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Curator’s Pick

Museo

Museo is a creative fusion Korean restaurant located near Yangjae Station. It offers a diverse dining experience, ranging from a premium Korean set menu (baekban) for lunch to an elegant signature tasting course and a luxurious VIP king crab course for dinner. The restaurant is highly acclaimed for its inventive dishes, such as tender braised beef short ribs (sogalbi-jjim), North Korean-style steamed chicken, and a unique potato-shredded ice cream, all of which can be beautifully paired with curated traditional Korean liquors.

Fusion Korean Dining

Venetti

Venetti is an elegant and upscale Italian restaurant located near Sinnonhyeon Station in the vibrant Gangnam area. Boasting a spacious main hall and private dining rooms, it serves as an ideal venue for celebratory gatherings, group dinners, and special occasions. The menu features exquisite dishes prepared with premium ingredients, including Hanwoo Beef Carpaccio, Truffle Porcini Risotto, and Hanwoo Striploin Steak, all of which pair beautifully with their extensive selection of wine, draft beer, and coffee.

Italian food

Monarch Bistro

Monarch Bistro is a stunning waterfront restaurant located on the 3rd floor of Merry Monarch at Jamwon Hangang Park. It offers breathtaking panoramic views of the Han River, making it an exceptional destination for romantic dates, family gatherings, or casual brunch. The diverse menu features Western favorites including premium steaks, fresh pasta, risotto, and a variety of brunch options, with the Provence Salad and Tomato Mozzarella Pasta being local favorites. It is also well-known for being a pet-friendly venue.

Western food

Ugomi

Ugomi is a sophisticated modern fine dining restaurant located in the trendy area of Mapo-gu. Reinterpreting traditional Korean flavors with contemporary culinary techniques, it offers a beautifully structured course meal that transitions seamlessly from amuse-bouche to dessert. Featuring a sleek interior with intimate counter seating and private dining rooms, it is an exceptional destination for romance, special anniversaries, or important gatherings.

Modern Korean Fine Dining

Sutimoon

Sutimoon is a premium modern Korean dining restaurant in Yeouido that reinterprets traditional Korean flavors with a focus on charcoal grilling. The restaurant offers a refined multi-course experience featuring high-quality seasonal ingredients prepared over an open flame, creating a sophisticated harmony of smoky aromas and elegant presentation. Its chic, dark-toned interior provides an exclusive atmosphere, making it a perfect destination for business meetings or special celebrations.

Modern Korean Dining

Gogigul Yeongdeungpo

Gogigul Yeongdeungpo is a cozy charcoal-grilled meat restaurant where you can enjoy premium aged Korean beef and pork at an intimate bar-style counter.

All seating is arranged around a bar table, allowing the chef to personally grill and serve each cut to perfection. Their signature dish is juicy, tender pork neck, along with popular cuts like sirloin, pork belly, and special textured cuts.

Korean food

Bada Yakbang Yongsan

Bada Yakbang Yongsan is a highly popular izakaya and bistro located in the trendy Yongridan-gil area. It specializes in Korean-style aged sashimi (sukseonghoe), carefully prepared to deliver deep umami and a melt-in-your-mouth texture. Alongside their signature sashimi platters, they offer highly praised creative dishes like Mackerel Bong Sushi and Monkfish Liver Salted Gimbap. With a neat interior and a great selection of drinks, it is an excellent place for casual dates or evening gatherings.

Japanese food

De Foret Wine & Bistro Yongsan

De Foret Wine & Bistro is a hidden gem nestled in a quiet alley of Yongsan, renowned for its sophisticated and natural ambiance. It offers an exceptional dining experience with a great selection of wines that perfectly complement its signature dishes, such as tender steak and savory pasta. With its carefully curated music and stylish interior, it is the perfect spot for a romantic date or a memorable evening gathering.

Wine Bistro

The Place COEX

The Place COEX is a trendy Italian casual dining restaurant famous for its signature "Bomb Pizza," which offers an exciting visual experience as it is set aflame right at your table. Located inside Starfield COEX Mall, it features a modern and spacious interior, making it an ideal spot for dates or gatherings. Guests can enjoy a variety of delicious pasta, risotto, and Milanese-style dishes in a vibrant atmosphere.

Italian Dining

Paldang Jokbal

Paldang Jokbal is a beloved dining spot renowned for its premium quality braised pig's trotters (Jokbal). Using only carefully selected domestic pork and fresh ingredients, the meat boasts a tender and chewy texture with rich, savory flavors. It's a perfect destination for both hearty meals and late-night drinking sessions, offering generous portions and a comforting dining experience.

