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Mackerel grilled over charcoal carries a light smoke into the rice beneath it, and that piece anchors the counter omaka…

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…

The timber frame of a traditional hanok stays exposed, wrapped in a contemporary interior, in an Ikseon-dong alley a sh…

Seasonal Korean courses are served on the fourth floor of a building on the road up toward the former Blue House in Seo…

The dining room borrows its look from the old Seoul Station building, mixing early modern details with a clean, contemp…

The fried coating carries a faint coconut aroma and stays crunchy long after it lands, enough that people who usually p…

Ordered as a latte, the Diana blend takes on a creamy body that recalls ripe fruit and cheese. The blend has been rewor…

Sandwiches dominate the case at this compact Donggyo-ro shop: rucola, BLTE with bacon, lettuce, tomato and egg, and a b…

The marinated galbi is grilled over charcoal by staff from start to finish, and its seasoning leans savory rather than…

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

Wine groups often bring their own bottles, with corkage waived for up to five. La Stella Margherita pizza has a star-sh…

Egg yolk stirred into soy sauce makes the dipping sauce for kkotsamgyeop, the scored pork belly that turns crisp at the…

No alcohol is sold here, and guests bring their own wine with no corkage fee. Staff grill the aged hanwoo (Korean beef)…

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

The house-invented Chop Chop noodles toss thick, udon-like rice noodles in a dense, spicy sauce that tastes of peanut b…

On the ground floor, beans sit in small jars on a display that looks like an herbal medicine cabinet, each open for sni…

Staff grill thick cuts of Hanwoo beef and Nanchuk Matdon pork belly and neck at your table. Hanwoo yukhoe (seasoned raw…

Dough is stretched by hand in the open kitchen and turned inside the wood-fired oven, giving a thin, soft center and a…

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…

Thick-cut teuk-ansim, special hanwoo tenderloin, gets a crisp sear outside and stays medium-rare within, then is topped…

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

Staff grill the thick-cut special pork belly and neck at your table and cut it into pieces, leaving diners free to just…