Restaurants in Yongsan, Seoul - 233 Picks | Page 7

Finely minced water dropwort piles over a clear broth and thin slices of beef in the brass bowls of minari gomtang serv…

Rice-flour sheets for the shrimp cheong fun are thin and slippery, and the crispy cheong fun hides a crunchy layer insi…

Once you order, the beef topping is seared with a torch, and that smoky edge carries into the broth. Instead of pork bo…

Bacalhau croquettes open the Portuguese wine-pairing course, which moves through amberjack tartare, sea bass steak and…

Upstairs on the second floor of a building on Itaewon-ro, pool tables and dart boards take up the middle of the room. P…

From the top of the Haebangchon hill, this three-story burger house looks out over central Seoul from a second-floor ba…

Mackerel stays on the yeontan briquette grill by the entrance throughout service, so each split fish reaches the table…

Sorongpo, the Korean name for xiaolongbao, go onto a spoon so the wrapper can be nicked and the hot broth sipped first.…

Meat arrives already smoked over oak and about half cooked, so it finishes quickly on the tabletop brazier and keeps a…

Fresh squid comes two ways: grilled whole with a vegetable salad, or cut into rings under a thin fried coating. A Spani…

Downstairs feels like a small neighborhood pub with standing room and a few seats, while upstairs, big windows let a br…

The baker behind Bakery Mui on Wonhyo-ro placed at the 2024 Le Pain baguette championship, and baguettes, ciabatta and…

Bartenders' own stories run through the seasonal menu near Hyochang Park Station, with each drink credited to the perso…

Staff grill the lamb over charcoal at your table from start to finish, explaining each cut as it comes off the fire. La…

The BBQ burger stacks two thick house-made patties, too tall for one bite and easier with a knife, and a gently spicy s…

Up a narrow staircase off a Sinheung Market alley in Haebangchon, a tiny second-floor room serves pad krapow and tom yu…

The restaurant sits partway up a steep lane in Huam-dong, which makes the walk a small climb. There is no parking, and…

Each donut is big enough to fill you up on its own, with a lightly crisp shell, a moist crumb and pronounced sweetness.…

Waffles are baked as soon as you order, crisp outside and soft within, and only lightly sweet, which leaves room for a…

Plain, fig, blueberry, matcha, spinach, red pepper and olive cheese bagels line the display, all baked in a wood-fired…

A renovated old house in a residential lane of Yongsan holds this roastery cafe, with high ceilings and a retro feel le…

Both faces of the Dubai bagel are dipped thick in chocolate, with pistachio spread and kadaif pastry inside, so it tast…

Chez Simon holds a Michelin star, with the husband running the kitchen and his wife, a sommelier, handling the wine, an…

Off-menu drinks get made to order: name a base spirit, how sweet, how sour and how strong, and the bartender builds a g…