Ace Bento ban chan:
Just paid my second visit to this brand new Korean bento box place in the rue Ste-Anne area, tucked around the corner on rue Thérèse. Operated by the people behind the Ace Grocery store, it offers inexpensive, first-rate home-style Korean cooking. Eight euro gets you an entree — so far I’ve tried the spicy pork and the dokbokkgi and both have been delicious — plain or fried rice, your choice of five ban chan (the little condiment-style accompaniments that come with most K-food), a little cup of soup and a fruit bowl. The ban-chan selection rocks — don’t miss the the spicy wild carrot — and service is very warm. The place is decorated like an early ’00s chill-out CD compilation, but don’t let that get to you. 18 Rue Thérèse, 75001.
