YumiHana Shop

Yumi Hana should be under two categories instead of just one.
First there is the restaurant that I would probably only give 3.5−4 starts for. The food is pretty good but pretty much just typical home cooking that I could do on my own. It is the typical price of a Zuri restaurant yet not the atmosphere of most. Also I was very disappointed that meals were not served in the hot stone pot that my relatives from Korean always taught me to serve certain foods in.
As for the market they have across the street, now that is the true star. They have an amazing variety in such a small spot. I cook a lot of typical multi-​culti Asian foods since I am a mixed pot of Asian myself. When moving to CH from Hawaii, I was very worried I wouldn’t have access to the ingredients I use on a daily basis but all problems were solved once I found this place.
The first time I went I was in heaven finally finding natto and pre seasoned choi sum but very disappointed that my favorite «Potato Noodle Soup’ from Nongshim was not there. I asked the lady at the register if there is any possibility to add it to their stock (and with validation of the female behind me) she made a note of it and took down our phone numbers to let us know when our order came in. 2 weeks later, Happiest girl in Zurich!
If you do go there don’t forget to try the mochi ice cream from Hawaii’s own «Bubbies» brand. My favorite flavors are green tea, sakura, azuki, and chocolate ice cream with the strawberry mochi.

Fantastic Korean/​Japanese market in Zurich. It has almost everything I look for when I cook Korean food. Missing some things, but the assortment and cleanliness of the store is super.
The only thing is, it’s pricey. For a 500g bag of kimchi, it’s about CHF 9 here, and in Lian Hua, it’s CHF 5.95. Big difference. Same with the korean pepper pastes– more expensive here than New Asia or Lian Hua. Like the other Korean markets that I used to go to in London, it was more pricey than in the Chinese/​Asian markets too.
I’m a fan and I like this place, but I’ll probably do most of my asian grocery shopping at New Asia to be cost effective.

To all fairness, food tasted good. I had Yook gae jang. Price is a bit stiff, 20 franc. I think other dishes were around that much, too, but no side dishes are provided. You get rice and a main dish, that’s it. Bulgogi and other dishes didn’t look ‘authentic, authentic’ Korean food. If this is your first Korean Restaurant, you may think it’s great but if you know authentic Korean food, this place is so so… What I notice was the attitude of the staff. A lady (not Korean) who was working the cash register was polite and personal and etc. but the ladies who was cooking seemed a little unpleasant, almost looked like she didn’t wanted to be there. Given the fact she is cooking in front of people, it may help if she could somehow make customers feel welcomed. They could definitely use Hello and Thank you… If you are in hurry, eating alone, want to eat and go, this will be a good place. But if you are expecting welcoming environment and polite attitude, I wouldn’t recommend it. it seemed more like a fast food joint. I also had a very unpleasant experience with the old lady at the grocery store across the street (Same name), and will not return to this place ever again. I’m Korean myself, come to zurich few times a year, and was so very excited to find this place, but after my unpleasant experience with these old ladies attitude in both restaurant and grocery store, I highly doubt if I will ever go back there again. Not for their attitude… If I ought to spend 20 franc on a soup and rice, I think I would prefer to try other proper sit down Korean Restaurant next time I’m here, who may welcome me and make me feel like I am a customer who they appreciate. In all, I wouldn’t recommend you to go there with an expectation of anything but food in front of you. Same goes to the store, my encounter with this rude old lady gave me a very bad day.

Look, I get that this is Switzerland, and that nothing comes cheap here. But CHF 20.- for a bimibap that has more rice than vegetables? It’s daylight robbery! They’re effing vegetables, not beef! I did like the egg, though, and the few veggies that were served up were really delicious.

