Reviewed by: Christian Peterson
Location: Mok-dong
Restaurant Name: JB bbokki
Cuisine: Italian Korean Fusion
Price: $$
Reservations: Optional (takes reservations but not needed)
Suggested Items: Any meat eaters curious about tasting korean fusion food should try the Roast Chop Steak
Dokk-Bokki..!! With a dry red wine….i won’t tell you what wine to pair [...]
Location: Jongno
Cuisine: Korean
Price: $$
Reservations: Possible
Suggested Items: Makkolli, Galbi Jjim
This is the real thing–a dying breed. Durim is a classic Korean restaurant in a traditional Hanok house deep in a winding alley that’s under threat of redevelopment. Sit down in here and get comfortable. This place specializes [...]
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: Samseong-dong
Cuisine: Korean
Price: $$$
Reservations: Accepted
Suggested Items: Samgyeop Pyeonchae (Cold Pork Salad), Fried Oysters, Hanchi Carpaccio
This is another corporate attempt to fluff up Korean cuisine. In some ways they succeed. The interior is romantic. The service is slightly better than other fine dining Korean restaurants. Expect the [...]
Reviewed by: Korea-Homestay.com
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Price: $
Reservations: Optional (takes reservations but not needed)
Suggested Items: The menu includes noodles, rice, and other dishes among which:
- rice cake soup
- noodles with stir-bried bean paste (the one with the brown sauce and pieces of meat in Chinese restaurants)
- champpong for [...]
Location: Chain
Cuisine: Korean
Price: $$-$$$
Reservations: Accepted
Suggested Items: Beats me
Welcome to the T.G.I. Friday’s of Korean food! Let’s find a way to take all the fun and soul of Korean cuisine, suck the life out of it and serve it in a sterile corporate setting while raising the [...]
Location: Hongdae
Cuisine: Makkoli Bar
Price: $$
Reservations: Sure
Suggested Items: Try all the makkoli, Dubu Kimchi
Chin Chin is a makkoli bar that specializes in artisanal makes of this rice ale. The owner is passionate about this and loves introducing new makkoli to patrons, serving it in glass beer mugs. [...]
Location: Itaewon
Cuisine: Korean fusion
Price: $$
Reservations: Accepted
Suggested Items: Lunch set menu, most anything
This is hopefully a sign of good things to come. O Kitchen 2 is one of those upscale trendy restaurants, but it gets it. Not only is the decor cool, shaped like a traditional hanok. [...]
Location: Itaewon
Cuisine: Korean
Price: $$
Reservations: Optional
Suggested Items: Pork cheeks
Tucked behind Hamilton Hotel, Maple Tree House is one of a trend in upscale Korean barbecue joints that has been spreading through the Seoul area. I’m not a fan of this trend because it seems many restaurateurs [...]
Location: Mapo-dong
Cuisine: Korean
Price: $
Reservations: No
Suggested Items: Mul Makguksu
This little place we stumbled upon after some great pork at a favorite barbecue joint. Little did we know that it was pretty famous, if the autographs on the wall were any indication. And we see why. The obvious [...]
