Must-see restaurants in South Korea

  • Paldo Sikdang

    Jeju-si

    This simple restaurant serves hearty maeun tang (매은탕), a delicious spicy seafood soup. Located in Tapdong, it's one of the few shops along the road of…

  • Andong Jjimdak

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    A convivial young crowd comes here for the jjimdak experience, a very spicy concoction of chicken, noodles, potatoes and vegetables that comes on a…

  • Cine de Chef

    Gangnam & Southern Seoul

    This classy Italian restaurant combines a two- or three-course meal with a movie afterwards in one of two super-comfy screening rooms (the double movie…

  • Jungang-sijang

    Sokcho

    The basement of this fish market has plentiful indoor casual restaurants with tanks of (soon to be) seafood. Most places are perched away from the…

  • Mealtop

    Gangnam & Southern Seoul

    Take the elevator to the 5th floor and head to Mealtop, which has been selling excellent patbingsu (red bean and fruit on milky shaved ice) for over 20…

  • Mulguroeg

    Jeju-do

    The name means 'octopus' in the local dialect and that says it all. This place serves up a variety of octopus and other local specialities including squid…

  • Wonbo

    Incheon

    Choose from fluffy steamed buns or golden-fried 'potsticker' dumplings at this simple restaurant and takeaway along the main Chinatown strip.

  • Traditional Culture Centre

    Jeonju

    This stylish, upmarket restaurant offers bibimbap, galbi jeongsik (갈비정식; ribs and side dishes) or a full-on hanjeongsik (한정식; banquet). The latter is ₩200…

  • A Bunker

    Myeong-dong & Jung-gu

    A cool little spot with stencil art and comic-book-themed murals on its walls, this basement den previously named 'A Person' does tasty pork belly and…

  • Gunsanjin

    Jeollabuk-do

    One of the nicer-looking restaurants near Seonyudo Beach, the main draw here is seafood and raw-fish dinners.

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