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7th Door

4F, 41 Hakdong-ro 97-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06072

A tasting-menu restaurant that uses fermentation and aging as a framework for contemporary Korean flavors.

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    alla prima

    13 Hakdong-ro 17-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06045

    An inventive fine-dining address whose courses combine precise technique with a changing selection of ingredients.

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      Evett

      10-5 Dosan-daero 45-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06021

      Chef Joseph Lidgerwood explores Korean seasonal ingredients through an experimental tasting menu and unconventional combinations.

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        Fiotto

        2F, 219 Dalmaji-gil 117 beonga-gil, Haeundae-gu, Busan 48105

        A small Dalmaji Hill restaurant using house-made pasta and produce sourced largely from the chef couple's family farm.

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          Goryori Ken

          2F, 15-3 Eonju-ro 152-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06021

          Chef Kim Geon presents highly seasonal produce in a small counter setting informed by contemporary Japanese technique.

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            Jungsik

            11 Seolleung-ro 158-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06014

            A contemporary Korean tasting experience known for expressing familiar Korean ideas through fine-dining technique and presentation.

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              Kwonsooksoo

              4F, 37 Apgujeong-ro 80-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06016

              A refined Korean course restaurant centered on seasonal ingredients, detailed preparations and the structure of a traditional guest table.

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                La Yeon

                23F, The Shilla Seoul, 249 Dongho-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 04605

                The Shilla Seoul's high-floor Korean restaurant presents a polished contemporary reading of Korean cuisine with a broad city view.

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                  Mingles

                  2F, 19 Dosan-daero 67-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06016

                  Chef Kang Mingoo connects Korean culinary philosophy, seasonal ingredients and fermented jang with a modern tasting-menu format.

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                    Mitou

                    24 Dosan-daero 70-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06064

                    Chefs Kwon Young-woon and Kim Bo-mi build traditional Japanese courses around carefully sourced seasonal ingredients.

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                      Mori

                      #2-4, 2F, 24 Haeundaehaebyeon-ro 298 beon-gil, Haeundae-gu, Busan 48099

                      Chef Kim Wan-gyu builds Japanese kaiseki-style courses around fresh Busan seafood and seasonal produce.

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                        Onjium

                        4F, 49 Hyoja-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03043

                        Across from Gyeongbokgung's wall, Onjium reinterprets historically researched Korean and court-cuisine ideas with modern technique.

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                          Palate

                          3F, 154 Dalmaji-gil 65 beon-gil, Haeundae-gu, Busan 48576

                          Chef Kim Jae-hoon's contemporary cooking draws on varied culinary experience and an experimental approach in Busan.

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                            Soseoul Hannam

                            B1F, 21-18 Hannam-daero 20-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 04419

                            The kitchen draws on familiar local ingredients and traditional Korean preparations while expressing a contemporary Seoul sensibility.

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                              Sushi Matsumoto

                              24 Dosan-daero 75-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06015

                              Chef Matsumoto Mizuho focuses on the balance and cadence of tsumami and nigiri in a traditional sushi-counter format.

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                                YUN

                                805 Seolleung-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06019

                                Chef-owner Kim Do-yun uses aging, fermentation and drying to build depth across an ingredient-led Korean set menu.

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                                  Donsadon Main Branch

                                  3086-3 Nohyeong-dong, Jeju-si, Jeju-do

                                  Visit Jeju features this 2006 briquette-grill restaurant as a notable address for Jeju black pork and geun-gogi.

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                                    Geumsubokguk Haeundae

                                    23 Jungdong 1-ro 43beon-gil, Haeundae-gu, Busan

                                    Visit Busan identifies it as Haeundae’s oldest bokguk restaurant and introduces pufferfish soup as a representative Busan dish.

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                                      Hadongkwan Main Store

                                      12 Myeongdong 9-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

                                      VISITKOREA describes this 1939 Myeongdong address as a famous gomtang restaurant with a long-standing reputation.

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                                        Jamae Guksu Main Branch

                                        46 Hanggollam-gil, Jeju-si, Jeju-do

                                        Visit Jeju calls this a premier pork-noodle restaurant drawing many tourists and recommends it near the airport.

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                                          Myeongdong Kyoja

                                          29 Myeongdong 10-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

                                          VISITKOREA calls this long-running Myeongdong restaurant a staple and highlights its kalguksu and mandu for travelers.

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                                            Songjeong Samdae Gukbap

                                            33 Seomyeon-ro 68beon-gil, Busanjin-gu, Busan

                                            Visit Busan presents this 80-year Seomyeon alley restaurant as one of the original places for the city’s pork-and-rice soup.

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                                              Ssangdungi Dwaejigukbap Main Store

                                              35-1 UN pyeonghwa-ro, Nam-gu, Busan

                                              Visit Busan calls it one of the city’s most popular dwaeji-gukbap restaurants and notes the regular mealtime line.

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                                                Tosokchon Samgyetang

                                                5 Jahamun-ro 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

                                                The official Seoul guide describes this as a famous hanok samgyetang restaurant near Gyeongbokgung visited by many international travelers.

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                                                  Ujin Haejangguk

                                                  11 Seosa-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju-do

                                                  VISITKOREA and Visit Jeju feature this frequently queued restaurant for Jeju-style bracken-and-pork hangover soup.

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                                                    Woo Lae Oak

                                                    62-29 Changgyeonggung-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

                                                    VISITKOREA features this 1949 restaurant for Pyeongyang naengmyeon and bulgogi and notes that diners often line up.