Wonjo Hosu Samgyetang (원조호수삼계탕) – Tel +82-2-848-2440 Opened in 1990, Wonjo Hosu Samgyetang is often cited as one of the three best samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) restaurants in Seoul. It has only one dish on the menu, the samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) with thick and rich soup flavored with perilla seeds. The soup comes with…
63 Buffet Pavilion (63뷔페 파빌리온) – Homepage www.63restaurant.co.kr – Tel +82-2-789-5731 63 Buffet Pavilion is a buffet restaurant located at GF floor of Yeouido’s 63 Square. The buffet spread here features dishes from around the world. The most popular feature of the buffet is the chaekkeut steak (strip loin steak), made freshly using top-quality beef….
HANCOOK N Seoul Tower (한쿡 N서울타워) – Homepage www.nseoultower.co.kr/eng/ – Tel +82-2-3455-9292 HANCOOK is a Korean restaurant located within the N Seoul Tower, from which one can see the entirety of Seoul. The restaurant presents the traditional flavors and food culture of Korea through its Lunch and Dinner Special Courses, as well as nearly 30…
Dalgaebi (달개비) – Homepage www.dalgaebi.com (Korean only) – Tel +82-82-2-765-2035, 2068 Dalgaebi is a restaurant specializing in Korean table d’hote, using fresh seasonal ingredients. Its flagship menu is the teukseon sangcharim jeongsik (special set menu), which includes porridge, seasonal dishes, main courses, and desserts. The galbi sangcharim (galbi course), featuring premium Korean beef galbi grilled…
Honam Sikdang (호남식당) – Tel +82-2-775-5033 Honam Sikdang is a specialty restaurant for galchi jorim (braised cutlassfish) located in Namdaemun Market. Its signature dish is the spicy and flavorful galchi jorim, known for its robust broth. Another popular dish is the deeply seasoned godeungeo jorim (braised mackerel), which is boiled until the seasoning is well…
Dal Café (달 카페) – Tel +82-2-735-7355 Dal Café is a café located in Bukchon Hanok Village, housed within a traditional Korean hanok. “Dal” means “moon” in Korean. The café is designed with lighting fixtures that give the impression of the moon hanging on the wall, making it a perfect spot for photography. The signature…
Vegetarian Restaurant Osegyehyang (채식요리전문점 오세계향) – Homepage http://www.go5.co.kr/default/ – Tel +82-2-735-7171 Osegyehyang is a vegetarian restaurant located in Insa-dong. It specializes in vegetarian cuisine, offering a variety of dishes including noodles, traditional Korean dishes, and specialty items. Some of its popular dishes include maesil tangsuchae (vegan deep-fried pork with sweet and sour sauce), pyogobeoseotmari (rolled…
Jeontong Dawon (전통다원) – Homepage https://kyunginartdawon.modoo.at/ – Tel +82-2-730-6305 Jeontong Dawon is a hanok-style tea house located in Insa-dong. It offers seating both inside the hanok and in the outdoor garden, allowing guests to choose their preferred spot. Visitors can enjoy various types of traditional Korean tea along with traditional Korean snacks such as yugwa…
Insa-dong Maneul Bossam (인사동마늘보쌈) – Homepage https://garlicpork.modoo.at/ – Tel +82-2-735-7885 Insa-dong Maneul Bossam is a Korean restaurant nestled in the alleys of Insa-dong. Specializing in dishes like maneul bossam (kimchi cabbage wraps with pork and garlic), kimchi jjim (braised kimchi), nakji bokkeum (stir-fried octopus), buchujeon (chive pancake), kimchijeon (kimchi pancake), yeolmu naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles…
Hwangsaengga Kalguksu (황생가칼국수) – Homepage http://xn--o39a20aq04bcfbdy7a0gl.com/theme/daontheme_pro01/html/store/01.php – Tel +82-2-739-6334 Hwangsaengga Kalguksu is a specialty restaurant located near Gyeongbokgung Palace, known for its kalguksu (noodle soup). Kalguksu is a type of noodle soup made by thinly slicing dough into noodles with a knife and boiling them in a broth made from beef bones, clams, or seafood….