I wouldnt know why someone wouldnt like this place — yes, it was tiny, and yes, it doesnt have that elegant interior and you wont get a fancy feeling or anything but their food! Oh my, i love this place.
Theyve got great korean and i just cant not order their bulgogi. Id say their bibimbap is a little dry if you dont mix a lot of the spicy sauce into there, but maybe i just dont like bibimbap.
They now took the department store to the building next door, so i dont know if the restaurant part is that different. But im sure it got bigger and roomier.
The staff is also very nice — even though kind of distanced, they just let you do your own thing/​let you eat in peace which i personally like.
You dont have to pay for anoter bowl of rice, which i find nice.
I sooo recommed this place! The proces are allright for zurich, and i leave satisfied every single time. Give this place a try!

Great little Korean fast food place. Very fresh and flavourful food, and small supermarket attached. Simply perfect.

Great Korean grocery store in Zürich. Although the store might look a bit empty considering the size of the store and the stuff they have, you will anyway find everything you need in the Korean kitchen there.
This is also where I normally shop some nice Japanese bakery. Yum yum.

Der Shop ist jetzt aus dem YumiHana Lokal draussen, und hat schräg gegenüber an neuer Location wiedereröffnet. Somit ist viel mehr Platz fürs Restaurant da. Mal sehen, was sie damit anstellen. Ich werde bald zurückkehren und testen, ob sich was mit dem Essen und Service verändert hat.

Love the kimchi n korean fast food! usually after the meal ill go to the mini but they hv all the things store to bring something home!

Guter koreanischer Imbiss mit sehr feinen Gerichten. Dass mehr als die Hälfte der Gäste asiatischer Abstammung waren spricht denke ich für sich und für mich daher ganz klar für die Authentizität! Ich komme wieder :-)

Das YumiHana ist Restaurant und Laden in einem. Bis vor kurzem ging ich da sehr gerne hin, doch seit ca. 2 Monaten hat die Qualität des Essens etwas nachgelassen.
Ich werde es aber weiterhin versuchen, die Hoffnung stirbt zu letzt:))
Aber den Laden kann ich weiterhin empfehlen!

I’ve been a patron for years at this place and often talk to the owner. But now, I have updated my view and have also decided to boycott this store. There are other Korean restaurants (or further more), Asian restaurants that are deserving of your hard earned money. Go to Akarara instead. The people are much better of your hard earned respect, won’t discriminate you and there are more choices.
Additionally, hearsay from how my good friend was treated here (she comes here way more than me) and their unreasonable behavior toward me for A-​OK food has made me rethink this space. Furthermore, you can buy similar Asian groceries here from elsewhere at much lower prices. They price gouge but perhaps people still shop for groceries here because it’s conveniently next to the HB station. Though one could say there is an Asian store in the HB as well at much lower prices.
I was dining with my good friend here as she loves this space, and I ordered «no. 1» (the spicy beef in a pot) with a cup of hot tea. Just like everyone else, I was talking to my friend whilst eating. A typical Thursday night, you think?
Immediately upon when I was finished eating the last bit of my rice, I proceeded to drink my cup of tea, to which the male server told me: do you mind getting up, pay and let other people sit down immediately? He explained he needed my space for other people now. I went to look around and saw two other Swiss couples who was just sitting there chatting. One couple had only one beer and was drinking it, the other was finished with their meal and was just talking. So I looked at them, looked at him, and wondered why didn’t he ask them? Plus, why can’t those people wait? Have they ever heard of the waiting concept? I was well dressed in a suit and was well behaved, so it wasn’t because I was being a hooligan.
My good friend whispered to me, saying it’s not the server’s fault, but she overheard the owner telling the female manager, who then told the poor male server to immediately shoot us out specifically as they needed to immediately seat the customers that just came in. I approached the owner about this and explained to her why I don’t understand why she had an employee to approach me to leave while I was finishing my tea, as I was not completed; and on top of that, why she didn’t approach the other two Swiss couples who was finished and just chatting. It should be fair. I had expressed my disappointment that she knew I was a long standing patron and didn’t see the need to single us out, for whatever apparent reason (which it is pretty apparent, but I will refrain from being rude here). She went on to blame the employee and his bad manners and language practices. Poor guy — it’s not the first time I’ve seen employees (who are foreigners) treated badly here.
I ended up having a bad time for another 30 minutes from this — so why pay good money to have a bad time and possibly risk people asking you to leave before you are even finished with your meal, especially if you look like a foreigner? Not my definition of a good dining experience. The owner has become even more commercial, just focusing on getting customers in and out to roll in the profits, and even had the audacity to tell me to come back again.

