Solo risotto dinner at a Nowon Station pasta place: Pasta Han Kki

₩9,900 pasta and risotto in Nowon: Pasta Han Kki Nowon Main Branch

Pasta Han Kki Nowon Main Branch is a Western restaurant in Nowon where basic pastas and risottos cost ₩9,900. Western restaurants are usually pricey, but I heard there was a place like this in Nowon, so I went to check it out.

Even the pizza is under ₩10,000, so it works for solo meals and for dates. Let me tell you about my solo meal at Pasta Han Kki, a Nowon Western restaurant worth a visit.

Where is Pasta Han Kki Nowon Main Branch, and what are the hours and parking?

Pasta Han Kki Nowon Main Branch is at 19 Sanggye-ro 5-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul, on the 1st floor of the Daekwang Building. It opens at 10:50 every day and closes at 22:00 (last order 21:00). You can park for free in the space next to the restaurant. Takeout discounts, delivery and Naver reservations are available, corkage is free with one menu item per person, and there is Wi-Fi.

This Nowon Western restaurant with its incredible value is about a 2-minute walk from Exit 10 of Nowon Station.

Right now most pastas, risottos and pilafs are ₩9,900. Pretty amazing, right? There were also day-of-the-week discount menus.

You can eat in like I did, or get delivery or takeout, but eating in is cheaper, so if you live close, dine in!

Is Pasta Han Kki Nowon Main Branch comfortable for dining alone?

Walk-ins are welcome, and both solo diners and groups are fine. There are window bar seats just for solo diners, so going alone feels easy.

The inside feels like being in America. The interior is stylish and hip, too.

I visited in the evening, and the tables were already neatly set, which I liked even more!

Want to eat alone without feeling watched? There are bar seats by the window, so you can come solo without any pressure :)

The shared restroom is on the 1st floor of the building to the left, so memorize the door code before you go!

Pasta Han Kki menu and prices

Most pastas, risottos and pilafs at Pasta Han Kki Nowon Main Branch are ₩9,900, and set menus run from ₩14,900 to ₩42,500. Here is the menu as listed in the original post.

• Seafood hangover tomato pasta ₩9,900
• Plump shrimp tomato pasta ₩9,900
• Plump shrimp rosé pasta ₩9,900
• Bacon mushroom rosé pasta ₩9,900
• Sanggye-dong Tuumba (spicy cream pasta) ₩9,900
• Carbonara ₩9,900
• Ragu pasta ₩9,900
• Plump shrimp tomato risotto ₩9,900
• Bacon mushroom tomato risotto ₩9,900
• Beef brisket / bacon mushroom / plump shrimp pilaf ₩9,900
• Kimchi beef brisket pilaf ₩9,900
• Solo set ₩14,900
• Han Kki set ₩17,900
• Value couple set ₩25,500
• Gaemseong Gadeuk couple set ₩42,500

If you eat in, pastas, risottos and pilafs (excluding premium items) are ₩9,900. Pizza is ₩7,000–9,000 with the day-of-the-week discounts. And there are value set menus too. Nice!

What sides and garlic bread come with the meal?

At Pasta Han Kki Nowon Main Branch, you help yourself to cucumber pickles, jalapeños and water at the self bar. Before your food arrives, they also bring garlic bread for each person in your party.

The basic sides are cucumber pickles and jalapeños, which you grab yourself at the self bar. If you run out, just refill, so no worries.

They also bring garlic bread for each person before the food comes. It is bakery-level good, and dipping it in the pasta sauce is wonderful.

How does the ₩9,900 plump shrimp tomato risotto taste?

On this second visit to Pasta Han Kki, I ordered the plump shrimp tomato risotto (₩9,900) and the plump shrimp pilaf (₩9,900). I picked the risotto again because I enjoyed it last time.

This was my 2nd visit to Pasta Han Kki. I ordered the plump shrimp tomato risotto I enjoyed before, and the plump shrimp pilaf for the first time.

The pizza and pasta at this Nowon Western restaurant are good, but the risotto and pilaf are works of art too. The tomato sauce is especially good, so I recommend the risotto.

The risotto is packed with plump shrimp and cheese, so kids and adults alike will like it. It is not spicy either, so even people who can't handle heat can eat it!

If you have leftover tomato risotto sauce, dip your garlic bread in it. The seasoning is just right, and it really felt like being in America or Italy!

How is the ₩9,900 plump shrimp pilaf and its smoky flavor?

The plump shrimp pilaf at Pasta Han Kki has a slight smoky wok flavor and comes with button mushrooms, onion, shrimp and egg. It is mild and nutty, and I never got tired of it until the last bite.

I tried the plump shrimp pilaf for the first time too, and the slight smoky flavor won me over right away.

With button mushrooms, onion, shrimp and egg, the texture is good, and it is mild with a smoky flavor. It felt like an exotic kind of pilaf.

Pilaf often gets boring fast, but the plump shrimp pilaf at Pasta Han Kki has a nutty flavor too, so you keep wanting more and more!

All these high-quality dishes are ₩9,900! If you're looking for a good-value Western restaurant in Nowon, how about Pasta Han Kki Nowon Main Branch?!?