My partner and I have been coming from the beginning 'soft opening' about 2 years ago*? We can always count on INCREDIBLE food. The flavours, presentation, and price points are spot on. My favourite dishes are the Yukgaejang (Spicy beef soup) , their Korean Fried Chicken (with spicy sauce) and all the lettuce wraps are all delicious with generous portions. Also the side dishes! yum. Their new menu is awesome and has information on some popular dishes which makes this place perfect for someone new to Korean cuisine. I really think there is something for every taste here. The staff are so friendly and always make us feel at home. I will continue to recommend Maru to everyone as my favourite spot to eat on the North Shore and even Vancouver. Great atmosphere, food and people, you can't go wrong! Thank you Maru!
We tried Maru for the first time last night and the food was amazing! Everything tasted unique and so flavourful. Anyone on the North Shore, you have to try this place, also well worth the trip from Vancouver (it's a quick walk from the Seabus).
We did not expect to eat Korean food outside Coquitlam. Maru Korean Bistro is a huge surprise for us.
We ordered a lettuce wrap with short ribs which comes with a stone bowl of tofu soup, a bowl of rice, and some Korean side dishes. The food was delicious with a generous portion. We also ordered a Korean cold buckwheat noodle with pork (Mul Naengmyun) from the lunch special menu. We can't believe it when the dishes arrive. It was too good for a lunch menu.
Maru Korean Bistro is located at 125 2nd Street East, North Vancouver, BC. It is near the Lonsdale Quay, and it is a gem on the North Shore.
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Food: 🍽🍽🍽🍽 🍽 MustTry!
Service: 👩🍳👩🍳👩🍳👩🍳👩🍳
Kids: 👶👶👶 A-Ok for Kids !
Price: 💲💲$30-$50 for two (lunch)
Presentation: 📷📷📷📷
Parking: along with neighbouring streets parking
Tips:
📝accepts dine-in or takeout with safety measures during pandemic.
📝has a good assortment of dishes.
Would I Return: Yes 🙋♀️
After snowshoeing around, we were starved and ready for a late lunch. We’ve heard that there are a couple quality Korean places in North Van so decided to try out Maru Korean Bistro. Signs inside and out. We dropped in on a Saturday afternoon (around 1:45pm). Didn’t realize the restaurant was so massive. We were seated in the front which had great lighting, cute plants and reminded me of being in a greenhouse.
En route back to Vancouver, we stumbled across this Korean food restaurant with a modern twist. The pork belly stone bowl rice is delicious and well marinated. The fried udon had almost more bulgogi beef than noodle! Yum!
Video review on my youtube channel: vancity food crew maru korean bistro
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This place was recommended to me by a friend and I was very impressed. I had a korean fried chicken and rice roll happy hour skewer, and the chicken was perfectly sauced and crispy. For my main I had a bibimbap and it was okay, with great side dishes. I would definitely return and try other dishes, such as the meat frisbee, japchae, or seafood pancake.
I like the food here! Chicken is divine! Their beef bibimbap is tasty and hubby liked his pork meal (forgot what it’s called) This resto is a bit pricy though ;)
Food: Korean fried chicken was excellent, highly recommended.
Service: Slow, might have to waive your servers down a couple times.
Overall: I would come back to eat here!
It’s funny how sometimes the best restaurants are the ones that you discover by accident. Grape and I were on our way to South Castle in North Van, and we walked by Maru, a modern Korean bistro. Yelp said it was closed between 3-5pm, but we noticed that there were people dining inside and the OPEN side was still out… we decided to walk in anyway to try our luck, and fortunately for us, it was actually Happy Hour!
Meal: Kakuni Dol-sot - Hot stone bowl rice with 12 hour sous vide pork belly and a bunch of other stuff in it. Atmosphere: This restaurant is massive, used to be Cheers. . Service: 1 server but very attentive with multiple refills of tea. . Bottom line: Met up with a friend for lunch and he suggested that we eat here. I've bookmarked this place in the past to try but never had the opportunity. As a background, I love Korean food and have had a lot of it in my past, but I've never had pork belly like this before.
Their burger was amazing (taste and value both great)!!! It has lotus root in it which gave it a great crunch. Really blew me away. It was also on their special lunch menu for 10 bucks so it's a really good deal. Their chicken tender and rice cakes were good too. Service was excellent. I definitely recommend this place for lunch!
Korean fried chicken, $8.50: The Korean fried chicken came with a Korean chili sauce, which I would describe as spicy but also a bit sweet. Like sweet chili, but packed with a lot more heat! This dish was delicious!
Love the Korean fried chicken here but the other dish isn’t the best. I wish the menu has pictures of the food so I can have a better idea of what I’m getting. The portion is quite big so I think it would be better to go with a bigger group so you can order and try more dishes.
This is by far the best option for Korean food on the North Shore. The service was outstanding, food was wonderful and much better than expected even with the high reviews (had the pork belly bowl, seafood pancake (sooo good!), tofu soup, and KFC). All of it was delicious, I will certainly be coming back and bringing friends often.
Great traditional and modern Korean food and friendly service! Tables are well distanced to follow covid protocols, which was very appreciated.
Every meals are just perfect!
Large but bit old place.
Price is fair. $165.90 for 5 people (without tips)
This place had really good fried chicken (was so good, I kept eating before taking a picture) and the seafood pancake was great too!
Excellent customer service, kind servers and awesome korean food! Must try the entire menu!
Clearly the best Korean restaurant in the area! Excellent food at a reasonable price and good service. My favourites are Bibimbap, KFC and Japchae.
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