Yubi Asian Eatery
“What is a robot’s favourite food? - Bibimbap!”
When you are wandering around central Gothenburg, your food choices are generally more limited. Many suspicious looking touristy places, higher prices, and just bland, generic designs. Nothing to really stick out. For many years I have brushed off Yubi at Kungstorget as one of those places, but it was finally time to test it.
Located just across Stora Saluhallen, Yubi kind of blends in into the scenery in that area. Certainly no lack of choices. Inside, however, it is quite cutely decorated and has a nice Japanese/Korean fusion touch. Only downside, there is no music at all. At least there wasn’t during my visit. That makes the place kinda eerie and creepy, but all in good fun.
The menu is quite extensive with a variety of, they call it, “Asian Tapas”. Smaller sized portions, or simply appetizers/pre-courses. The rest of the menu is rather meat-heavy, sorted by country (Japan/Korea) or type. Fortunately, there is a vegetarian section with a whopping three dishes. A bit of a downer, considering the other menu items.
In any case, it was spring rolls, edamame and bibimbap this time. It arrived quite fast and the bibimbap had a fried egg on top of it as a little surprise. Nothing too problematic for me, a quick swift with chopsticks made the egg go away, but keep in mind to tell them to order without egg should you go for it.
Taste-wise, it’s overall okay. The spring rolls are bad. Typical frozen food with mainly dough and no filling, served with store-bought sweet chili sauce. The bibimbap is alright. It’s difficult to mess up bibimbap, as it’s just a bowl of different ingredients and gochujang sauce. But it was executed well enough that I was happy. Especially the rice was indeed good.
The biggest surprise, however, were the chili edamame. They were coated in a great chili sauce with a fantastic smokey pattern. Good composition and a great snack!
In the end, the price point is acceptable for the location and the food, but apart from the Edamame it was average to below average. If you are too lazy to go to a better place, Yubi will work just fine. But I think that’s the problem in the end. It’s “just fine”.
Price:
Edamame: 60 SEK
Spring Rolls: 51 SEK
Bibimbap: 171 SEK
The Verdict
Yubi Asian Eatery offers Japanese/Korean fusion right in the centre of Gothenburg. Prices are expectedly a tad higher than somewhere more remote, but still acceptable. The menu for vegans is small and offers nothing too impressive. Only the edamame stick out and are quite the delight.
3/5 Leaves
Pro
Cosy atmopshere
Good location
Fast service
great Edamame
Con
No music makes it an eerie place
Only few vegan options
Average food overall
Location
Kungstorget 3
Opening Hours
Mo-Th: 11:00 - 21:00
Fr: 11:00 - 22:00
Sa: 12:00 - 22:00
Su: closed
