Just last night after work, I found my new favorite Korean restaurant in Cebu – CookPub Modern Korean Bistro & Bar. I have tried a lot of Korean restaurants from the past, and I never had the same orgasmic experience like what I had last night with CookPub. CookPub Modern Korean Bistro & Bar is situated at 2nd floor of Island Central Mall in Mactan, Cebu City. It may not be the resto-next-door but I swear, it’s worth the travel to be there.

You not only feast on foods, but also you can feast your eyes on the chic and modern interior design of the resto. The place isn’t that roomy, but has enough space for small and big groups. The surroundings are instagrammable, as well. Another plus factor is the excellent and fast service. Staff are friendly and accommodating. Thumbs up!
CookPub Modern Korean Bistro & Bar
Okay, here’s a good news. After you finish ordering, you will get a complimentary Kimchi pancake and Seaweed soup. To tell you, the Kimchi pancake is extreeeemely delicious – crunchy on the outsie, yet chewy on the inside! You should come and try it.



Okay. So, let’s go to the main dishes. We ordered Spicy Chicken and Soy Samgyupsal. Guess what? Spicy Chicken from CookPub Modern Korean Bistro & Bar is my new favorite! Plus, it’s boneless. It’s served with veggies and rice. The chicken is coated with a thick sauce to perfection. Writing about it now makes me drool. I also find Soy Samgyupsal delicious, as well.
There are still a lot to try on. That’s enough reason to come back! The good foods + the great ambiance surely make a feast.






Wait. There’s more…
Here’s more. The resto values their customers a lot. So, they will ask for an honest review from selected customers. Maybe, that’s the reason why their employees are really performing well because asking feedback motivates them. Aside from that, feedback also improves their services.
They also give complimentary Korean ice cream to us after the review. The night was perfected with the dessert.



Looking forward to my next visit. 🙂
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Cha of littlemisadvencha is a Filipino Civil Engineer, a graduate student at a local university and a fur mom of four-legged babies. She came from General Santos City and finds traveling makes her an awesome person. She writes about her experiences to inspire and educate.
Wow! This is making me hungry! It all looks so good!
Looks like a great Korean restaurant in Cebu. Those Kimchi pancakes look so deliciuos…I’m going to see if I can find them in Toronto!
I would have to become brave to try the seaweed soup, but everything looks amazing and spectacular!
I love going out to eat and trying something a bit different. this place looks great!
I will definitely go there if I ever get a chance to visit the Philippines. The food looks great.
I like the fact that the surroundings are “instagrammable,” being into visuals myself. Select customers being able to give a review, is a good incentive to come back. I wish I could eat the food now though with the way you described it. Maybe someday!
I love Korean food, the menu here looks so good! Must try and seek out some of this food near me!
great photos. the kimchi pancakes do look delicious but i am the rare Korean who cannot stand heat so kimchi is a no no 🙁
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Looks like an amazing location, thank you for sharing your experience!
I love Korean food and Cebu is just an hour flight from my province. I am planning to visit Cebu next year and I would definitely check this place out
Lovely place you got here! I wanna have a taste of that meat.
This looks like an amazing place to go to. The food I imagine is fabulous tasting just from the way it looks! I have never been somewhere like that and would love to!
That looks like such a great place! If we’re ever in the area, we would definitely check it out.
I love a good bistro bar. You really can’t go wrong with a Korean one.
I’ve always loved exploring bistro bars with co-workers. This would be a good one to explore during a visit.
CookPub Modern Korean Bistro & Bar seems like a great place to eat food. I hope to visit here soon!
I would love to retry Korean BBQ. The place I want to was expensive, and they made you cook it yourself!!
Yum to the yum! I love Korean food and this looks delicious!
This looks so delicious! I am a big foodie so I am always up for trying new foods. I have to find a good Korean restaurant in NYC! Thanks for sharing your experience!
What a neat place to visit! The food looks so good. I love trying new dishes, and it would be interesting to check out the menu.
I wish I knew about this place when we were in Cebu two years ago. (Or maybe it wasn’t there yet?) Anyway, I will have to keep this in mind the next time I hear of a family member who will be vacationing in Cebu. My son and his girlfriend love Korean food and I am positive they will love to dine there.
I love Korean food and this seems to be an awesome place. Great range
This place looks amazing and the food looks great, you have made me crave something different now
This looks like a fab little restaurant for sure. Such a fab place to dine out x
I love Korean food. This place looks amazing to me. I would love to visit here sometime
The food looks delicious. I’ve never tried Korean food before. =)
All of those look absolutely delicious! I’d love to go there someday when we visit the Philippines.
All of those look absolutely delicious and is making me hungry! I’d love to go there someday when we visit the Philippines.
It sounds like a great place to visit with friends. All of those look absolutely delicious and is making me hungry!
It sounds like a great place to visit with friends. All of those food look absolutely delicious.
I miss eating Korean food and watching those photos made me crave it more. That looks like a great place to visit with family and friends.
This all looks so delicious! Id love to try it all!
Loooks goood.
Loooks goood
Loved my trips to Korea and really miss the food. Love the article and going to try so good old fashioned Korean recipes here.