Food Detective / South Korea / Gimbap
Gimbap (rice rolls) · 김밥
김밥 · Gimbap
Rice and fillings like egg, pickled radish, vegetables and ham rolled in seaweed and sliced — easy to take away.
- Kind
- Street food, Rice
- Cooking
- Raw, Pickled
- Taste
- Mild, Light bite, Breakfast, Easy to eat alone · Not spicy
- Served · texture
- Room temperature · Soft rice, crunchy pickled radish
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients, including hidden ones
- Main ingredient
- Rice
- Usually included
- Egg, Vegetables
- Varies by region or shop
- Pork, Fish
- Fillings vary widely: ham, fish cake, tuna, crab stick and more.
- Rolled in seaweed and sesame oil.
Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.
CHAINS
Which chain, which menu item
Prices in local currency (KRW).
| Brand | Menu item | What’s different | Serving | Price |
|---|
| Gimgane 김가네 | 저염 에그스팸김밥 (Low-sodium egg & Spam gimbap) Status unknown | No brand description | One roll | Price not published |
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“Signature” is used only when the brand itself says so. No sales ranking is invented, and no dish is judged tastier than another.
PRICE GUIDE
General price guide · One roll (as surveyed)
- Budget
- —
- Typical
- ₩3,923 · Official · Seoul · Seoul average for “김밥”, Korea Consumer Agency price survey, September 2026. · source
- Premium
- —
Separate from chain menu prices. Premium reflects setting and service, not a rip-off.
ORDERING
Phrases to show when ordering
- 새우는 빼 주세요
- Please leave out shrimp (saeu-neun ppae-juseyo)
- 해산물은 빼 주세요
- Please leave out seafood (haesanmul-eun ppae-juseyo)
- 멸치 육수나 액젓이 들어가나요?
- Is there anchovy broth or fish sauce in it? (myeolchi yuksu-na aekjeot-i deureoganayo?)
- 돼지고기는 못 먹어요
- I can’t eat pork (dwaeji-gogi-neun mot meogeoyo)
- 소고기는 못 먹어요
- I can’t eat beef (so-gogi-neun mot meogeoyo)
- 계란은 빼 주세요
- Please leave out egg (gyeran-eun ppae-juseyo)
- 견과류 알레르기가 있어요
- I’m allergic to nuts (gyeongwaryu allereugi-ga isseoyo)
- 안 맵게 해 주세요
- Not spicy, please (an maepge hae-juseyo)
- 알레르기가 있어요
- I have an allergy (allereugi-ga isseoyo) — then say the ingredient
A request, not a guarantee the ingredient can be removed.
Recipe sources: Wikipedia — Gimbap (2026-10-18). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.