₩₩₩₩BrunchItaewon and HannamMon-Sun 07:00-22:00 (brunch items available from 07:00)
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.
OrderEgg sandwich on country loaf with arugula and house aioli
Bills Seoul inside Galleria Department Store in Apgujeong is the Korean outpost of Sydney brunch institution Bills, known for ricotta hotcakes with honeycomb.
OrderRicotta hotcakes with honeycomb butter and banana
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.
OrderSpring onion cream cheese bagel with iced Americano
₩₩₩₩BrunchSeongsu and DongdaemunMon-Fri 08:00-22:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-22:00
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.
OrderHoney butter thick-cut toast with iced Americano
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.
OrderDutch baby pancake with lemon and powdered sugar