Korean food

Mutan

Mutan COEX is a premium Chinese restaurant famous for its luxurious ingredients and generous portions. Signature dishes include the Truffle Steak Jajangmyeon, featuring thick cuts of beef with an intense truffle aroma, and the incredibly thick Macaron Menbosha. With no break time, it offers a perfect spot to enjoy high-quality Chinese cuisine anytime during your visit to Starfield COEX Mall.

Chinese food

Snack Bar Sage

Snack Bar Sage (Eobu Bar) is an izakaya known for its fresh seafood and carefully aged sashimi. The sashimi, prepared with ingredients sourced daily from the market, offers deep umami and refined flavors. Guests can enjoy an immersive experience at the U-shaped counter, where the chef presents and explains each dish, with the omakase-style aged sashimi being especially popular.

Japanese food

Liquortation

Liquortation is a stylish bar and dining spot in Sinsa where you can enjoy a curated selection of cocktails and dishes in a relaxed, modern setting. Signature drinks are crafted with balance and creativity, while the food menu offers a variety of flavorful plates that pair well with alcohol. With its trendy interior and lively yet intimate atmosphere, it’s an ideal place for casual drinks, dates, or evening gatherings.

Dining Bar

37.5 Signature

37.5 Signature is a modern brunch dining café where you can enjoy a wide variety of Western-style dishes made with fresh ingredients. Signature items include French toast, lemon pancakes, and gourmet black burgers, while dishes like omelet rice, pasta, and soups are also well-loved. The menu is generous and comforting without being overly heavy, highlighting the quality of the ingredients, and the bright, stylish interior creates a warm and inviting dining experience.

Brunch

Crab 52

Crab52 & Shabu52 is a premium seafood buffet located in COEX, Samseong-dong, perfect for special occasions. Guests can enjoy an all-you-can-eat seafood course while taking in panoramic views of Seoul. The clean, upscale interior and attentive service enhance the dining experience, making it an ideal spot for both families and couples.

Premium Seafood Buffet & Shabu-Shabu Restaurant

Wicker Park West

Wicker Park West is a café where you can enjoy a relaxed brunch while overlooking the scenic Seokchon Lake. The vanilla bean latte and Americano are especially popular, while menu items like the salami & prosciutto sandwich and green onion potato soup are also well-loved. With high ceilings, plenty of natural light, and terrace seating, it’s an ideal spot for dates or casual gatherings with friends.

Brunch

Monga

Monga Seokchon Lake is a cozy restaurant near Seokchon Lake where you can enjoy modern French-inspired dishes in a relaxed setting. The menu features a variety of refined plates prepared with seasonal ingredients, offering light yet flavorful combinations. With its clean, modern interior and pleasant terrace seating, it’s a great spot for a casual meal or a quiet date near the lake.

Brunch

Guemguem

Geumgeum Songridan-gil is a modern Korean fusion restaurant in Songridan-gil where you can enjoy creative dishes inspired by traditional Korean ingredients. Signature items include barley doenjang meat noodles (a Korean-style maze soba), perilla-oil whole-wheat noodles, and pollock roe shrimp potato pancake. The clean, modern interior offers both bar seating and table seating, making it a comfortable spot for meals with friends or a casual date.

Korean food

Grand Hyatt Seoul Teppan

Tepan is a modern teppanyaki restaurant where all dishes, from appetizers to desserts, are cooked on a hot iron griddle.

Enjoy chef performances, fresh seafood and steaks, and Namsan views from the counter-style seating at Grand Hyatt Seoul’s “332 Sowol-ro.”

Fine Dining

Jikajangin sinsa

Jikhwa Jangin (Sinsa) is a premium charcoal-grill restaurant in Gangnam’s Sinsa-dong, where you can savor a variety of high-quality grilled pork cuts. Their flower neck meat (꽃목살) and aged special pork skewer set are especially popular, while the crispy pork belly and succulent pork cheek also stand out. The flavors are rich and smoky without being overwhelming, accentuating the meat’s natural juiciness and texture. Paired with attentive, professional service, dining here feels both indulgent and refined.

Korean food

Meongteongguri Kkomjangeo Samseong

A local favorite near Samseong for spicy hagfish, crispy makchang, and smoky pork belly — all grilled over charcoal for a rich, traditional flavor.

