Gio Cucina Ikseon 지오쿠치나 익선

Inside a hanok in an Ikseon-dong alley, soft lighting sets the room for pasta and wood-fired pizza. The Gio Crema pasta adds chili to cream sauce so it stays spicy rather than heavy, and two kinds of noodles give it mixed textures. The Extra Margherita pizza centers on chewy dough and moist melted cheese. Rack of lamb arrives tender enough for a knife to pass through easily, without any gamey smell. Weekend meals are best booked ahead.