The Top 50 Places to Eat Near LowKey Seongsu


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    South Korea, Seoul, Seongdong-gu, Yeonmujang 3-gil, 6 지하1층, 1층, 2층 · Seoul
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  2. Mingles is the kind of fine dining room that makes you feel like Korean cuisine has been underselling itself for years, which is exactly the point. The chef trained in San Sebastian and came home with something to prove, and the tasting menu, built around fermented sauces, seasonal local produce, and serious technique, is genuinely exciting. Gangnam's well-dressed crowd fills the warm, minimalist room, and nobody looks like they regret it.


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    South Korea, Seoul, Gangnam District, Dosan-daero 67-gil, 19 힐탑빌딩 2층 · Seoul
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    South Korea, Seoul, Seongdong-gu, 성수1가제1동 656-671 · Seoul
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    Thu 12:30 PM–5 PM
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    315-27 Seongsu-dong 2(i)-ga, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    7 Achasan-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    30-11 Wangsimni-ro 14-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    8 Achasan-ro 9-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    43 Seoulsup-gil, Seongsu-dong 1(il)-ga, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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  9. Rank 9. Born and Bred

    Korean Steakhouse

    A Korean steakhouse sitting right on top of the Majang Meat Market, Born and Bred is what happens when a third-generation butcher decides to open a restaurant. The Hanwoo here is selected with a butcher's obsession, grilled over binchotan, and served at a small omakase-style counter where every cut feels like a deliberate choice. The crowd is serious about beef and quietly dressed. It's on the World's Best Steak Restaurants list, and it earns that.


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    1 Majang-ro 42-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu Noon–3 PM, 6 PM–10:15 PM
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    11 Seolleung-ro 158-gil, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul

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    37 Apgujeong-ro 80-gil, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Traditional Korean

    Walking a corridor lined with years-old ferments before reaching a 14-seat dining room sets the tone pretty clearly: this is a serious tasting menu spot, but one with a sense of humor. The chef spent years in music before turning to food, and you can feel that instinct for drama. Traditional Korean fermentation and aging are the backbone, but expect classic dishes reworked in ways that make you laugh before they make you think.


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    South Korea, Seoul, Gangnam District, Hakdong-ro 97-gil, 41 4층 · Seoul
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  13. Rank 13. Bium

    Temple Korean

    Bium is a fine-dining tasting menu rooted in Korean temple cuisine, and it might be the most genuinely calming meal you'll have anywhere. Every plant-based dish ties to one of the four Buddhist elements, the room is all wood and handmade paper, and the crowd tends toward the quietly reverent rather than the see-and-be-seen. No garlic, no onions, no noise. It landed on Asia's 50 Best for good reason.


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    South Korea, Seoul, Gangnam District, Hakdong-ro 97-gil, 41 리유빌딩 1층 · Seoul
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    South Korea, Seoul, Gangnam District, Nonhyeon-dong, Hakdong-ro, 231 백영센터 2층 · Seoul

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    South Korea, Seoul, Gangnam District, Sinsa-dong, SINSA SQUARE, 2F · Seoul
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    Seasonal Korean


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    South Korea, Seoul, Gangnam District, Eonju-ro 168-gil, 6 B1F · Seoul
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    Thu 6 PM–10 PM
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  17. Onjium is a fine dining restaurant that doubles as a cultural institution, tucked into a building near Gyeongbokgung Palace where you can also browse hanbok and traditional architecture models between courses. The kitchen has spent years digging through centuries-old Korean recipe books and quietly reimagining what that food looks and tastes like today. It landed on Asia's 50 Best list, and the crowd inside looks like people who planned this trip around the reservation.


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    South Korea, Seoul, Jongno District, Hyoja-ro, 49 4층 · Seoul
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  18. Rank 18. Eatanic Garden

    Contemporary Korean

    On the 36th floor of the Josun Palace hotel, Eatanic Garden is a fine-dining tasting menu experience that feels like a greenhouse floating above Seoul. The room is full of greenery and floor-to-ceiling city views, drawing the kind of crowd that dresses up but tries to look like they didn't. The seasonal menu changes constantly, and instead of a written menu you get illustrated cards, which is a genuinely good idea. It's landed on Asia's 50 Best list, and deservedly so.


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    조선 팰리스(센터필드 웨스트 타워 231, 테헤란로 강남구 서울특별시 South Korea · Seoul
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    13 Hakdong-ro 17-gil, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
  20. Rank 20. MOSU

    Modern Korean

    A sleek tasting menu spot in Yongsan-gu that lands on Asia's 50 Best list and earns it. The chef grew up in Seoul, trained in some of the most serious kitchens in the US, and came back to cook the food he actually remembers, lifted with technique that would make his old bosses proud. The room is warm and quiet, the lighting flattering, and the crowd is dressed like they planned this dinner months ago, because they probably did.


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    4 Hoenamu-ro 41-gil, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    23 Eonju-ro 167-gil, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 8:30 AM–9 PM
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    48-5 Seolleung-ro 148-gil, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 10 AM–6 PM
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    49 Nonhyeon-ro 159-gil, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 10 AM–8:30 PM
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    99-11 Sinheung-ro, 용산2가동 Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 10 AM–7 PM
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  25. Rank 25. KIHEI

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    15 Bongeunsa-ro 78-gil, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 8:30 AM–5:30 PM
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    24-1 Supyo-ro 6-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 7:30 AM–6 PM
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    393-11 Sindang-dong, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 10:30 AM–6:30 PM
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  28. Rank 28. Hrr

    Coffee


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    201-12 Jamwon-ro, Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 9 AM–6 PM
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    5 Gyedong-gil, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 7 AM–10 PM
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    14 Myeongdong-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 8 AM–10 PM
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    68 Huam-ro, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 7:30 AM–6:30 PM
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    121 Changdeokgung-gil, 가회동 Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    11 Cheonggyecheon-ro, Seorin-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 8 AM–8 PM
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    South Korea, Seoul, Jongno District, Yulgok-ro, 83 1층 아라리오뮤지엄 · Seoul
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    Thu 9 AM–7:30 PM
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    1층, 케이스퀘어시티 다동, 24 Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 8 AM–8:30 PM
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  36. Rank 36. FELT

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    77 Mugyo-dong, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 8 AM–10 PM
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    76 Bukchon-ro 5-gil, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 9 AM–8 PM
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    21 Sajik-ro 8-gil, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 7:30 AM–8:30 PM
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    136 B1 Sejong-daero, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 7:30 AM–9 PM
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    17 Saechang-ro 2-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 8 AM–10 PM
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    42 Gwangseong-ro 6-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    2 Tojeong-ro 9-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 10 AM–10 PM
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    20-5 Seongmisan-ro 32-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 11:30 AM–8 PM
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    와우산로29다길, 11-1 지1층, 마포구 서울특별시 South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu Noon–6 PM
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    43 Wausan-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 8 AM–1 AM
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    16 Eoulmadang-ro 1-gil, 합정동 Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 10 AM–10 PM
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    South Korea, Seoul, Mapo-gu, Tojeong-ro 5-gil, 10 1층,2층 · Seoul
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    Thu 9 AM–9:50 PM
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    70 Seongmisan-ro 27-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 10 AM–5 PM
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    11 World Cup-ro 12-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 9 AM–10 PM
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    15 Yeongjung-ro, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
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    Thu 10:30 AM–10 PM
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