Seoul Street Cafe (Dubai)

Name: Seoul Street Cafe (Dubai)
Address: The Onyx Tower - 2 1st St, Barsha Heights, Dubai, AE
Telephone: +97143943973

Barsha Heights

Korean restaurant Open now 04 394 3973

Seoul Street Cafe is a Korean cafe tucked inside 1004 Gourmet in Barsha Heights, with a cosy supermarket setting rather than a polished restaurant room. Customers come for filling bibimbap and Korean shaved ice, especially the matcha and mango bingsu.

Reputation Score

4.2

★★★★☆

123 ratings

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The Good Stuff

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Bibimbap

Bibimbap is the standout order, with one regular calling it a weekly craving and another praising the beef version.

Bingsu

Matcha bingsu is repeatedly praised, and the mango version has also been described as generous and refreshing.

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What to Eat at Seoul Street Cafe (Dubai)

Foods and drinks mentioned in reviews of Seoul Street Cafe (Dubai), ranked by positive reviews minus negative reviews. Zero-score items have no net positive feedback; their labels distinguish neutral-only from mixed feedback.

Food 2

Bulgogi Net +3

“Really delicious Korean food, especially the Bulgogi, absolutely a must-try.”
Beef noodle soup Net +2

“I ordered Beef noodle soup which has good portion for the price. Soup had great flavor, beef was so tender and I added some of the dips to complement the taste.”

Honorable mentions (24)

Mango bingsu Net +1

“Great value for money for authentic Korean snacks, desserts and drinks! They serve one of the best bingsu in Dubai, both the matcha and mango bingsu are great!”
Beef bibimbab Net +1

“Ordered from here, liked their beef bibimbab, but didn't like their tuna gimbaq.”
Beef recovery soup Net +1

“I love my Beef Recovery Soup, the beef was so flavourful and tender, immersed in a lovely broth.”
Bulgigi bibimbob Net +1

“Reasonable price and good taste. Beef noodle soup and bulgigi bibimbob, I recommend”
Bulgogi beef rice bowl Net +1

“The bulgogi beef rice bowl is always delicious and consistent.”
Bulgogi beef sandwich Net +1

“I tried the bulgogi beef sandwich. It was so very flavorful with perfected tender beef strips, roasted peppers and onions, topped with melted cheese. Yummm!”
Cheese croissant Net +1

“The best dish was the Cheese Croissant. They served it hot which helped melt the cheese and it was delightful.”
Cheese tteokbokki Net +1

“I had the mushroom bibimbap which was tasty, and also ordered the cheese tteokbokki which was delicious! The extra flame charred cheese added another depth of flavour to the dish.”
Chocolate chips scones Net +1

“Don’t forget to try out their chocolate chips scones !”
Fried udon Net +1

“The fried udon has lots of prawns on it and worth the price.”
Japanese cheesecake Net +1

“The Chesnut Bun was a bit bland but the Japanese Cheesecake and Matcha Rolls were delicious. Both of the items were light, fluffy and tasty.”
Kakigori Net +1

“The specialty of this place is above all Kakigori, which is Japanese and Korean mixed shaved ice. What is better than Japanese original Kakigori is that it has taste to the bottom of shaved ice and it is not just sweet but has very subtle taste!”
Korean milk strawberry bingsoo Net +1

“i like the place and the vibes. their korean milk & strawberry bingsoo was so good!!! the thai tea boba was fine.”
Mashrooms bibimap Net +1

“We also had mashrooms bibimap which is the best I have had ( not had many) staff was lovely, place was basic.”
Mushroom bibimbap Net +1

“I had the mushroom bibimbap which was tasty, and also ordered the cheese tteokbokki which was delicious!”
New beef soup Net +1

“Your bibimbap makes me feel like in Korea again and new beef soup is amazing.”
Old teokboki Net +1

“I was surprise with your new teokbooki now, its not like we used to order before with my colleagues. Im so disappointed. I would suggest you to bring back the old taste and cooking of teokbooki you have before. Honest review the new teokboki now is not that good taste. please bring back the old teokboki.”
Onigiri Net +1

“And special thanks for adding onigiri to menu, it’s must try Korean healthy snack 🤤🤤Hope you’ll have a kimchitige one day as well.”
Salted caramel brownie Net +1

“Had vietnamese coffee and mango bingsoo. Good coffee. The mango bingsoo was huge. Their salted caramel brownie was also good”
Shaved mango ice Net +1

“We also tried the Shaved Mango Ice which was freshly sliced mango pieces along with shaved mango flavoured ice.”
Tofu sundubu Net +1

“I have visited this place back in June with friends and we had the best meal ever! I was in love with their tofu sundubu and chicken! It helped me recover from my sickness and made me feel warm from the inside!!! Highly recommend to try it out.”
Tteok-bokki Net +1

“Kaffe Bloom has the best Tteok-bokki in Dubai, The texture of the rice cake and the sauce is perfect and the cheese on top just brings it all together and it also comes with these delicious fishcake Overall the Tteok-bokki tasted amazing even when it was delivered.”
Udon noodles Net +1

“It's a hidden lil cafe at the back of a Korean supermarket and we had the udon noodles and the bibimbap and both were fantastic! It was so yummy we totally forgot to take pictures!”
Bingsu Net 0

Mixed feedback

“For food: bingso was good.”

