The Best Mexican Food in South Korea
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The best Mexican food in South Korea, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide has weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Escondido comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Seoul and Busan.
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Rank 1. Escondido
Mexican
Tucked into a basement in Hannam, this Michelin-starred Mexican restaurant is built around two things the chef treats as a kind of obsession: tortilla and mole, both made with enough care that the nuance is hard to miss. The story goes that the chef spent serious time in Mexico before opening here, and the cooking reflects that without making a show of it. Mezcal and tequila are the expected companions, and the bar program seems to know it.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
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Rank 2. Mattdol
Mexican
The chef makes his tortillas from scratch, kneading masa the way he learned in Mexico, and that commitment sets the tone for everything at this Bib Gourmand Mexican spot in Seongdong-gu. Korean seasonal ingredients find their way into tostadas and tacos without announcing themselves as a concept, which is exactly how it should work. The kind of place where the cooking does the explaining and the menu is short enough that you can stop overthinking it.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 3. Zandunga
Mexican
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant