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….

Insa-dong Geujip (인사동그집) – Tel +82-2-737-0575 Insa-dong Geujip is a hanok-style Korean restaurant located in a narrow alley in Insa-dong. Their signature dish, bulgogi yachaemari (bulgogi and vegetable roll), allows you to choose between stir-fried pork bulgogi, beef bulgogi, or chicken bulgogi. Visitors can enjoy the tangy and sweet flavor of the radish wrap filled…

Jalppajin Memil Seochon Main Store (잘빠진메밀 서촌) – Homepage https://www.instagram.com/jalppajin_seochon – Tel +82-70-4142-1214 Jalppajin Memil is a traditional Korean restaurant in Seochon where you can enjoy buckwheat noodles, boiled pork slices, and unrefined rice wine. They use 100% buckwheat for their noodles, which are kneaded using a cold water machine and served either mixed with…

Jihwaja (지화자) – Homepage jihwajafood.co.kr – Tel +82-2-2269-5834 Jihwaja is a traditional Korean restaurant operated by a successor of Joseon dynasty royal dishes. Their manchan course (full course) includes menus served at royal banquets such as gungjung manchan (royal course), Jineo-byul manchan (deluxe royal degustation course), and janggeum manchan (daejanggeum degustation course) courses. The janggeum…

Samwon Garden (삼원가든) – Homepage https://sgdinehill.co.kr/global/samwon-garden/ – Tel +82-2-548-3030 Samwon Garden is a hanu galbi (Korean galbi) restaurant in Apgujeong. Its signature menus are yangnyeom galbi (grilled marinated galbi) and saenggalbi (grilled galbi). Samwon Garden’s yangnyeom galbi (grilled marinated galbi) is tender and delightfully savory from the sauce, while the saenggalbi (grilled galbi) is ideal…

Bo Reum Sae (보름쇠) – Tel +82-2-569-9967 Bo Reum Sae serves juicy and tender Jeju heugu gui (grilled Jeju black beef). The cuts are sourced directly from a farm in Jeju via air, dry-aged for 2,000 hours, and served with deep flavors and tender texture. This restaurant has been a part of MICHELIN Guide Seoul…