They have kimchi!!!
There are two parts to Yumihana. The front of the store is restaurant with outdoor and indoor seating. The back half of the store is a grocery store.
I’ve only eaten once there and had jjajangmyun, which is not really Korean food. I would rate the dish ²⁄₅ stars but this review is mainly for the grocery store.
First impression of the store in the back was that it was so tiny! However, this small space is jam packed with all the essentials you’d need to make Korean food at home. I’ve been a regular here for 2 months and I’ve been very happy with it. From kimchi to rice cakes to instant noodles to gochujang. etc etc.
The Korean lady (owner??) that works there is super nice too which is a plus.
One star off for the cramped space and iffy jjajangmyun but I am a fan and will be returning again and again.

Das Yumi Hana ist gleichzeitig authentisches koreanisches Restaurant mehr Sitzplätze draussen wie drinnen und Lebensmittel Laden für die Exilkoreaner und wagemutige Einheimische. Die Produkte sind mehrheitlich koreanisch angeschrieben, die freundliche Inhaberin-​Kssiererin hilft aber gerne und gibt taugliche Kochtyps für die doch etwas ungewohnten Lebensmittel aus Regal und Tiefkühltruhe. Mir stand der Sinn heute nach Gemüse und Reis, somit kam mir das Gericht Bibimbab sehr gelegen frisch gedämpftes Gemüse mit eine Spiegelei zum Mischen auf weissem Reis und mit Chillisauce gerade richtig. Authentisch mit Freundlichkeit serviert, eine Augen und Gaumenfreude. Auch über den Service durch die Inhaberin habe ich mich gefreut, fragte sie mich doch nach meinem Hunger und zwar deshalb, damit sie mir nicht zuwenig oder zuviel Reis servierte, ist ja schade, wenn dieser wegen zu grossen Portionen fortgeworfen muss. Es war interessant den Köchen beim Rüsten von Gemüse zuschauen zu können, die Herren sind dabei schon sehr geschickt. Das Bibimbab war sehr wohlschmeckend und trotz der rassigen Chillisauce nicht zu scharf, der Preis war mit CHF 20 angesichts der nur wenige Schritte entfernten Bahnhofstrasse durchaus angemessen. This authentic Korean Restaurant-​Takeaway cum foodstore is just a few steps off Bahnhofstrasse. The food, I had the famous vegetarian Bibimbab can truly be called authentic and is quite wonderful. I just discovered this gem and am quite anxious to discover the rest of the dishes. hopping in the foodstore is pleasure in it self as the friendly cashier-​owner lady doesn’t tire to explain the products and give preparation tips to the unknowing Westerner such as myself.

Yumi Yumi Yumi I got love in my tummy!!! Auch wenn nicht wirklich das Yumi Hana gemeint ist in dem Reim, kann man hier nicht sagen es sei nicht wahr: Der vordere Bereich des Yumi Hana ist ein Asian Take Away. Schaut aus wie eine Dönerbude, ist nur keine! (Looki looki auf das Angebot!)
Der hintere Teil bildet eine Ladenverkaufsfläche, und da die Produkte nicht gerade im monstermässig grossen Rahmen angeboten werden, sind die importierten Güter auch dementsprechend nicht allzu günstig. Wer weder den Koala-​Keksen, noch den Algensnacks, noch den Azuki-​Glacés widerstehen kann, ist hier goldig goldig richtig!
Mein Geheimtipp: Best Sushi Rice ever! Die Verpackung ist leicht rosa oder blau mit weiss, und der Käufer hat ein «Guckloch» um den in der Packung liegenden Reis betrachten zu können. 1kg oder 6.8kg Säcke und wer Sushi (–reis) mag wird diesen hier absolut vergöttern.