On The Bab

Restaurant · KoreanShoreditch

No dishes marked gluten free

24 dishesmenu read 7 Novonthebab.com

Always confirm with staff

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Small dishes

  • Seaweed Salad£7

    Mixed Korean seaweed salad with citrus or sweet spicy dressing. +2.0€ with kimchi or fried chicken

  • Gimari Salad£7

    Fried vermicelli rolls wrapped in seaweed with soy sauce. +2.0€ with kimchi

    Likely glutenLikely soy

  • Kun Mandu£6.50

    Pan-fried chicken or shrimp dumplings (4 pcs)

    Likely gluten

  • Kimchi Jeon£9

    Kimchi pancake served with steamed rice

    Likely gluten

  • Pajeon£9

    Spring onion pancake served with steamed rice

    Likely gluten

  • Toppoki£9

    Stir-fried rice cake with a sweet and spicy sauce

  • Japchae£8

    Stir-fried glass noodles with vegetables

  • Bab Twigim£7.50

    Korean style kimchi cheese arancini with spicy sauce (2 pcs)

    Likely glutenLikely dairy

  • Yangyum Chicken£10

    Korean style fried chicken and salad with 2 flavour options: soy ginger, sweet spicy or garlic mayo. S (6 pcs) 10.00, M (12 pcs) 18.00, L…

    Likely soy

House specialities

  • On the Rice£16

    Korean barbecue with steamed rice and salad. Choice of beef bulgogi style, spicy pork, spicy chicken, fried chicken or fried mushrooms…

  • On the Rolls£17

    Mini rice rolls wrapped in seaweed, salad, cucumber kimchi and Korean barbecue. One choice between beef bulgogi style, spicy pork, spicy…

  • On the Buns£16

    Korean barbecue stuffed buns (2 pcs). Choice between beef bulgogi style, spicy pork, spicy chicken or fried chicken, fried mushrooms or…

    Likely gluten

  • On the Ramyun£16

    Spicy Korean ramen soup with dumpling and egg, or a choice of barbecue: beef bulgogi, spicy pork or spicy chicken

    Likely glutenLikely egg

  • Bibimbab£14

    Big bowl of rice with vegetables, egg on top

    Likely egg

  • Hot Pot Bibimbab£16

    Hot big bowl of rice with vegetables, egg on top

    Likely egg

  • Kimchi Bokeum Bab£16.50

    Kimchi and chopped pork fried rice with a fried egg

    Likely egg

  • Soondubu Jjigae£16

    Spicy tofu seafood stew with egg

    Likely eggLikely soy

  • Kimchi Jjigae£16

    Kimchi pork stew with tofu

    Likely soy

  • Baek Ban£20

    Korean home-style meal with rice, salad, 2 dumplings and 2 sides. One choice of barbecue: beef bulgogi style, spicy pork or spicy chicken

    Likely gluten

Side dishes

  • Kimchii£4

    Korean style marinated cabbage

  • Cucumber Kimchi£4

    Korean style marinated cucumber with coriander

  • Namool£4

    Seasoned beansprouts

  • OTB Banchan£8

    Assortment of 4 Korean side dishes (kimchi, cucumber kimchi, namool, salad)

  • Steamed Rice£3.50

    Steamed rice

What the menu saysAllergen list printed at foot of menu (egg, gluten, lupin, milk, sesame, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, celery, shellfish, fish, soybean, mollusc) with no per-dish marks; per-dish allergens are unknown, ask staff. 'Any food allergy? Please let us know'.
  • Allergen list printed at foot of menu (egg, gluten, lupin, milk, sesame, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, celery, shellfish, fish, soybean, mollusc) with no per-dish marks; per-dish allergens are unknown, ask staff. 'Any food allergy? Please let us know'.

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Facts

FactDetail
Address305 Old Street, Shoreditch, EC1V 9LA
AreaHackney
KindRestaurant · Korean
Phone+44 20 7683 0361
Websiteonthebab.co.uk
Menu read7 Nov 2026 from onthebab.com
MapOpen in Google Maps

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Where this comes from

Allergen answers come from the menu’s labels first, then the listed ingredients, then a model’s judgement checked when unsure. How allergen status is decided.

Questions about On The Bab

Does On The Bab have gluten-free options?

No dish is marked gluten free as served, from the menu read 7 Nov 2026. Each dish shows whether the venue labelled it or it was read from the ingredients.

Is On The Bab coeliac friendly?

The venue notes: “Allergen list printed at foot of menu (egg, gluten, lupin, milk, sesame, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, celery, shellfish, fish, soybean…”. Eatcrush reads each venue’s own menu and says where every answer came from. It never calls a dish safe: kitchens share fryers, boards and flour, and menus change. If you have coeliac disease or an allergy, confirm with staff before you order.

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