Smoky good times are guaranteed at these upmarket Korean barbecue temples, where the marbled beauty of Aussie wagyu, juicy free-range pork and a host of sides like tteokkochi (fried rice cakes) await. Groups are rewarded with deals like the butcher’s feast set for four (a meaty assortment of wagyu, pork jowl and beef rib), and if you’re not convinced your tong skills will do the premium cuts justice, a staff member will stand grill-side and do the hard work while you concentrate on dropping shots of soju in your pint of Hite beer – ‘Mansae’ translates as ‘hooray’, after all. Multiple locations; mansaekbbq.com.au
Mansae Korean BBQ, Melbourne CBD & Burwood East