Italian in South Korea - 105 Restaurant Picks

Some window seats look out toward N Seoul Tower, and the low lighting keeps the room quiet and calm. The wood-fired Mar…

One chef takes the orders, cooks and serves, and when tables fill up the plates come out one by one. The pulled pork ro…

Thick slices of chuck flap steak sit on top of the carbonara spaghetti, turning a cream pasta into a meat course, and g…

Its own parking lot, rare in Seongsu-dong, makes this large restaurant right in front of Seongsu Station an easy pick f…

Beef intestine pasta (daechang pasta), kimchi fried rice and tteokbokki share the menu with pasta and steak, and the cr…

Floor-to-ceiling windows on the ground floor of Grand Central near Seoul Station frame the night view, and the dim ligh…

Crisp fried scallions sit on top of the chili oil cream pasta, the dish that sums up this Yongsan kitchen: Italian plat…

Colorful vegetable sculptures carry a farm theme through the basement dining room, and the tables are spaced well apart…

Brunch and coffee fill the tables by day, and by evening the room turns into a dining pub with wine, beer and plates me…

From the third floor, window tables look straight down onto Hamdeok Beach. Abalone cream pasta pairs chewy abalone with…

Topped with honeycomb and seasonal fruit, the honeycomb seasonal fruit French toast leans on bread sweetness and fruit…

From the lane off Poseok-ro in Hwangnidan-gil it looks like any hanok, a traditional Korean house, but inside are gold…

This Italian restaurant has been on Jeonju's Gaekridan-gil for a long time, and the entrance that runs in from the alle…

Inside Ongpo-ri village, a four-table room cooks just five dishes: one risotto, two pastas, a pork cutlet and a pizza.…

This small wood-fired pizza place on the ground floor on Dongbaek-ro in Haeundae has only a few tables inside and a sma…

A husband-and-wife team runs this reservation-only Italian restaurant in the countryside of Seojong-myeon, Yangpyeong.…

Bite into the shrimp agnolotti and a whole shrimp bursts inside the fresh pasta, and the sauce is rich enough that pizz…

Tables at this small Hwasun-ri bistro go by phone reservation only, and walking in unannounced rarely works. The tender…

People come here for the gnocchi: soft, chewy pillows of potato dough that hold a thick coat of sauce and eat nothing l…

The pizza crust is thin yet still chewy, and the tomato sauce tastes clearly of fresh tomatoes rather than a processed…

With only a handful of tables, a Naver reservation is what gets you a seat. The bread comes warm from the oven, and bec…

Squid-ink risotto with octopus leaves your teeth black, which may be why mouthwash sits in the restroom. The octopus on…

Tucked into a residential lane in Ipam-dong, this small spot has walls full of Anne of Green Gables and Candy photos an…

Bolognese lasagna comes out generously filled, while the shrimp bisque oil pasta coats thin noodles in a concentrated b…