Misono
Misono in the Chestnut Hill section of Boston is a Japanese and Korean restaurant that doesn't confuse its influences. To label the Korean choices extensive would be an understatement. Aside from a good selection of traditional Korean barbecue there are 11 choices of bibimbob--that delicious hodgepodge of meats, marinated vegetables and eggs. Choose the versions served in a traditional hot stone bowl that flavors and cooks the meat at your table.
Another good selection at Misono is Galbi Tang--a beef broth soup with short ribs, clear noodles radish and egg.
Misono
699 VFW Parkway
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 325-9919
mymisono.com
Jae's Cafe
Start with the spicy Korean udon soup or the spicy komchee soup with pork and tofu at Jae's Cafe on Columbus Avenue, a worm, woody honey-colored place in the South End where the general feel is more American than Asian except when the food arrives. Jae's Cafe offers a pan-Asian menu so those in your party who shy away from Korean food will have lots of other options as well. The Korean soups are a specialty here, but there is also kalbi--grilled marinated short ribs--and boneless pork loin with hot pepper and soybean sauce. For seafood lovers, there is hae dup bap--a rice and vegetable dish with tuna, salmon, white fish and octopus.
Jae's Cafe
520 Columbus Ave.
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 739-0000
jaescafe.com
J.P. Seafood Cafe
On a lively street in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston, you'll find J.P. Seafood Cafe another pan-Asian restaurant that has won praise over the years from nearly every important Boston publication, including the "The Boston Globe," the "Boston Phoenix" and the "Boston Herald," as well as "Gourmet" magazine. Since J.P. Seafood Cafe is primarily a seafood restaurant, try the Korean-style calamari stir fry. Beef is on the menu as well. Bul-go-ki as Korean-style marinated beef in a spicy sauce.
JP Seafood Cafe
730 Centre St.
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 983-5177
jpseafoodcafe.com
Article Written By Lois Lawrence
Lois Lawrence is an attorney and freelance writer living and working in Stonington, Conn. She has written on many subjects including travel, food, consumerism, relationships, insurance and law. Lawrence earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1976, and a Juris Doctor degree from Boston University School of Law in 1979.
