SINGAPORE – Serangoon Garden is shaping up to be a heartland destination for Korean dining. Established in 2011, Hanwoori Korean Restaurant is one of the neighbourhood’s longstanding eateries, joined in recent years by chain outlets O.BBa BBQ & Jjajang and Kelim Dakdoritang.

The latest arrival is Jeju Sanghoe & Juk, a 24-seat eatery at the basement of myVillage. Opened in July 2025, it is the second concept from the team behind Korean speciality restaurant Jeju Sanghoe in Tras Street. This time, the spotlight is on Jeju-style porridge.

Co-owner Jason Yeo, 35, who hails from Busan, says: “We wanted to bring a unique Korean cuisine to Singapore. We found there is a lack of Jeju Island cuisine here, though there are many South Korean restaurants.”

At the myVillage outlet, the decor reflects Jeju’s volcanic landscape, with replica basalt rock on the exterior and stone-style tiles evoking the roof of a traditional Korean house.

Mr Yeo says: “We wanted to recreate the feeling of being on Jeju, even in the small space here.”

The menu is anchored by two types of porridge.

The Abalone Porridge ($21) is prepared fresh every morning with Korean short-grain rice simmered in pork bone broth for more than 1½ hours. Served in a heated dolsot (stone bowl), the porridge is rich and sticky, simply seasoned with salt and Korean soya sauce, and finished with fragrant sesame oil, toasted seaweed and sesame seeds.

There are about three slices of abalone in each bowl, which comes with free-flow side dishes of kimchi, braised quail eggs and fermented squid.