Where to brunch in Seoul. the morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.

Brunch picks

Bills (Gangnam) ★ 4.4

Australian brunch₩25,000-45,000 per dishGangnam and CheongdamDaily 08:00-22:00Walk-in and reservation

Bills Seoul inside Galleria Department Store in Apgujeong is the Korean outpost of Sydney brunch institution Bills, known for ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb.

Order: Ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter and banana

Galleria Department Store, 343 Apgujeong-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Tartine Bakery Hannam (Brunch) ★ 4.6

San Francisco sourdough brunch₩15,000-28,000 per itemItaewon and HannamMon-Sun 07:00-22:00 (brunch items available from 07:00)Walk-in only

Tartine Hannam operates as a full-service cafe from 07:00, making it one of Seoul's earliest and best options for a serious morning meal on house sourdough.

Order: Egg sandwich on country loaf with arugula and house aioli

22 Hannam-daero 18-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul

London Bagel Museum Anguk (Brunch) ★ 4.4

New York style bagel brunch with cream cheeses and seasonal spreads₩7,000-18,000 per bagel setBukchon and SamcheongDaily 08:00-18:00Walk-in queue or CatchTable virtual ticket

London Bagel Museum's Anguk flagship sits a block from Bukchon Hanok Village, with over a dozen rotating bagel flavours and the most photographed brunch queue in Seoul.

Order: Spring onion cream cheese bagel with iced Americano

20 Bukchon-ro 4-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

The Original Pancake House (Apgujeong) ★ 4.2

American pancake and breakfast brunch₩15,000-25,000 per stackGangnam and CheongdamDaily 08:00-21:00Walk-in only

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 that has held the brand together since Oregon, 1953.

Order: Dutch baby pancake with lemon and powdered sugar

523-20 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Anthracite Coffee Hapjeong (Brunch) ★ 4.4

Specialty coffee brunch: light food with exceptional coffee₩8,000-18,000 per itemHongdae and YeonnamDaily 09:00-22:00 (light food served from 09:00)Walk-in only

Anthracite Hapjeong serves brunch alongside its coffee programme: croissants, egg dishes, and seasonal salads in the converted Mapo-gu shoe factory courtyard.

Order: Croissant and filter coffee with tasting note card

10 Tojeong-ro 5-gil, Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul

Cafe Onion Seongsu (Morning) ★ 4.3

Industrial-chic Korean brunch with thick-cut toast₩10,000-16,000 per itemSeongsu and DongdaemunMon-Fri 08:00-22:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-22:00Walk-in only

Cafe Onion Seongsu opens at 08:00 and the thick-cut honey butter toast -- white Pullman loaf griddled in brown butter -- is the morning order of the district.

Order: Honey butter thick-cut toast with iced Americano

8 Achasan-ro 11-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul

Fritz Coffee Company Dohwa (Brunch) ★ 4.5

Specialty coffee and bakery brunch₩5,000-14,000 per itemHongdae and YeonnamMon-Fri 08:00-21:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-21:00Walk-in only

Fritz opens at 08:00 on weekdays with the Dohwa bakery counter running konpeito cream doughnuts, croissants and sourdough alongside the espresso bar.

Order: Konpeito cream doughnut and house espresso

17 Saechang-ro 2-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
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