Worth it for / Skip if
Not on record yet. Clauses here are generated only from named fields — a published price, a booking route, the verified hours — and this venue carries too few of them to draw the line honestly. Nothing is inferred to fill the gap.
What it costs
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How to get a seat
No online booking channel is on record for this venue. The verified hours below are the only seating information held; treat it as walk-in unless the venue says otherwise.
What to expect
- Getting there — Chinatown MRT, 2 minutes on foot · 22 Cross Street, #01-64, Singapore 048421.
- Dietary requests, dress code and group size — not on record. Ask when you call ahead.
The longer version
Two independent reviews of the Cross Street/China Square outlet, spanning 2014 and 2021, are consistently positive about meat quality, charcoal-grill execution and the overall dining experience, with no substantive negative counterpoint found. Coverage volume is thin (only two exact-outlet matches located, one considerably dated) and no major current food-media outlet (Eatbook, SethLui, Daniel Food Diary) was found to have reviewed this specific Cross Street location, so this sits as a provisional positive rather than a fully corroborated one.
What the published coverage says, assessed by the Forkin editorial desk from 2 linked sources — not a personal dining review. Every source behind it is under How this was assessed.
Signature dishes
No dish is named for this venue in any source on record. Dishes are listed here only where an official source names them, so none are guessed from menus or reviews.
Opening hours
| Monday | 11.30am–2.30pm (Lunch), 5.30pm–10.30pm (Dinner) |
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| Tuesday | 11.30am–2.30pm (Lunch), 5.30pm–10.30pm (Dinner) |
| Wednesday | 11.30am–2.30pm (Lunch), 5.30pm–10.30pm (Dinner) |
| Thursday | 11.30am–2.30pm (Lunch), 5.30pm–10.30pm (Dinner) |
| Friday | 11.30am–2.30pm (Lunch), 5.30pm–10.30pm (Dinner) |
| Saturday | 11.30am–10.30pm |
| Sunday | 11.30am–10.30pm |
Hours can change at short notice, especially on public holidays — confirm with the venue before travelling. Source: Wang Dae Bak - Authentic Korean BBQ in Singapore. Last checked 9 September 2026.
If not this, then
Assessed Korean listings from Forkin's own directory — cuisine first, never geography alone.
- Same tier — Chang Korean Charcoal BBQ · WORTH A LOOK · Dempsey Hill · Napier MRT
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- Also on record — Cote Korean Steakhouse · WORTH A LOOK · Orchard · Orchard MRT
Inside Wang Dae Bak Korean BBQ
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Official Instagram
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Common questions
When is Wang Dae Bak Korean BBQ open?
Monday 11.30am–2.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm; Tuesday 11.30am–2.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm; Wednesday 11.30am–2.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm; Thursday 11.30am–2.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm; Friday 11.30am–2.30pm, 5.30pm–10.30pm; Saturday 11.30am–10.30pm; Sunday 11.30am–10.30pm. Source: Wang Dae Bak - Authentic Korean BBQ in Singapore, last checked 9 September 2026.
At a glance
Telok Ayer22 Cross Street, #01-64, Singapore 048421
Chinatown MRT, 2 min
Mon–Fri11.30am–2.30pm (Lunch), 5.30pm–10.30pm (Dinner)Sat, Sun11.30am–10.30pm
Last verified 19 August 2026
How this was assessed
This listing was assessed by the Forkin editorial desk from 2 linked substantive sources, at confidence medium, last assessed 26 August 2026. The full scoring breakdown and every source is below.
Sourced from Chope. Plus 1 official page. 2 sources in total.
Why Wang Dae Bak Korean BBQ scores 7.4
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 calibreindependent0.00independent/blog-only attributable backing
- Praise specificityhigh+0.10multiple concrete dish/experience signals and supporting guide detail
- Consistencylow−0.15mixed stamp, explicit caveats, or material contrary signals
- Evidence recencydated−0.10newest dated support is before 2023 or unavailable
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: mediumForkin desk assessment of attributable public coverage — not a personal dining review.
Two independent reviews of the Cross Street/China Square outlet, spanning 2014 and 2021, are consistently positive about meat quality, charcoal-grill execution and the overall dining experience, with ...
Last assessed 26 August 2026 · 2 linked substantive sources
Linked evidence
MiddleClass.sg (middleclass.sg) · 15 July 2021The Ranting Panda (therantingpanda.com) · 19 April 2014Caveat: Only two exact-outlet sources located; one dates from 2014. The brand also operates a distinct sister concept, Wang Dae Bak Pocha BBQ at Amoy Street, which was excluded here as a different concept/location under exact-outlet matching rules. Legacy-evidence remediation 2026-08-26: both rows re-retrieved and hold. Evidence recency corrected from current to dated — the newest countable source is 15 July 2021 — lowering the score from 7.6 to 7.4. The Ranting Panda assessment is negative, which the low consistency factor reflects.
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Full source log
This listing is backed by the following public sources:
Wang Dae Bak — official siteChope — Wang Dae Bak Korean BBQ reservation pageFacts, opening hours and social profiles can change. Confirm current details directly with the venue before visiting. Record last verified 19 August 2026.