The innocuous spiral staircase tucked behind Kup Coffee Roasters in Nungambakkam now leads to ‘Chicken Shop’ neon signs, cans of flavoured Milkis, and Ba Da Bom. We enter to pop music blaring from the speakers, a busy open kitchen, and a cooler stocked with cream sodas, K-Drama favourite Maxim coffee, and tiny bottles of Bacchus energy drinks.
Inside Ba Da Bom
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Jivesh Goenka, who calls Ba Da Bom a ‘Korean table’, launched Kup nearly three years ago. He speaks of his love for Asian food, visiting hawker stalls in Singapore and Vietnam, and how that influenced his decision on this new space. “On a trip to Pune, I spotted Ba Da Bom and walked in. A meal of mascarpone toast and soju later, I knew I had to bring this to Chennai,” he recalls. Currently open for dinners alone, Jivesh says their reservations are being steadily booked out, and plans to open for lunch and takeaways, as well as introducing an exciting beverage menu are in the offing.
