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Bansang, San Francisco, CA
Award-winning

Bansang

4.5
4.5
327 Reviews
$31 to $50
Contemporary Korean

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19:30

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  • Neighbourhood gem
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Korean Tapas Restaurant. Inspired by traditional Korean cuisine...not traditional Korean cuisine.

The Korean word ‘Bansang’ refers to the style of table setting for the kings and nobles of the Joseon, a Korean dynastic kingdom that prospered for more than five centuries. At Bansang, we wish to serve all of our guests with the same care and sincerity as the chefs did for their royalty in those times past.

Korean fare is built around enjoying various distinctive types of dishes simultaneously rather than in separate courses, as this allows every person to experience continuously changing flavor combinations unique to Korean culture. Our guests can expect a modern, creative perspective on this traditional style of Korean cuisine.

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary Korean, Tapas / Small Plates, Fusion / Eclectic
  • Hours of Operation
    Wed, Thu 17:30–20:30 Fri, Sat 17:00–21:00 Sun 17:00–20:30
  • Phone number
    (415) 441-9294
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive Chef
    Chanhyu Park , Changhyun Lee
  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN Bib Gourmand 2023
  • Area
    Western Addition
  • Cross Street
    1560 Fillmore Street
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    38, 38R, 22
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Gender Neutral Restroom, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 327 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Bansang offers an "incredible mix of flavors" with a contemporary Korean menu perfect for sharing. Guests rave about the "uni scallop toast" and "mulhwe noodles." The service is attentive, and the ambiance is warm. While some dishes are pricey, the overall "inventive fusion" and "beautiful presentation" make it a memorable dining experience.
327 Reviews
  1. Kyle

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Second time at Bansang and the experience was great. The food was excellent, wonderful service, and good vibes. The small dishes were the highlight and next time I’ll order more of those. The pasta was a surprise hit of the big dishes. I will definitely be back.

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  2. Apicha

    Thailand

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 30 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Nice food Nice restaurant Nice service Around 3-5 items for 2-4 people

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  3. Charlene

    VIP

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 27 January 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 5
    The server is incredibly rude, ignoring us and not acknowledging our requests multiple times. I had to walk up to the chef counter to fetch her.

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  4. Brian

    San Francisco

    13 reviews

    4.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on 25 January 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    For tapas their food portion was generous. Flavor is well balanced Service was good Wished there was table cloth or pedestal for utensils Seeing stacks of pre toasted bread made me hold from ordering uni toast

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  5. Jennifer

    VIP

    San Francisco

    93 reviews

    5.0

    93 reviews

    Dined on 20 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    First time at Bansang - we'll be back! The tapas style menu is good for a group as you can order a lot of dishes to share (we were 5). Started with the small tapas - note that the food comes out fast- had we known, we would have asked our server to slow the service. We had the mulhwe noodle - a cold raw fish and noodle dish- was excellent! It was large enough to share amongst us 5. Light & refreshing- a must order. The uni scallop toast was amazing - one order can be shared for two people. Its a bit pricey - but you can tell the ingredients are super fresh. The charred broccoli was so good - perfectly cooked and the slight bitterness from the char balanced with the back bean paste aioli. We had one order - and everyone got to have a taste. The jjimdak bao was amazing. We ordered one bao for each of us (we should have shared instead) - the braised chicken was so tender and juicy and the bao was light and pillowy. The soy glazed potato was a revelation. Soft and tender fingerling potatoes and the soy glaze was an umami bomb of goodness. Sunchoke & truffle was delicious - pricey (truffles) but worth it. Rice cake & chorizo was surprising in that the flavors mimicked a pepperoni pizza? It was really good - we ordered two of these. You'd think we had enough - but we had to try the large tapas - 1 order of the gochujang black cod was enough for each of us to have a small bite. Had we not filled up on small tapas, we would have ordered 2 of these. The galbi rib eye was tender and tasty. If we had to skip one dish - it would be this. It was really good, but not surprising like the other menu items. Radish kimchi fried rice - addictively good - would have ordered 2 of these too. For desserts - we ordered 1 of each of the 3 offerings. The date cake was the best of the 3, pear sorbet needed more pear flavor and the banana ice cream was good but not memorable. With two bottles of wine and a cocktail, bill was $570 (w/o tip). Pricey but worth it!

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  6. Stefan

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 10 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Top tier food. Deserves a Michelin star. Warm and attentive service

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  7. Nicole

    San Francisco

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 9 January 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Food wasn’t that good. Broccoli was bad, but the best part was the dessert.

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  8. Alexander

    VIP

    San Francisco

    11 reviews

    4.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on 1 January 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Must order is the Uni Scallop Toast, that was a great bite. Overall very good food and service, I do wish the ribeye had come with more on the side, the three small piles on the plate were not enough, maybe should come with a more traditional full tray of pickles, kimchi, etc.

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  9. Eddie

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 30 December 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Service was fantastic. Very polite and attentive staff. Ambience was acceptable. Food was good with 3 of very nice dishes such as the sea urchin toast, steak tartare, and black cod. Nice to try, but not going to be memorable after few weeks.

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  10. Rebecca

    VIP

    Los Angeles

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 29 December 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Pasta and small tapas were delicious but the other large tapas dishes that we ordered (pork, cod) were average in flavor (pretty in presentation.) we (4 people) ordered 3 large tapas, 4 small tapas, a dessert, and 2 glasses of wine—> $230 before tip, and I was starving afterwards. I considered ordering another large tapas for the table but the flavors of the ones we’d gotten didn’t make it seem worth it. Service was average- one of those times where there wasn’t anything wrong that the server did but still we seemed judged (or she was just unenthused.)

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Bansang is rated 4.5 stars by 327 OpenTable diners.

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1560 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94115-3516

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN Bib Gourmand 2023
  • Cross Street
    1560 Fillmore Street
  • Area
    Western Addition
  • Hours of Operation
    Wed, Thu 17:30–20:30 Fri, Sat 17:00–21:00 Sun 17:00–20:30
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary Korean, Tapas / Small Plates, Fusion / Eclectic
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    38, 38R, 22
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Chanhyu Park , Changhyun Lee
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Gender Neutral Restroom, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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