Bokman

Ideal for a reviving, exciting Korean spread centred around grilled chicken…. Tucked away at the end of a steep cul-de-sac off Bristol’s loose and lively Stokes Croft neighbourhood, you’ll find Bokman, a small Korean restaurant with a big reputation. The work of Duncan Robertson and Kyu Jeon, who met at Paris’s L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon and have since got married, this is a unique dining experience that is both intimate and exhilarating, the tightly spaced dining room on the ground floor a buzzing, belying centrepiece to the grill work going on out back.

A truly memorable Korean dining experience, rather unusually located at the epicentre of the Stokes Croft nightlife scene. Run by husband-and-wife duo Duncan Robertson and Kyu Jeon who have a background of working in Michelin-starred restaurants, expect to eat seriously creative and frankly delicious Korean food in a scandi-minimal setting. Bokman specialises in charcoal roasting, fermenting, and pickling, so big flavours are always on the menu.

This unassuming, sometimes clattery, always bustling café in the suburb of Stoke Croft offers Seoul-inspired ‘drinking food’ from raw fish specials to the signature tongdak, a plump little chicken stuffed with sticky rice, eaten with mooli, dipping sauce and salt. Pair beef and pork stuffed tempura chillies with soju cocktails or easy-to-drink, funky wines curated by Bristol-based importer Vine Trail. Soft serves to finish.

Sorry, you need to accept cookies from Instagram to view this content. Chicken is one of those meats that all too often gets misclassified as bland and dry by those who’ve only ever eaten badly cooked chicken. If you ever encounter one of those chicken haters in real life, here’s what you need to do: tell them to “get a bloody grip” and take them to Bokman at the bottom of Nine Tree Hill.

An authentic Korean restaurant, open Tuesday – Saturday, evenings only, Bokman is the perfect place for some date night dumplings. An intimate venue with a laid back atmosphere and bench seating, this is a casual venue where you can enjoy some REALLY good Korean food. Think of Bokman as a big hit flavour stop, with everything from delicious dumplings, to ramen and fried chicken.

Here we have Bokman, offering a stunning Korean menu that boasts the delicious Octopus Bibim Salad. This authentic Korean restaurant is perfect for a relaxed evening dumpling date, being open Tuesday – Saturday evenings only. If dumplings aren’t your jam, we recommend opting for the mackerel with kimchi!

A quirky red and white storefront tucked away at the end of a steep cul-de-sac off Stokes Croft marks the spot, but don’t be fooled by the setting: Duncan Robertson and Kyu Jeon's modest Korean restaurant has a big reputatio… Read more. 3 Nine Tree Hill, Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3SB

In many ways Bokman feels like a microcosm of Bristol’s food scene - authentic, a little off-kilter, and heaps of fun. Expect creative Korean comfort food served up by husband and wife team Duncan Robertson and Kyu Jeong Jeon.

3 Nine Tree Hill, Kingsdown, BS1 3SBwww.instagram.com/bokmanbristol. Farro owner Bradley Tapp said that Bokman was “the first place I wanted to eat after Covid restrictions were lifted” – photo: Bokman