The Best Steakhouses in Seoul
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The best steakhouses in Seoul, according to the experts: World's 101 Best, The 50, and Michelin Guide have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Born and Bred comes out on top.
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Rank 1. Born and Bred
Steakhouse
The restaurant sits one floor above Seoul's Majang Meat Market, which is less a detail than the whole point. Born and Bred is a butcher-led beef omakase built around Hanwoo, Korea's native cattle, selected and aged by someone who grew up inside the trade. Binchotan charcoal does the cooking with a restraint the beef seems to expect. It ranked 26th on the World's Best Steak Restaurants list, and the counter keeps seatings small enough that each cut arrives as a considered choice.
The awards
- World's 101 Best World's 101 Best: #26 · World's Best Steak Restaurants
- The 50 The 50: #56 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- World's 101 Best #26 · World's Best Steak Restaurants
- The 50 #56 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 2. ELPIC
Steakhouse
A steakhouse that aged its reputation on Jeju Island before bringing the whole operation to Gangnam. The kitchen cycles steaks over low charcoal heat and lets them cool, repeating the process for over half an hour to coax out tenderness in a way that feels more like a ritual than a recipe. Dry-aged, wet-aged, and beeswax-aged cuts are all on offer, and the grilled Jeju squid is not an afterthought.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant