Restaurants in Seoul - 1768+ Picks | Page 2

A hot bowl of rice-cake and dumpling soup lands on the table before the pork arrives. The ohyang jokbal, five-spice bra…

Built on a stock of both pork and beef, this Pyongyang-style mul-naengmyeon broth carries more salt and meat flavor tha…

Tables ordering grilled meat get real charcoal, while stew-only tables cook over compressed briquettes. Two floors of s…

Bare concrete walls survive from the building's past as a small factory, framing cushioned nooks and regular tables, an…

Two bamboo trays arrive holding four bundles of glossy cold buckwheat noodles (naengmemil), with the dipping broth serv…

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

Uneven, hand-cut noodles of varying thickness give the bajirak kalguksu its texture, in a clam broth that stays mild an…

Within a minute of ordering, a bowl of seolleongtang, ox-bone soup, lands on the table. The broth looks clear but carri…

Staff grill everything from start to finish: bon samgyeop pork belly, nunkkot moksal neck, deungmoksal and pork skin, w…

Two waiting lists run side by side: the main restaurant and its annex across the street each take names at their own do…

Pan-baked, thick-crusted and buried under cheese and toppings, the pizza feels closer to a nineties restaurant pie than…

Tender aged pollack (kodari) sashimi sits on chewy noodles in a sauce that stays mild rather than fiery. A kettle of wa…

Saengcream danpatbang, a soft bun filled half with milky fresh cream and half with sweet red bean paste, gives a cold,…

Guests leave with a spritz of fabric freshener for their clothes, offered at the door of the Namdaemun-ro branch, in an…

Beef bones give the sagol kalguksu, knife-cut noodles in bone broth, a weight close to galbitang, and the wang mandu se…

Each diner orders at least one whole eel, and staff move the pieces around a domed grill over hot charcoal so nothing s…

Persian ornaments and colors set the dining room apart from the student eateries between Hyehwa Station and Sungkyunkwa…

Fritz Dohwa occupies an old detached house whose mother-of-pearl cabinets and antique vanity make the room feel like a…

Hanok-inspired decor fills a large room in central Myeongdong where staff grill sweet-salty marinated galbi over charco…

High ceilings, big windows and plenty of space make this Gangnam brewpub easy for large groups, though it gets loud whe…

Gopchang, daechang and special tripe are pre-grilled over oak charcoal before reaching the table, and staff handle the…

Under the high ceiling of a former grain warehouse, a huge wooden sculpture greets visitors at the entrance. A real woo…

Gaucho-dressed carvers walk skewers of churrasco to the table and slice off whichever cut you point to. A token on the…

A tall parking tower stands beside this Jayang-dong drivers' diner, which fills an entire building near Konkuk Universi…