OMA

Nestled in the heart of the 9th arrondissement, OMA restaurant serves a short French-Korean-inspired menu on the borders of both cultures, created by female chef Ji-Hye Park. Coming from South Korea and living in Paris, this self-taught cook – inspired by culinary discoveries made with her father when she was a child – has been improving her love for food with passion and generosity like an "oma" ("mother" in Korean).

Korean neo-gastronomy is first and foremost sophisticated cuisine, delicately seasoned with herbs and condiments unfamiliar to Westerners and often expressed through minimalist plating. On the menu at OMA, you'll find homemade cuisine based on French products that are very well-sourced, as well as meat, fish, or plant-based recipes that are twisted here and there with ingredients and condiments from the chef Ji-Hye Park's two cultures. There are four appetizers, six main courses, and three desserts. OMA has incredible fried artichoke with lemony and parmesan vinaigrette, as creamy, hearty, and comforting as it gets, as well as duck breast topped with wasabi sprouts, crunchy and sour pickled cauliflower, and wrapped in curry yuzukoshu sauce, served cold and very thinly sliced, deliciously smooth. On the other hand, an exquisite cut of pork belly is made with love, patience, and devotion by chef Ji-Hye Park in three steps. This wonderful work of meat is both smooth and crunchy and is served with a cream-based on honey, thyme, and onions and paired with a sucrine salad braised to order with gochujang—the traditional Korean fermented red chili pepper paste.

Detailed Information:
Address: 44 Rue Rodier, 75009 Paris 9
Phone Number: +33 9 87 07 93 63
Website: https://bit.ly/3KqsFcq
Open hours: Tues-Sat: 19:30–00:00