Location: Apgujeong
Cuisine: Modern Korean, pub
Price: $
Reservations: Accepted
Suggested Items: Bossam, Sea Squirt Bibimbap, Green Chile Pasta
ANZU is the casual outlet for the trailblazing Jung Sik Dang. The clever flavors and interpretations are there along with some Korean classics and a very affordable a la carte price. ANZU [...]
Location: Apgujeong
Cuisine: Cafe
Price: $$
Reservations: No
Suggested Items: Ddeok Spring Rolls
Get ready y’all. This is the poster child of Apgujeong pretension. Actually, the interior is airy and comfortable if you just want a cup of coffee. But the menu either is a mad experiment from the kitchen, or [...]
Location: Apgujeong
Cuisine: Italian
Price: $$$
Reservations: Recommended
Suggested Items:
Antonio’s defined Italian fine dining before the concept even existed in Seoul. Even though sleek newcomers have budged into their territory, they still hold strong, distinguishing themselves as one of a handful of Seoul Italian restaurants with a real [...]
Cuisine: Spanish
Price:$$$
Reservations: Optional
Suggested Items: Paella, White Anchovies in Vinegar, Jamon, Cheese Platter
It’s hard to find Spanish cuisine in Korea. This tapas bar in trendy Garosu-gil is an import from Japan. You’ll actually hear a good bit of Japanese behind the bar. The entrance displays two [...]
Reviewed by The Stumbler and Tuttle
Cuisine: Korean
Price: $$$
Reservations: Optional (takes reservations but not needed)
Suggested Items: Steamed Beef Ribs followed by Fried Rice
This is the second review from the Stumbler/Tuttle team from Southwest Seoul. This week our plan was [...]
Reviewed by Lee Ferrand
Cuisine: American Chinese
Price: $$
Reservations: Optional (takes reservations but not needed)
Suggested Items: Chinese greens, hot and sour soup, fried eggplant.
Delicious Chinese cuisine has infected the world like a benevolent virus. The early immigrants to the first Chinatowns overseas went through [...]
Cuisine: Korean
Price: $$
Reservations: Optional (takes reservations but not needed)
Suggested Items: Marinated beef samgyeopsal, Dwaengjang jiggae
Bottom line: Great food at reasonable prices, located in a nice area of town with lots of nearby coffee shops or bars for Round Two.
This is simply my [...]
Cuisine: Korean
Price: $
Reservations: No
Suggested Items: Grilled Fish, Changgukjang Jjigae, Jaeyuk Bokkeum
This is what we mean by the great hole-in-the-wall lunch stop that’s a well kept secret. Super packed with locals around lunch time, Gui Daehak serves a mean grilled fish. It feels like you’re camping. Their Jaeyuk Bokkeum (spicy [...]
Cuisine: Italian
Price: $$$
Reservations: Optional
Suggested Items: Tenderloin Pasta in Gorgonzola Cream Sauce, Grilled King Prawn with Basil Provence Sauce
This may be the only waterfront dining option in Seoul. Fradia sits literally on the water at Hangang Park, which hugs the southern bank of the river north of Apgujeong. As of [...]
Cuisine: Burgers, Pub Grub
Price: $$
Reservations: No
Suggested Items: Sloppy Joe
What Smokey Saloon has going for it is that the burgers taste good. I think they’re resting on that too much. They have a good variety of interesting burgers. I have seen a long line of Koreans waiting for burgers, so [...]