Korean food

Munch

Munch is a cozy Italian-casual dining bar near Samgakji in Yongsan, housed in a renovated home with warm wood and white interiors. Led by a CIA-trained chef from New York, it serves creative Italian-fusion dishes such as Pecorino Cheese Rigatoni with pork jowl and pepper leaves. With limited seating and high demand, reservations are recommended. Perfect for a relaxed yet refined dining experience.

Fusion Italian Dining Bar

Wolhwa Sikdang

Wolhwa Sikdang is a renowned Korean BBQ restaurant in Mapo, specializing in premium YBD black pork cuts such as pork belly, pork jowl, and skirt meat.

Korean food

Pizza Forzza

Pizza Forzza (Mangwon Main Branch) is a cozy Italian restaurant serving both pizza and pasta.

Authentic Neapolitan Pizzeria

Mapo Jinjja Wonjo Choedaepo

Mapo Jinjja Wonjo Choedaepo (Main Branch) is a legendary Korean BBQ restaurant famous for its flavorful pork ribs and salt-grilled pork.

Korean food

Wuga

Wuga, located in Apgujeong, is a trendy Korean BBQ spot known for its aged prime ribeye and beef brisket, a favorite hangout for K-pop stars like BTS and BLACKPINK.

Korean food,Michelin guide

Atteutteu

Atteutteu is a specialty restaurant offering a wide range of unique hot pot rice dishes, from cockle soy-marinated crab rice and octopus rice to Eonyang-style bulgogi rice and braised pork belly rice.

Korean food

Yeonnam-dong YTOP

Yeonnam-dong YTOP is a popular restaurant known for its Beef Wellington and a variety of pasta dishes.

Korean food

Yeongilli

Yeongilli is a stylish restaurant offering brunch sets, pasta, and fresh salads.

European Brunch Dining

Milano Sikdang

Milano Sikdang is a popular restaurant in Yeonnam-dong, offering a variety of Italian dishes.

Italian

Doinong

Doinong offers modern reinterpretations of traditional Thai cuisine.

Asian food

Yankees Grill

Yankees Grill is a trendy steakhouse in Mullae-dong, popular for its tender filet steaks and seasonal cuts.

American/Steakhouse

Piroz

Piroz is a popular café known for its French toast and a variety of brunch dishes.

Brunch

Yuwolzip

Yuwolzip is a Korean restaurant specializing in fresh seafood dishes.

Korean food

Jou

Jou is a premium Hanwoo beef omakase restaurant located near Apgujeong Station in Seoul.

Korean food

Buvette

Buvette is a French restaurant where guests can enjoy the essence of French cuisine.

French Bistro

Hitsujiya

Hitsujiya Yongsan is a Japanese-style restaurant in Seoul specializing in lamb dishes.

Japanese food

Choi Younghee Eonyang Bulgogi

Choi Younghee Eonyang Bulgogi is a well-known restaurant specializing in various bulgogi dishes, including Eonyang-style bulgogi, bulgogi hotpot, and Hanwoo beef tartare.

Korean food

Tosokchon Samgyetang

Tosokchon Samgyetang is a famous restaurant specializing in ginseng chicken soup, a traditional Korean health-boosting dish.

Korean food

Grino Seongsu

Grino Seongsu is a popular restaurant in Seongsu-dong, best known for its white ragù pasta and octopus dishes.

Italian restaurant

Myeongbong Lamb Skewers (Konkuk Univ. Main Branch)

Myeongbong Lamb Skewers (Konkuk Univ. Main Branch) is a popular spot for enjoying a wide range of Chinese dishes and lamb skewers.

Chinese food

Seoyang Myeonok

Seoyang Myeonok in Yeonnam-dong is a popular restaurant often with waiting lines, known for its flank steak and pasta dishes.

Korean-Italian Bistro

Sinsajeon

Sinsajeon is a well-known eatery near Sinsa Station in Gangnam, specializing in a wide variety of Korean-style pancakes (jeon) paired with traditional drinks like makgeolli.

Korean food

Thegiwa Apgujeong

Thegiwa Apgujeong Main Branch is a modern Korean pub that reinterprets traditional dishes and drinks.

Korean food

Agra Lotte Avenue

Agra (Lotte Avenue L, Jamsil) is a stylish Indian dining restaurant in Seoul offering authentic curries, tandoori dishes, and freshly baked naan.

Asian food

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