Cafe
Yongsan
KRIMZ
KRIMZ 크림즈
On the walk from Samgakji Station toward the War Memorial of Korea, a small ground-floor coffee bar keeps just a few se…
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Cafe
Yongsan
KRIMZ 크림즈
On the walk from Samgakji Station toward the War Memorial of Korea, a small ground-floor coffee bar keeps just a few se…
Bar
Yongsan
uptempo
The outdoor terrace faces the city toward N Seoul Tower, a good spot to watch the light change at dusk over wine or whi…

우리설렁탕
Rice noodles, not the usual wheat somyeon, sit in every bowl of seolleongtang, the milky ox-bone soup served around the…

동남집
Every bowl of soup comes with a separate dish of freshly boiled somyeon (thin wheat noodles), and both noodles and rice…
Seafood
Gwanak
청송 산오징어
Live squid comes two ways: raw as san ojingeo hoe with vegetables and chili-vinegar sauce, or cooked as san ojingeo jji…

BLT 스테이크
Steaks at this Seoul branch of the New York steakhouse, inside the JW Marriott Dongdaemun, land on a sizzling plate tha…
Raw Fish
Junggu
영덕회식당
Bone-in slices of flounder and herring go under cucumber, onion, crown daisy, water parsley and sesame, then the owner…

폴리스 광화문D타워점
Thin, crisp New York-style pies come out of a second-floor kitchen in D Tower, directly behind Kyobo Bookstore in Gwang…
Middle Eastern
Yongsan
아라베스크 이태원점
Middle Eastern by name, this long-running Itaewon restaurant cooks Indian curries alongside mansaf, the Jordanian lamb…

어촌 생선구이굴밥
Mackerel here goes on the grill whole rather than in pieces, arriving glistening with fat; the fish is imported and fai…

수잔나의 앞치마
Each floor of this converted red-brick building feels different: a bakery counter downstairs, a gallery space on the se…

서울집시
No sign marks this small hanok pressed against the stone wall west of Jongmyo Shrine, and the window looks straight ont…

한가네불고기
Sit down and the day's set meal simply arrives; there is no ordering dish by dish. The main rotates by weekday among go…

정원쌈밥보리밥
An older couple runs this small eatery in an alley of studio rooms and gosiwon near Sillim, serving bossam, jeyuk and s…

스푸너리 Spoonery
Antique furniture fills the room, and big windows let in sunlight and a view of the Itaewon street outside. A mother an…
Meat
Yeongdeungpo
우섬
Every seat at Woosum faces the counter, in a basement room on Uisadang-daero in Yeouido where the chef grills Korean ha…

기승전우
Hanwoo beef is seared over charcoal first, then finished one piece at a time on a small brazier set right at your seat,…

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

침스버거
The patties are 100% beef, cooked on a grill until they pick up a smoky edge, and they sit in thick, soft brioche buns.…

서울집시 퍼멘테리아 서촌
Sour beers lead the list at Seoul Gypsy's third location, a brewery built around fermentation. Thin, crisp sourdough pi…
Cafe
Mapo
커피하우스마이샤
Roasted over applewood, the Charcoal-Roasted Coffee opens up as it cools slightly, taking on a whisky-like depth. In a…
Seafood
Mapo
김막회
Perilla leaves and sheets of seaweed come stacked beside a spread of mixed raw fish, so every bite becomes a small wrap…
Bar
Yongsan
청파랑
A few minutes up a Malli-dong alley from Seoul Station Exit 15, a freestanding hanok catches the eye from the street. T…

퍼치
On a quiet residential street near Hyochang Park, the room pairs white walls with wooden furniture, and the outdoor ter…