Zest is a bar in Gangnam And Cheongdam, Seoul.
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.
Food program: Snacks paired to cocktail menu
Address: B1 26 Dosan-daero 55-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Club Mass is Gangnam's longest-running electronic house club, with two basement floors and a main-stage program of Korean residents and visiting international DJs five nights a week.
Signature drink: Bottle service and electronic house program
Food: None
Southside Parlor is one of Itaewon's most consistent bars: New Orleans-inflected, with live music Thursday through Saturday and a well-stocked spirits shelf.
Signature drink: Bourbon sour with Korean persimmon syrup
Food: American pub food and Korean fusion bar snacks
Club Mass is Gangnam's longest-running electronic house club, with two basement floors and a main-stage program of Korean residents and visiting international DJs five nights a week.
Signature drink: Bottle service and electronic house program
Food: None
The pojangmacha tent alleys of Euljiro are old Seoul's most genuine late-night drinking: somaek and dried seafood under orange awnings since the 1970s.
Signature drink: Soju and beer (somaek bomb)
Food: Tteokbokki, sundae, fish cakes, spicy stir-fries
Sanullim 1992 in Hapjeong is a speakeasy dedicated to Korean traditional spirits: single-variety soju, cheongju, and artisanal makgeolli by the pour.
Signature drink: Andong soju flight with seasonal dried fruit
Food: Traditional Korean drinking snacks (anju)
Damotori is the definitive makgeolli bar in Seoul, stocking over 40 varieties of the unfiltered rice wine from producers across Korea and presenting them.
Signature drink: 12-glass makgeolli sampler tray
Food: Korean pajeon (green onion pancakes) and fried snacks
Juan Makgeolliano is a traditional-style makgeolli bar on the Yeonnam-dong strip, with an extensive curated selection of quality makgeolli matched to a jeon-led kitchen.
Signature drink: Quality makgeolli selection by the kettle
Food: Jeon (Korean savory pancakes) and carefully plated drinking snacks
