Braai Republic Itaewon 브라이리퍼블릭 이태원

Up a flight of stairs on Itaewon-ro 14-gil, the room looks like an old pub, with dark timber furniture and South African decorations around an open kitchen. Braai means grilling over a fire in South Africa, and the meat platter shows it: two lamb chops and two house-made boerewors sausages with mashed potato, coleslaw and corn salad. Boerewors is filled with coarse, spiced meat that releases its juices when the browned casing breaks, while the chops are seasoned with herbs and spices. Pap, a stiff white maize porridge, comes with bean stew or boerewors. Creamy spinach makes a good warm side, meat pies take around 30 minutes, and a booking helps on evenings, when the few tables fill fast.