Order Seasonal vegan tasting menu: the only fully vegan restaurant in Korea to receive a Michelin star.
Legume is Asia's first Michelin-starred vegan restaurant, chef Sung Si-woo's one-star room in Gangnam delivering a plant-based tasting menu.
One of South Korea's three-Michelin-star restaurants, where chef Mingoo Kang weaves jang (fermented pastes) and cho (vinegars) into contemporary modern.
Two Michelin stars in the ES Building's fourth floor: seasonal tasting courses where Kwonsooksoo treats Korean fermentation tradition as a living canvas.
Australian chef Joseph Lidgerwood and his Korean wife Ginny Kim opened Evett in 2019; in 2025 it was elevated to two Michelin stars for its ingredient-led.
Chef Allen Suh, formerly of Eleven Madison Park, brings a Francophile sensibility to Korean ingredients at his two-Michelin-star table in the Centerfield.
Order Halal lamb BBQ: lamb cuts grilled tableside, halal-certified.
Yang Good in Gangnam is a halal-certified Korean BBQ restaurant specialising in lamb, one of the few halal dining options south of the Han River.
Found Local in Seocho is a daytime cafe and evening natural-wine bistro rotating French pet-nats alongside Korean fusion seasonal small plates.
Drink Korean ingredient-driven omakase cocktails
Zest ranked No. 2 Asia's 50 Best Bars and No. 16 World's 50 Best Bars 2025, serving Korean seasonal cocktails sourced from contract farms in Gangnam.
Drink Classic cocktails behind a hidden bookcase door
Le Chamber is a Cheongdam speakeasy entered through a hidden bookcase door, a fixture on Asia's 50 Best Bars since 2016, pouring precise classic cocktails.
The Seoul Coffee Festival is Korea's largest specialty coffee trade and consumer event, held annually at COEX in Gangnam. Roasters from across Korea and Asia.
Order Ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter and banana
Bills Seoul inside Galleria Department Store in Apgujeong is the Korean outpost of Sydney brunch institution Bills, known for ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb.
Order Dutch baby pancake with lemon and powdered sugar
The Original Pancake House's Apgujeong outpost was the franchise's first store outside the United States, with dollar pancakes and the lemon Dutch baby.
Consistently ranked in DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs, Octagon is Seoul's premier EDM club drawing international DJs on weekend headliner nights. The Gangnam venue operates across multiple floors with a main floor, terrace, and VIP area.
