Omar at Sultan Kebab in 2006
Cuisine: Turkish
Price: $
Reservations: No Reservations
Suggested Items: Chicken Kebab, Lamb Kebab
Sultan Kebab started the whole kebab scene in Seoul. This was way before Koreans started ruining it with shredded cabbage and honey mustard. The lovable proprieter, Omar, who calls almost everyone “my brother,” [...]
Cuisine: Filipino
Price: $
Reservations: No
Suggested Items: Set Lunch, Halo-halo
From early Sunday morning to that evening, the Filipino market in Hyewha-dong opens for business. Yes, it’s not a restaurant, but it is a place to find some good eats. Some hard-to-find items, such as corned beef hash and okra are sold [...]
Cuisine: Korean
Price: $
Reservations: No
Suggested Items: Galmaegisal, Dwaeji Galbi
This Mapo hole-in-the-wall is actually an upgrade from its smaller hole-in-the-wall location. Mapo Jeong Depo is a no frills blue collar grill joint that does what it does well. The floor is concrete. The tables are small, and it gets noisy in [...]
Cuisine: Italian
Price: $$
Suggested Items: Lunch Special
Looking for a reasonably priced Italian lunch? Then be sure to head over to Abici Roma in Gangnam. Though I should warn you the reasonable aspect only applies to the 15,000 won lunch set because the prices quickly escalate [...]
Cuisine: Burgers, Barbecue
Price: $
Reservations: No
Suggested Items: Cheeseburger
Craving a juicy mouth watering burger that you have to hold with two hands just to get it in your mouth? Then Corner Bistro in Itaewon has just what you need. The rib and burger joint overcomes a spare menu by offering up [...]
Cuisine: Fast Food
Price: $
Suggested Items: Pita Pizza, Pita Wraps (choose your own fillings)
As the name suggests Pita Tima is all about the Pita. The variety comes in beef, pork, and chicken with spins like the Caesar Pita. Pita Time also offers salads as well as Pita Pizzas with your [...]
Cuisine: Modern Korean
Price: $$$
Reservations: Recommended
Suggested Items: It’s a rotating prix fixe menu. Just let the chef take care of you.
Jung Sik Dang is the pioneer of Korea’s “New Korean” cuisine, marked by new techniques and a playful attitude. The name of the restaurant itself is a joke on the [...]
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Price: $
Reservations: No
Suggested Items: Sultan Lamb, Miza, The Hubbly Bubbly, Turkish Coffee
One of the oldest restaurants in Itaewon and still going strong, Petra gives you a good value for your money. This Middle Eastern style restaurant serves some great home cooked meals. Well… the Jordanian general I [...]
Cuisine: Austrian
Price: $$
Reservations: Optional
Suggested Items: Wienerschnitzel, Chateaubriand, all the desserts
Chef Meili opened a few years ago, injecting energy into Teutonic cuisine in Seoul. Splitting duties between the main restaurant, the full-service butcher downstairs and catering, Chef Christian Meilinger is a busy man. The main restaurant serves classic Austrian dishes, [...]
Cuisine: Asian, Modern
Price: $$
Reservations: Recommended
Suggested Items: The “Amazing” Fish, BulGalbi and Grilled Mushroom Salad, Million Won Samgyeopsal
Star chef is a chef-run bistro near Yangjae that specializes in updated Korean and pan-Asian cuisine. Chef-owner Hu-nam Kim prepares dishes with heavy Korean, Southeast Asian, Japanese, Chinese and European influences. Popular items [...]
