Brunch in South Korea - 30 Restaurant Picks

Tucked down a quiet lane off Wausan-ro near Hongdae, the entrance is easy to miss, and a quirky sign is the giveaway. B…

A small sandwich board on the main road points down an alley to a bright room of plants and tall windows. The menu is A…

Vintage objects and low lighting fill this Haebangchon alley spot, which serves brunch by day and turns into a wine bar…

Most tables build their own plate from four to six small items, such as shakshuka, scrambled eggs, roasted mushrooms an…

A small flower garden and an outdoor terrace sit right outside the door, and on a breezy spring day the terrace tables…

Inside the ragu meat rolling cheese blanket, a shell of crisp baked cheese wraps a generous filling of Australian beef…

Antique furniture fills the room, and big windows let in sunlight and a view of the Itaewon street outside. A mother an…

Myeongran katsu cream pasta stacks a fried cutlet, pollock roe and cream sauce, making it the heaviest pasta here. If t…

This small British brunch spot in Sindaebang toasts its sourdough crisp outside and chewy inside. The NOSH brunch plate…

Bread, sauces and hash browns are all made in-house at this Australian-style brunch spot near Ikseon-dong, which opens…

On a side street off Dorim-ro in Mullae, a ground-floor room runs as a brunch cafe by day and a pub with craft beer and…

Tucked into an alley beside the Constitutional Court near Anguk Station, Thanks Oat stays quiet even at a busy weekend…

A converted house at the far edge of Yeonnam-dong holds an American-style brunch kitchen, with seating split across a b…

One owner runs this small wood-toned cafe alone, down a residential lane in Nohyeong-dong. The brunch plate puts salad,…

Cut into the poached egg and the yolk runs into the hollandaise, soaking the bread and mildly salted bacon of the eggs…

With roughly five tables, the shop fills fast, and the queue starts as soon as it opens. The honey ricotta open sandwic…

The French toast starts with thick bread griddled crisp outside and fluffy inside, with a gentle cinnamon scent. Maple…

The Mountain Burger, stacked with a hash brown, leads a lineup of handmade burgers that also includes mushroom, chili c…

Exposed concrete, hanging greenery and dried flowers fill this converted house tucked deep in a Yeoksam-dong alley. Ros…

The Greek yogurt is strained thick in-house every day and kept mild in acidity, leaving the fruit on top to do most of…

Croissant eggs Benedict swaps the English muffin for a flaky croissant topped with poached egg, bacon and truffle holla…

A coffee roastery, a bakery and an Italian kitchen share one building beneath a wooded slope at the entrance to Yongin…

The organic blueberry farm the cafe runs sits right outside its glass walls, and fresh berries from it turn up all over…

About five minutes on foot from Exit 3 of Gyeongbokgung Station, a Seochon alley brunch kitchen opens early enough for…