Namu

The best bet for a sit-​down Korean (fusion) dinner in the Copenhagen and Malmö area.
Unfortunately there isn’t much in the way of Korean restaurants around here and the ones that I’ve been to are mostly disappointing. I don’t hold them to the same standard as Korean establishments in Southern California but they still fall short in price, service, and taste. Namu is the first one here that has presented dishes that echo actual Korean flavours, albeit with a Swedish twist.
If you’re a fan of sour stuff, you should definitely get the yuzu cocktail! It was refreshing and a bit slushy. The beef tartare (145 sek) was probably the most authentic-​tasting dish featuring pear, pinenuts, and gochujang. It tastes like yukhoe should, and although it is a simple dish they could have easily messed it up. This is a tiny dish so you will want to order at least one more or a bowl of rice. Next up was the bao (129 sek), which seemed small but it was only the bread that was on the slim side; there was a lot of filling and it was well-​seasoned. There were two in the order so it was easy to share. Finally the showstopper arrived; The Gangnam Style! It is easy to see why there were so many of these flying out of the kitchen. The meat is cooked perfectly with a little pink in the middle, and it came with rice, lettuce, and a little of each of the 6 banchan. This is the dish that you have to get when you are here, and although it is a little expensive (295 sek) it comes with all that. You wrap the meat in the lettuce and add a gochujang-​based sauce and, if you want, rice. I’m happy to report that the kimchi was good! There was also a little dish of what I think was chili mayo and I don’t know what the hell that was doing there. Not all the banchan were traditional but they did have typical namul flavours. Thankfully the rice was short grain and NOT jasmine or basmati. See, people? I don’t ask for much when it comes to Korean food! :P
Eva K. and I ended up sitting at a table on the floor which can be tricky for many people, but we are used to it. I liked that we had to take off our shoes and that there is also «Western style» seating at high tables. And they have traditional flat metal chopsticks! These are notoriously hard to use so there is a knife and fork as well as the spoon that normally goes with it. I was impressed with the small details like that. The service was great; our server Mia thoroughly explained the concept to us and kept coming to see if everything was ok. The only reason that I didn’t give the last star is because the price was quite high for what you get. But it is definitely worth visiting if you are craving Korean food. We shared three dishes and left feeling satisfied.
Note: As of the date of this review, there are three vegetarian options and all the banchan seems to be as well.

There are certain benefits for having low expectations when going to a new place.
You’re saved from disappointment early on, and that you could be pleasantly surprised when the food turned out to be good.
Mina K and I didn’t have much expectation to begin with. We know the owner of this restaurant is a Swedish Master Chef winner, so she must know how to cook, but she’s Swedish (despite her Asian roots) and that the restaurant declared itself as fusion Korean food and I’m not too trusting at the word «fusion» these days when it comes to food.
We booked a table and got our seating at the Busan dining room (floor seating). Do book for western-​style chair and table dining room if you’re not used to sitting down on the floor for eating, you don’t want to leave the restaurant with your legs feeling dead.
We ordered Korean style beef tartar and gaobao (gua bao?) for appetizers and Rygbiff Gangnam style (that comes with banchan and rice — pretty good deal since the banchan set itself costs 125 kr without rice) that is for two people.
I’m not an expert in Korean food, but Mina K is and she was pleasantly surprised on how the food tasted pretty authentic despite the fusion labelling. All I know was that the beef tartar tasted good and the gaobao? Much better than the baos I had in Copenhagen. The buns were small but the filling (marinated pork belly) was to die for!
We didn’t have to wait long until our main course arrived — the Gangnam style beef, with the banchan. The meat was cooked perfectly with pink colour on the inside and was very tasty. You eat it by wrapping it in lettuce and put the banchan ingredients on it, don’t forget to top it with gochujang hot sauce and stuff the whole package in your mouth.
We were definitely surprised on how great the food was. The service was pleasant as well. The waitress was attentive and friendly and chatted with us for awhile about the steel chopsticks used that could be quite a challenge for people who are not accustomed to using these kind of chopsticks.
A downside is that this place could get little pricey here on the side of Øresund, but it’s in Swedish kroner (ha!) and that the restaurant itself has nice décor so you could take your date, your friends or your colleagues here even for work dinner.
I’m definitely going to come back and try out other stuff in the menu although a lot of them are with poultry (chicken, duck) that I don’t eat, but do ask for vegetarian /​vegan option, they offer tofu fillings for some of their items and this being a Swedish restaurant, they usually cater to the vegetarians.