Worth it for / Skip if
Worth it for — a table you can lock in — seats are booked through Inline.
Skip if — you are deciding at the door: the record carries a booking route, not a walk-in policy.
Every clause above is drawn from a named field in this venue's record — a published price, a booking route, the verified hours — and nothing else.
What it costs
No priced item is on record for this venue. Forkin publishes a price only where a dated public source carries it, so nothing is estimated here. The venue's own published price band is Pyeongyang naengmyeon (S$25), deul-gireum mak-guksu (S$25), sundubu jigae (S$24), yeontan bulgogi (S$17), nokdu bindae-tteok (S$13).
How to get a seat
- Book through Inline .
- Monday — 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm
- Tuesday — 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm
- Wednesday — 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm
- Thursday — 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm
- Friday — 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm
- Saturday — 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm
- Sunday — 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm
- Last seating — Lunch last order is 14:30; dinner last order is 21:00.
deposit and cancellation terms and party-size limits are not on record for this venue — ask when you book. Booking terms source: Joong San official website, last checked 4 September 2026. Hours source: Official website hours, last checked 1 September 2026.
What to expect
- Menu — A selection of 4 items from the venue’s own published menu is on record, without prices.
- Getting there — Telok Ayer MRT / Tanjong Pagar MRT · 28 Stanley Street, #01-01, Singapore 068737.
- Dietary requests, dress code and group size — not on record. Ask when you book.
The longer version
Joong San is a Korean buckwheat-noodle and BBQ restaurant in Telok Ayer built around dishes like Pyeongyang naengmyeon and deul-gireum mak-guksu (perilla oil cold noodles), alongside sundubu jigae and yeontan bulgogi — reported by The Ranting Panda.
Signature dishes
Dishes named in official sources for this venue:
Menus change, and this list is not dated. Confirm current dishes and prices directly with the venue.
Opening hours
| Monday | 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm |
| Wednesday | 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm |
| Thursday | 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm |
| Friday | 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm |
| Saturday | 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm |
| Sunday | 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm |
Hours can change at short notice, especially on public holidays — confirm with the venue before travelling. Source: Official website hours. Last checked 1 September 2026.
If not this, then
Assessed Korean Buckwheat Noodles and BBQ listings from Forkin's own directory — cuisine first, never geography alone.
- Same tier — Bae Sik Dang · WORTH A LOOK · Tanjong Pagar · Maxwell MRT
- A different call — DRIM Korean Steak House · MIXED FORKS · Orchard · Somerset MRT
- Also on record — BOP Cocktail Bar · WORTH A LOOK · Tanjong Pagar · Tanjong Pagar MRT
Inside Joong San
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Official Instagram
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Common questions
How do I book Joong San?
Bookings are taken through Inline at https://inline.app/booking/-OLYfsxkqykiBc5ksH5G:inline-live-3/-OLYft3oMNdXSBpu5bro?language=en. The verified hours show service on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Last seating: Lunch last order is 14:30; dinner last order is 21:00. Deposit and cancellation terms and party-size limits are not on record — confirm them when you book.
When is Joong San open?
Monday 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm; Tuesday 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm; Wednesday 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm; Thursday 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm; Friday 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm; Saturday 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm; Sunday 11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm. Source: Official website hours, last checked 1 September 2026.
At a glance
Telok Ayer28 Stanley Street, #01-01, Singapore 068737
Telok Ayer MRT / Tanjong Pagar MRT
Daily11am–3.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm
Opened August 2025
$ Pyeongyang naengmyeon (S$25), deul-gireum mak-guksu (S$25), sundubu jigae (S$24), yeontan bulgogi (S$17), nokdu bindae-tteok (S$13)
Last verified 10 August 2026
How this was assessed
This listing was assessed by the Forkin editorial desk from 5 linked substantive sources, at confidence high, last assessed 19 August 2026. The full scoring breakdown and every source is below.
Sourced from HungryGoWhere and The Ranting Panda. Plus 1 official page. 3 sources in total.
Why Joong San scores 7.9
WORTH A LOOK · band 7.0–8.4 (base 7.5)
The Forkin Evidence Score is a transparent calibration of the published evidence behind this venue's editorial stamp — not a personal dining rating, and never derived from Google data. It starts from the stamp's base value, applies the five evidence adjustments below, then clamps the result inside the stamp's band.
- Source consensusmoderate+0.05two independent attributable sources or some disagreement
- Critic calibremajor+0.15Michelin, Tatler, Time Out, CNA, Straits Times/ST Food backing
- Praise specificityhigh+0.10multiple concrete dish/experience signals and supporting guide detail
- Consistencymoderate0.00generally favourable without a strong unanimity signal
- Evidence recencycurrent+0.05newest assessment, publication, or verification is 2025 onward
Scores are rounded to one decimal place and are only published for venues carrying an evidence-backed editorial stamp. Full rubric: Forkin Evidence Score methodology.
Editorial stamp
WORTH A LOOK
Confidence: highForkin desk assessment of attributable public coverage — not a personal dining review.
Five countable, dated, first-hand reviews of 28 Stanley Street now exist, led by The Business Times' Dining Out column (Jaime Ee, 1 Jan 2026, rated 6.5) and joined by thehansang.sg (Eric Youn, 6 Feb 2026), irisslove.com (7 Jan 2026), therantingpanda.com (13 Jul 2026) and danielfooddiary.com (15 Feb 2026). HungryGoWhere is excluded by the standing source-independence scan. Verdicts agree on the beef, banchan and tofu stew but split on the buckwheat noodles, so consensus and consistency stay moderate; a major-title review and current coverage lift the score to 7.9. RE-READ 5 Sep 2026 (batch 44): Daniel Food Diary was marked counted while both this rationale and the row's own basis field still said it was excluded. Read in the browser, the 15 Feb 2026 article is dated, exact-outlet, first-hand and dish-specific, so it counts on its own merits; countable evidence is five. criticCalibre already stands at 'major' on the Business Times review, so the score is unchanged at 7.9.
What public coverage says
Positive, independent coverage from multiple food media confirming solid execution and a growing reputation tied to a well-regarded sister restaurant.
Last assessed 19 August 2026 · 5 linked substantive sources
Linked evidence
The Business Times · 1 January 2026The Hansang · 6 February 2026irisslove.com · 7 January 2026The Ranting Panda · 13 July 2026HungryGoWhere · 2 February 2026 · contextDaniel Food Diary · 15 February 2026Caveat: The Business Times rates the venue 6.5 and criticises the 100 per cent buckwheat noodles and the dining room's ventilation, while later reviews of the BBQ dinner are strongly positive - the lunch and dinner offers effectively read as two different experiences. Score reflects the dinner-weighted balance of evidence.
How these stamps work · They are non-numerical and separate from Google Maps information.
Full source log
This opening record is backed by the following public sources:
Official website or social profileHungryGoWhere · February 2, 2026The Ranting Panda · July 13, 2026Facts, opening hours and social profiles can change. Confirm current details directly with the venue before visiting. Record last verified 10 August 2026.