Restaurants in Seongdong, Seoul - 69 Picks | Page 2

Red shrimp bisque pasta coats the noodles in a stock made from shrimp shells and heads, then tops them with whole large…

The menu says saeng deungsim, fresh sirloin, but the beef is wet-aged, and it goes onto a cast-iron plate just long eno…

Stairs from street level on Majo-ro, about 320 meters from Exit 6 of Wangsimni Station, lead down to a basement filled…

Slow-braised pork, pickled greens and crushed peanuts fill the classic bao, a white steamed bun folded like a half moon…

The beef intestines arrive already seared in the kitchen, so there is little waiting at the grill before eating. The as…

White walls and big screens make this Seongsu cafe a regular venue for K-pop birthday cafes and album events. Past even…

Staff grill the modum gopchang (mixed offal platter) of small intestine, large intestine, heart and tripe right at the…

A few perilla leaves stand in the kkaennip smoothie, which hits first with lemon and lime brightness before the herbal…

One platter of the half-and-half king jokbal (braised pig's trotters) holds plain trotters beside red, charcoal-grilled…

Diners pick hanwoo (Korean beef) cuts such as chimasal and eopjinsal at the grade they want and grill them at the table…

Savoiardi biscuits served with the espresso tiramisu need a full soak in the espresso; left dry, they stay hard and cru…

On the ground floor, a few sofas ring a triangular table and fill fast, but a larger basement room waits below an entra…

Neapolitan-style wood-fired pizza gets its own twist in this small, warm room on Seoul Forest-gil in Seongsu. The names…

Beer is brewed in a small Majang-dong facility and poured on the premises, between the Majang meat market and Wangsimni…

A cozy loft above the ground-floor dining room near Seoul Forest Station invites long, slow meals. Truffle paccheri com…

Despite a name that suggests a hanok, the dining room is modern, set just inside the cafe alley at the entrance to Seou…

Even the smallest haemul-jjim (spicy braised seafood with bean sprouts) feeds about three adults. The bean sprouts rele…

Beef broth rather than herbs leads the bowl of basic pho, rich and a little oily, topped with several cuts of beef. Por…

Meals begin the old diner way, with a plain cream soup you shake pepper over, before a pork cutlet arrives under sweet,…

High ceilings and generous table spacing come from the building's past as an industrial warehouse, now a roastery cafe…

Baked the Portuguese way, the egg tarts shatter at the pastry edge and stay soft in the custard center. Next to the Pic…

Nashville hot chicken burgers come in heat levels, and even level 1 has a real kick. The specials are chicken nanban an…

Gravel covers the indoor floor, so walking to your seat sounds like crossing a beach at a seaside clam shack. Grilled s…

Meat trimmed from around the pork ribs, sold as kkupsal, has a springier grain than belly and holds on to both juice an…