
Snowball Ichon
스노우볼 이촌점
The plain milk bingsu (milk shaved ice) stands on its own, made from frozen milk shaved into fine, fluffy flakes that t…
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스노우볼 이촌점
The plain milk bingsu (milk shaved ice) stands on its own, made from frozen milk shaved into fine, fluffy flakes that t…
Korean Fine Dining
Seocho
대나무골한정식
From the street you will barely see the sign: the restaurant sits in the basement of the Yeongpo Building on Beobwon-ro…
Pub
Junggu
을지맥옥
Behind a narrow, low doorway, dim lights and loud foreign hip-hop and pop make the room feel more like a bar than a Kor…
Duck
Songpa
놀부유황오리진흙구이 잠실점
Wrapped in clay and baked for hours, the sulfur-fed duck (yuhwang-ori jinheuk-gui) comes to the table whole, stuffed wi…
Bar
Jongno
아트몬스터 익선동점
Self-serve taps let drinkers pour small measures of different craft beers themselves, and a sampler flight does the sam…

몽중헌 안국점
Thin, translucent wrappers around shrimp and mushroom define most of the dim sum served in Bukchon, a short walk from t…

천호동 냉면거리 송월냉면
Before the cold noodles land, a warm cup of anchovy broth with fried tofu and scallion comes to the table. Mul-naengmye…

진미식당
Home-style baekban, rice with an assortment of side dishes, and everyday stews make up lunch at this small Banpo-dong e…
Brewery
Mapo
미스터리브루잉컴퍼니
Guava sour ale pairs bright guava fruit with the clean tartness of a sour beer. The tap list rotates with the seasons,…
Lounge
Yongsan
번 라운지시가바
Antique furniture gives this Gyeongnidan-gil room the look of a film set in old Shanghai. By day it runs as a cafe, wit…
Korean
Nowon
경복식당
A heaped bowl of black rice comes with ten-odd side dishes (kimchi, seasoned eggplant, bellflower root, stir-fried anch…

목구멍 홍대입구역점
Staff grill the meat for you on a wide cast-iron cauldron lid rather than a standard grill. The first order must be at…
Seafood
Mapo
기요한
Before the rice bowl arrives, tofu and a few slices of sashimi with a soybean paste and sesame sauce are set down. The…

블루보틀 홍대 카페
Tucked into the ground floor of the Ryse Hotel, this compact Blue Bottle uses the building's staircase to break the roo…

Hangdae Pub Hong's Makgeolli Brewery
Makgeolli, Korea's milky rice wine, is brewed on site here and served unpasteurized, with lively carbonation and a clea…

소이로움
Everything is plant-based at this Seochon kitchen, and the whole-wheat bun for the grain burger is baked on site, chewy…
Korean
Junggu
온수반
The shop is tucked into a quiet lane near Namsangol Hanok Village, yet its outdoor kiosk draws a lunchtime line, and di…
Bar
Mapo
연남마실
Cheongmyeongju, chusungju and samhae-soju, all Korean traditional liquors, form the base of the cocktails at this bar a…

비엔블랑
Laminated pastry fills most of the counter, made by a baker who appeared on a croissant episode of the Korean TV show S…

탭스터
Pilsner and Kozel Dark poured half and half in layers make the Czech cut, which shifts from light lager on top to roast…
Dessert
Jongno
파티스리 데시데 pâtisserie décidé
A small renovated hanok-style space off a Bukchon alley turns out French pastries and French cakes, with low bar seatin…

강남교자 본점
Kimchi loaded with garlic, sharp and pungent, sits on every table and is refilled as often as you ask. Kalguksu here me…
Cafe
Mapo
카페 레이어드 연남
Bear-shaped Baby Teddy Cakes and neatly arranged scones fill the display at this Yeonnam branch, part of the same group…
Chinese
Mapo
중화복춘공원
Mokhwasom cream shrimp, named for cotton wool, leads a menu built around plates for the middle of the table: eohyang eg…