Drinks 10

Brown sugar bubble tea Net +1

“I also really love the Brown Sugar Bubble Tea in this Cafe. It's the closest bubble tea i've tried in Dubai that taste like the ones from Taiwan.”
Green tea bingsoo Net +1

“Green tea bingsoo was very tasty but mango bingsoo was horrible.”
Green tea with red beans Net +1

“Highly recommend green tea with red beans but not mango flavour!!!”
Iced latte Net +1

“Although they specialize in drip coffee, they have all kinds here. I had the iced latte and it was delicious!”
Korean plum soda Net +1

“We started off with a few beverages which were the Korean Plum Soda, Thai Iced Tea, Cold Green Tea and Yuzu. Although the Green Tea and Yuzu were bland, the Korean Plum Soda was deliciously refreshing and the Thai Ice Tea was nice.”
Matcha latte Net +1

“I had the shaved ice with matcha and matcha latte it was good.”
Matcha rolls Net +1

“The Chesnut Bun was a bit bland but the Japanese Cheesecake and Matcha Rolls were delicious. Both of the items were light, fluffy and tasty.”
Shaved ice with matcha Net +1

“I had the shaved ice with matcha and matcha latte it was good.”
Taiwanese bubble tea Net +1

“Furthermore I had the Taiwanese bubble tea and I was impressed that it wasn't the general "way too sweet bubble tea" that you find here in Dubai. More authentic then most.”
Thai iced tea Net +1

“We started off with a few beverages which were the Korean Plum Soda, Thai Iced Tea, Cold Green Tea and Yuzu. Although the Green Tea and Yuzu were bland, the Korean Plum Soda was deliciously refreshing and the Thai Ice Tea was nice.”

Honorable mentions (2)

Thai tea boba Net +1

“i like the place and the vibes. their korean milk & strawberry bingsoo was so good!!! the thai tea boba was fine.”
Vietnamese coffee Net +1

“Had vietnamese coffee and mango bingsoo. Good coffee. The mango bingsoo was huge. Their salted caramel brownie was also good”

What to Avoid (7)

Food 6

Chesnut bun Net −1

“The Chesnut Bun was a bit bland but the Japanese Cheesecake and Matcha Rolls were delicious.”
Kimbap Net −1

“Their kimbap are generous in size and portion, but taste is a little bland. Lacking salt and sesame oil (the secret to amazing Kimbap).”
New teokbooki Net −1

“I was surprise with your new teokbooki now, its not like we used to order before with my colleagues. Im so disappointed. I would suggest you to bring back the old taste and cooking of teokbooki you have before. Honest review the new teokboki now is not that good taste. please bring back the old teokboki.”
Rose tteokbokki Net −1

“Hard pass on their tteokbokki / rose tteokbokki. Not delicious.”
Tteokbokki Net −1

“Hard pass on their tteokbokki / rose tteokbokki. Not delicious.”
Tuna gimbaq Net −1

“Ordered from here, liked their beef bibimbab, but didn't like their tuna gimbaq.”

Drinks 1

Cold green tea Net −1

“We started off with a few beverages which were the Korean Plum Soda, Thai Iced Tea, Cold Green Tea and Yuzu. Although the Green Tea and Yuzu were bland, the Korean Plum Soda was deliciously refreshing and the Thai Ice Tea was nice.”

Tips for a Better Visit

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Find Inside. Look inside 1004 Gourmet and head to the back; several customers found the cafe difficult to locate at first.

Choose Matcha. For shaved ice, matcha or green tea with red beans is the safer pick than mango, which has received mixed feedback.

Plan the visit

Practical details

The Onyx Tower - 2 1st St

Al Thanyah Third, Dubai

04 394 3973

Mon	9:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Tue	9:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Wed	9:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Thu	9:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Fri	9:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Sat	9:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Sun	11:00 AM – 9:00 PM

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Common Concerns

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Small Menu

The menu is limited, and multiple diners would like more dishes and greater variety.

Inconsistent Bingsu

Mango bingsu received sharply mixed feedback, including complaints about taste and the amount of chocolate sauce.

Customer-reported prices

These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.

42aed

Beef Recovery Soup with rice and kimchee

“Serve with rice and kimchee for just 42aed! I thought it was great value for money”

Google review · January 2026

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The Bottom Line

Seoul Street Cafe is a small Korean cafe tucked into the back of 1004 Gourmet in Barsha Heights. It is a casual place to stop for bibimbap, beef noodle soup, bulgogi and Korean-style shaved ice rather than a formal dining experience. The supermarket setting is part of the appeal: you can browse Korean groceries and, according to one regular, buy items there to enjoy while sitting at the cafe.

The strongest repeat recommendations are bibimbap and bingsu. The beef bibimbap is described as a weekly craving, while matcha bingsu and green tea with red beans come up as reliable dessert choices. The Beef Recovery Soup is another useful order, with tender beef, a flavourful broth, rice and kimchi reported at 42aed.

Coffee is also a draw, with reviews mentioning beans from Fritz Coffee Company and The Barn in Berlin. Expect generous, filling portions and friendly service, but keep expectations casual: the room is basic, the menu is limited, and one review found the chairs uncomfortable. Bingsu quality can vary, especially mango, and the newer tteokbokki recipe disappointed a returning customer.

Since the cafe is tucked away and one diner reported an offer-pricing problem, find it before ordering and confirm promotional dishes and prices at the counter.