THE BEST Restaurants in Seoul

From street food to fine dining — discover the best restaurants in Seoul with curated picks, local tips, and free itinerary planning tools.

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🍽️ Restaurants in Seoul

  • Jungsik — A two-Michelin-star restaurant serving modern Korean cuisine.
  • Gwangjang Market — A historic market famous for mung bean pancakes, tteokbokki, and live octopus.
  • Myeongdong Kyoja — A restaurant known for kalguksu, knife-cut wheat noodles, and mandu.
  • Congdu — A refined Korean restaurant in a hanok serving royal and temple-inspired dishes.
  • Tosokchon Samgyetang — A famous ginseng chicken soup restaurant near Gyeongbokgung.
  • Kyochon Chicken — A popular fried-chicken chain known for honey and soy garlic wings.
  • Jinju Hoegwan — A long-standing restaurant serving naengmyeon, cold buckwheat noodles.
  • Buchon Yukhoe — A restaurant specialising in raw beef yukhoe and beef tartare.
  • Maple Tree House — A Korean BBQ restaurant popular with international visitors.
  • Hanchu — A popular fried chicken and beer restaurant in Gangnam.
  • Mangwon Market — A local neighbourhood market with Korean street food and fresh produce.
  • Seokparang — A refined Korean restaurant set in a historic villa with garden views.
  • Toscana — An Italian restaurant in Itaewon with wood-fired pizza and pasta.
  • Andong Jjimdak — A restaurant serving the braised chicken specialty from Andong.
  • Gontran Cherrier — A French bakery and café with croissants and pastries.
  • School Food — A casual chain serving trendy Korean street-food-inspired dishes.
  • Sanchon — A vegetarian temple-food restaurant by Chef Jeong Kwan.
  • Jirisan Restaurant — A restaurant serving regional specialties from Jirisan mountain.
  • Gaeseong Mandu Koong — A historic dumpling restaurant in Myeongdong since the 1970s.
  • Mosu — A three-Michelin-star restaurant with contemporary Korean tasting menus.

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