GOCHU is a Korean restaurant in Yishun, Singapore, taking its name from the Korean word for chili pepper — a nod to the ingredient's role as the heart and soul of many traditional Korean dishes. The restaurant describes its concept as bringing the primal comfort of a cave, humanity's first refuge, into a modern Korean dining experience.
GOCHU's menu centres on charcoal-slow-grilled pork ribs, rich Korean stews and soups, and traditional side dishes, blending modern creativity with classic Korean flavours. The restaurant offers both a lunch menu of single-serving bansang sets and shareable dishes, and a more extensive dinner menu that adds BBQ selections, larger signature dishes for sharing, and a recommended signature set for groups.
Walk-ins are always welcome at GOCHU, though online reservations are not available for Friday dinner, weekends, or public holidays.
GOCHU is a Korean restaurant in Yishun, Singapore, named after the Korean word for chili pepper — a nod to the ingredient's central place in Korean cooking. The restaurant frames its concept around the idea of a cave as humanity's first refuge, a place of comfort and connection, and brings that primal sense of gathering into a modern Korean dining experience.
At lunch, GOCHU offers a range of single-serving bansang sets, each paired with sides. These include Grilled Pork Ribs Bansang, Galbitang Bansang (a Korean short rib soup), Pork Rib Kimchi Jjim Bansang, Haejangguk Bansang, Beef Cheongguk Doenjang Stew Bansang, Beef Bulgogi Sot Bibimbap Bansang, and Gochujang Stew Bansang, alongside noodle options like Black Soy Cold Noodle, Chili Pickle Noodle and Suyuk Ramyeon.
At dinner, the menu expands with larger signature dishes designed for 2-3 people to share, served with sides and cabbage pancake — Pork Rib Kimchi Jjim, Gamjatang, and both Sweet & Savory and Spicy versions of Ppyeo Jjim, a braised pork bone dish.
Across both lunch and dinner, GOCHU offers shareable dishes for 2-3 people, including a Zucchini Pancake with Dried Prawn, a Potato Pancake with Parmesan Cheese, Grilled Rice Balls, and Fried Buns. On the snacks side, look for Butter Caramelized Hwangtae (dried pollock), Boneless Fried Chicken, and the restaurant's Big Crispy Chili with Special Spicy Sauce.
GOCHU's dinner menu features a dedicated BBQ section split into marinated cuts — Woodae Galbi, and Spicy or Sweet & Savory Grilled Pork Ribs (half slab) — and oakwood-fired cuts, including a Signature Iberico Galbisal, Dry-aged Pork Collar, Iberico Pork Jowl, and Kurobuta Pork Belly, all served in 150g portions. A table-side BBQ option, Beef Boneless Short Rib, is also available.
For groups, GOCHU offers a Recommended Signature Set for 2-3 people, combining a choice of Grilled Pork Ribs or Ppyeo Jjim, a choice of Pork Rib Kimchi Jjim Bansang or Galbitang Bansang, Chili Pickle Noodle, Big Crispy Chili with Special Spicy Sauce, and Grilled Rice Balls.
GOCHU's drinks menu spans tea (Roasted Sunchoke, Roasted Bellflower, Tangerine Peel and Nightgate), coffee (latte, americano and espresso, hot or iced), and non-alcoholic options like Hongsam Ball Ginseng Soda and Nurungji Sikhye. For those wanting alcohol, the list includes Korean soju and makgeolli varieties, a Somaek Set (soju and beer), and highballs including a Bokbunja Highball, Ginseng Highball and Earl Grey Highball, alongside draft Cass beer.
GOCHU is located at 1 Orchid Club Rd, Golf Driving Range, Singapore 769162, and can be reached at +65 8802 3567. Walk-ins are always warmly welcome, though online reservations are not available on Friday dinner, weekends or public holidays.