What the Cup is a Korean restaurant at 287 Stafford Street in Timaru Central, holding a perfect 5.0 rating from 109 Google reviews.
Korean food rewards the curious. Meals open with banchan, the small side dishes of kimchi, pickled vegetables and seasoned greens that arrive with the rice and are typically refilled free, while mains range from bubbling stews and grilled meats to bibimbap and double-fried chicken with its famously crisp shell. Heat is usually negotiable, so it pays to ask whether the kitchen can dial the chilli up or down before you order. When a menu is unfamiliar, asking the staff at a small Korean kitchen what they would order themselves is rarely a mistake.
For South Canterbury, a perfect score across that many diners is a rare thing, and it makes this Stafford Street address an easy pick.