Cuisine: Korean
Address: 74 Tg Pagar Rd, #02-01, Singapore 088495
Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar station (East-West line)

Korean rooftop bar My Patio looks like something straight out of the hit Netflix series, Itaewon Class. Located just five minutes from Tanjong Pagar MRT station, the bar was easy to get to. With a bright yellow door, we still missed it as we were trying to look for the number 74, but overshot it by a few restaurants.

Upon entering this yellow door, follow the signs up to the second floor. The second floor is connected to KKo Kko Na Ra, but My Patio is on the rooftop, which you will exit via a white door.

The rooftop beer garden is quite small, with about 10 tables. There was a mix of normal tables and high chairs. Since I was early for my reservation, the waiter allowed me to choose the table. I chose a table towards the inside located beside an air ventilator.

Since my friends had not arrived yet, I started with a Korean craft beer. Here, they only serve Peroni beer on draught. However, they have a wide range of alcohol which is self-service. You take the beer, soju, wine, champagne etc from the fridge. At the end of the meal, the staff will add to your total bill based on the empty cans or bottles left. This Korean pale ale that I tried had hints of caramel and hops. Drinks are priced competitively at $15 to $20 for each can or bottle. There were various international brands.

 The bar looks very homely and aesthetically pleasing, perfect for those who plan on snapping some Insta-worthy shots! You can imagine yourself and your friends to be part of a K-drama, having supper and drinks at this cool rooftop bar. It was a lively atmosphere with lots of chatter when we visited.

The tteokbokki with ramyeon ($25) packs a punch, especially for those who love spicy Korean food. The portion came in a small pan so it was just nice to have a few bites for our party of 4. For the price, I wish they had given more ramyeon, it felt like they had only used half a pack of noodles, and of course the cost price of noodles is cheap to begin with. The tteokbokki was chewy and not too hard.

Next, we had the soy garlic fried chicken (8 pieces, $23). There was also yangnyum flavour for $28. The chicken had high standards because it is prepared by a Korean chef, and most of the food is coming from Kko Kko Na Ra. The batter was crispy and packed with flavours.

The seafood pancake ($28) was a miss because it felt like I was eating carrot cake. At this price, the Korean pancake should be much bigger. By right, the texture of the pancake which is made from sweet potato flour, should be more chewy. Nevertheless the ingredients were quite generous, with prawns and squid for the seafood one.

Truffle fries ($18) was a ripoff, but then again people are willing to pay this kind of price. It is a good dish for sharing. The fries are crispy and do not become soggy. There is also a strong hint of truffle and some grated cheese. I do prefer shoestring fries to the crinkle cut ones.

The last entree we had was the Korean dumplings ($15). Only 6 meagre pieces were provided. It seems like the dumplings were airfried. The outside was crispy and the inside was meaty. We enjoyed the meat dumplings.

Overall, it is a nice concept to have at My Patio. Other than helping youselves to the drinks at the fridge and the nice decoration, I feel that this place is quite overrated. There is high profit margin due to the simplicity of the food. There were only 10 or so food items on the menu, and most of them are finger food, making it easy to prepare. If only they had some options for stew, such as army stew, where we can sit down and slowly eat. The food items are quite basic and the portions are small.