blend of all the flavors, not too spicy or as spicy as the stir fried pork sausages. Large pork bone which was very tender. The owner was also really nice and appears to be a family owned business :) read more

Nam San - Spicy pork bone soup - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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From NYC and had business in Vancouver. I'm half Korean and was craving something soupy to warm my body after visiting sunset beach. I selected Nam San based solely on review and having basic Korean dishes. I didn't want to sit in a smoky k bbq joint. Anyway, I was shocked that it ended up being on a 2nd level of what looked like a dingy, vacant food hall. I looked at menu and immediately picked the seafood Kalguksu. IT WAS A HUGE BOWL & DELICIOUS! If you haven't tried it, it's definitely worth it on a cold rainy day! It's a white/ clear broth, so no hot spices. I'm not sure if the noodles were hand cut, but they were a perfect chewy consistency. The side kimchi radish was not the best, but I could care less as I was enjoying the soup so much. read more

It's a good soup for spicy lovers looking for Korean food.Kkotury Chulpan& Soondae Soup read more

Nam San - Kkoturi Chulpan! So yum! Ordered more spicy! - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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It is hidden in a rather dead public market, but definitely a hidden gem. I have always loved soondae (blood sausage) and it's not easy to find restaurants that focus on soondae. I was very excited to discover it and it did not fail to meet expectation. Their soondae is different from the typical ones seen in street stalls in Korea. The vermicelli and pork blood is stuffed in actual pork big intestine instead of the translucent sausage skin commonly used in most sausages. I like the texture of translucent sausage skin usually, but I do appreciate that this is actually harder to make. The broth is really delicious too..... it's rich and has lots of fresh pepper in it. The set comes with some kimchi, rice and a pack of seaweed. It's really tasty!!! Made me so happy!!! There was only one staff who takes order and make the food. It is made to order so it takes maybe about 10 minutes of wait but totally worth it!! read more

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I was having a craving for soondae. The soondae there was not that great in my opinion, but I'm not Korean so I'm probably not the best to reference on quality. Their naengmyeon was very good though. The service, however, was not that great. The person (perhaps owner) who took our order looked either upset or angry and was slow to respond or perhaps annoyed when we asked for simple requests. The other employee was nice. I don't know. Maybe I just caught them on a bad day, but it looks like I'm not the only one who had this poor service experience. The food was decent, but it's not a place I'd be excited about recommending to friends if I'm over Vancouver. read more

A hidden gem, NamSan serves traditional Korean food at reasonable price. They specialize in soondae, blood sausage, made on site. If you are too squeamish, you can always have their excellent bone soup, or other Korean dishes. You won't be disappointed, nor hungry, after eating here. read more

Nam San - GamJaTang bone soup, very flavorful and filling. - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Had to use washroom pretty bad, before ordering food from this place so I grabbed the washroom key and used the washroom. As I returned the key and waited to order food buddy yells saying washroom for customers only lmao, c'mon man have some common sense before losing it. Your online reputation is gonna go down the drain. read more

The service is terrible! The owner / chef is really rude! My friend and I went there tonight and we ordered 2 dishes, they were not ready at the same time which is fine, he told us the second dish needs another 15 mins! We asked for second set of utensil so my friend and I can share the food we already got , he literally yelled at us -- this is not the restaurant, I don't have extra utensil. After 15 mins, my friend went to the counter to check if our second dish is ready, the owner yelled again, you food is not ready yet, don't stand here!!! I have never seen this in my life! This is absurd! No one deserve the attitude like this! There are so many different choices in town ! Don't go to this place ! I wouldn't even give 1star!!! read more

Food court, 2nd floor location. someone recommended Gamjatang so I tried out. Flavor is so so....kinda bland. Portions are fine but they give you only 2 small side dishes and bowel of rice which was hard....I would pass. read more

This is the best Korean restaurant in Vancouver hands down. I'm from NY but this family restaurant has even better food compared to a lot of Korean restaurants back in New York. The serving size is really generous, the restaurant dishes are really authentic and tasty. Please support this local restaurant, the owners are also really nice. I am so glad I went here instead of Sura! Price is also super reasonable and we were able to order two entrees for around $20-30. read more

Nam San - Kimchee fried rice - Korean Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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WOW. Really good authentic Korean food. Enjoyed my gamjatang so much and I will certainly visit again whenever I'm in Vancouver!

I agree! Good food, good portions, kind man. Located in a food court style setting on Robson shopping mall. read more

The owner is rude and did not take our order correctly. Since it was our first time there, I asked him how to order (seems you have to choose the spiciness) but he walked away and when he came back he wanted to have our order chosen. I asked him to make the pork soup not spicy but all four dishes we ordered tasted weird. Definitely not what we expected. We went there because of the good reviews but it is overrated or the owner made our food taste horrible on purpose. I would give them negative stars if I could. read more

It's like eating korean street food. The taste is very similar. Clean flavors. I like that the menu on the chalkboard is all in korean. There are english translations as well. Takeout is also available. Probably for the more adventurous eaters. They also have seafood tofu soup, bibimbap, and bulgogi, if you don't care for offal soups. read more

Got takeout bulgogi soup. Delicious! Super nice family run biz. Will def be back to try other dishes.

Great Korean food. The oxtail soup was the best I've ever had. Even better than homemade!

It's located on the second floor of the K-mart mall. The owner is super friendly and the portion size is VERY hearty (aka definitely worth every penny). They make their Soon Dae using Mak Jang so the soondae casing is thicker and more flavorful. Their Dweji Gukbob (pig stew) is particularly good as well as their GamJaTang. Would definitely come back again. read more

I bought food from another stall but chose to sit near this Korean stall becuase it was closer to the exit. When I sat down, the Korean male owner started yelling at me from his stall saying that the tables were for customers only. I told him I was waiting for my food and he wouldn't stop yelling cuz he didn't trust me. I didn't want to be as unsophisticated as he was so I quitely waited for me food. When I picked up my food, I purposely brought it to his stall to show him my food. He realized I wasn't lying and probably felt ashamed for yelling at me. He started yelling at me again... He was being uneducated and yelled at me in the public cuz I wasn't his customer??? Very rude and ignorant, I would't buy ANYTHING from him if I ever crave for Korean food. THE OWNER DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO SHOW RESPECT TOWARDS OTHERS. read more

Great little place hidden on top floor of market. Lots of seating, delicious piping hot soup, all made to order. Friendly service too! Recommend! read more

Excellent soup and rice dishes. The homemade sausage is really worth a try! Generous portions and the owners are really lovely. Have been several times and haven't been disappointed once. read more

I had dinner with my wife and daughter. We had take out. Dishes were fresh and tasty. Excellent service and restaurant made suggestions as to what to order. We will be returning. read more