Jihwaja
Korean restaurant · Vauxhall
353 Kennington Ln, London SE11 5QY, United Kingdom
Highlights
Korean fried chicken, karaoke, and soju in a lively setting
Korean fried chicken, karaoke, and soju in a lively setting
"This Korean canteen-cum-karaoke bar in Vauxhall is a riot at 1:30am when you’ve got the uncontrollable urge to sing All Saints. Ask if any karaoke rooms are available. You can eat in these semi-soundproofed dens—think saucy yangnyeom chicken and a crunchy kimchi jeon—before picking up the mic and shrieking to ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’." - jake missing, sinead cranna
"Jihwaja can be dinner, a show, and an evening not to tell your grandkids about all at once. The late-night Korean canteen in Vauxhall is a non-descript, satisfying restaurant, but really it’s all about karaoke here. You’ll be led down glowing pink corridors, soundtracked by people murdering BTS. Once your food is cleared—get the kimchi jeon and yangnyeom chicken—the lights dim, disco lights swirl, and Jihwaja's extensive (but highly baffling) music library is your oyster." - jake missing, daisy meager, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak, heidi lauth beasley
"Your friend has been playing the same sad Summer Walker songs on repeat while crying to the mirror. You need to skip the track to something more upbeat, played at a thought-drowning volume, preferably in one of Jihwaja’s private karaoke rooms. Once you eat at this Korean spot in Vauxhall (get the yangneom chicken), the lights are dimmed, the disco lights swirl, and Jihwaja's extensive (but highly baffling) music library is your oyster. Let the soju flow and loudly sing over any of your friend's attempts to bring up their ex." - rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
"At Jihwaja, soju flows like Niagara Falls. Forget the basic dining room at this Korean restaurant-cum-karaoke bar and book a private booth instead. You’ll be led down glowing pink corridors, soundtracked by people murdering Springsteen, Eminem, and BTS from multiple directions. In a semi-soundproofed room, you’ll eat dinner before your set. Keep it simple from the enormous menu and stick to the classics. The generous sharing plates of yangneom chicken are glistening and have an excellent crunching fry, and the kimchi jeon is good too." - sinead cranna, rianne shlebak
"Perfect for anyone who is turning 29 for the second year in a row. Ageing gracefully is cool and all but have you considered screaming Teenage Dirtbag instead? Book one of the private karaoke booths at this late-night Korean canteen in Vauxhall for an evening that will result in rounds of glistening, crunchy yangneom chicken and footage your friends will beg you to delete. Ah, the power. Disco lights and soju are also excellent companions for your noble Benjamin Button cause too." - heidi lauth beasley
