Ever since I first visited Korea, I’ve fallen madly in love with Korean food. I love how healthy and clean-tasting (i.e. not oily, very flavorful) Korean dishes are. So I’m pretty happy to know that there’s a restaurant in Cagayan de Oro that serves good and pretty affordable authentic Korean food.
Located along Masterson Avenue, Secret Garden Restaurant is owned and managed by a friendly Korean, who even had a big smile on his face as my friends and I entered the place to have dinner.
There were tables and chairs at an open space but there were also smaller, airconditioned rooms. My friends and I opted to stay outside. The huge overhead fan was enough to keep us comfortable.
We were served complimentary kimchi, pickled vegetables and spiced tofu. Oh, how I miss kimchi! And how I miss Korea!
That night, I ordered spicy squid with rice:
And bindaetteok (sp?), a pancake made of ground mung beans, green onions, peppers and lots of kimchi! This was really delicious! Perfect for sharing 
After dinner, we went to a Korean store, which was just within the compound. The store was manned by an elderly Korean couple. There was a friendly local, though, who’s on standby in case you need to ask about the prices. I bought homemade kimchi (they were packed and sold in microwaveable containers), spicy Korean noodles and boxes of seaweed soup. I also treated my friends to Melona!
If you’re craving for Korean food (or if, like me, you also miss Korea!!! – apparently I can’t stress this enough LOL), I recommend Secret Garden restaurant CDO.
Meanwhile, you may want to check my Mindanaoan In Korea travel series. I had a DIY tour all around Seoul, Nami Island and even North Korea
Secret Garden Restaurant
Masterson Avenue (right across Xavier Estates gate)
Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
* Disclaimer: My friends and I paid for our own meals. This is not a sponsored post.
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I haven’t been to the place but thank you for posting these pics as it gave me the idea at least on some dishes they serve. Not a huge fan of kimchi though but I love some korean dishes.
Try their homemade kimchi – baka it will change your mind hehe! Let’s eat there sometime!
Ms. Irene, please bring me to you next food escapades. Please.
Game!
It was second time when we went there. The first time was with Micah.
And, I agree with you. They serve good Korean food. So, delicious!
By the way, thanks for the MELONA!
Thanks so much for introducing this resto to all of us! This was a great evening
Let’s eat there again soon please!
Hello, May I know po if magkano ang minimum prices po. Kasi po di ko po makita sa page nila mga prices ng foods. Salamat po.