Bar in South Korea - 63 Restaurant Picks

Flatfish, dodari flounder and rockfish are sliced to order and packed to take away, as a single species or a mix of two…

Roughly one hundred Korean drinks are poured by the glass rather than the bottle: makgeolli, clear yakju and cheongju,…

Behind a green facade near Samgakji Station, an old pojangmacha street-bar frame now houses a Korean drinking-food kitc…

One floor splits into a stage area for indie gigs and open-mic nights and a cafe section where the same music plays beh…

Korean ingredients meet Western sauces and techniques in a small ground-floor room off an alley in Mullae-dong, where t…

Up a flight of stairs on Jeonnong-ro in old Jeju City, a row of draft taps and a pop and jazz soundtrack run late into…

The outdoor terrace faces the city toward N Seoul Tower, a good spot to watch the light change at dusk over wine or whi…

Fewer than ten seats fill this indoor pojangmacha-style pub, where the open kitchen turns out chicken feet, pancakes an…

Every beer on the list is named after the streets outside: Jongno Lager, Ikseon IPA, Tapgol Porter. They have been brew…

Past an arcade and a door that feels hidden, the bar spreads over the third to fifth floors, looking out across the til…

Every slice of pepperoni pizza carries a single basil leaf, which cuts through the cheese and cured-meat fat. The twist…

The cigar room is fully walled off from the main lounge, so guests who only came for whisky or cocktails stay clear of…

Yebisu and Sapporo pour into thin, chilled glasses here, and the bar treats line maintenance, glass rinsing and pouring…

Upbeat music, a dartboard and a stack of games set the tone at this second-floor pub in Itaewon, where staff sometimes…

A few minutes up a Malli-dong alley from Seoul Station Exit 15, a freestanding hanok catches the eye from the street. T…

Chicken and vegetables simmer in a fiery red sauce for dakbokkeumtang, a drinking dish that easily doubles as dinner wi…

With eleven beers on tap, the easiest move is to ask the owner. Say whether you want something stronger, sweeter, fresh…

Big fermentation tanks stand in one corner of the room, and the beer they produce goes straight to the taps. IPAs are w…

This pocha-style bar on an Itaewon side street covers everything from chicken plates to soupy drinking snacks. Cheese d…

An Englishman runs this small cafe and wine bar on the fourth floor of a building with no sign, reached by a narrow sta…

Royal burial mounds of the Noseo-dong tomb group sit directly across the road, in view the whole time you drink. It is…

Small and softly lit, this Haebangchon bar pairs natural wine and beer with Western-style plates cooked with obvious ca…

Cheongmyeongju, chusungju and samhae-soju, all Korean traditional liquors, form the base of the cocktails at this bar a…

At street level, Bunker One serves burger-based fusion food, coffee and beer, while one floor down a basement hall with…