Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in Seoul.

Top tables

Mingles 3 ★ ★ 5.0

Modern KoreanChef Mingoo Kang₩350,000Gangnam-guTue-Sat 12:00-15:00 and 18:00-22:30, closed Sun-MonBook 4 to 6 weeks ahead

One of South Korea's three-Michelin-star restaurants, where chef Mingoo Kang weaves jang (fermented pastes) and cho (vinegars) into contemporary modern Korean tasting menus.

19 Dosan-daero 67-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06016 Book →

Jungsik 2 ★ ★ 4.8

New KoreanChef Jung Sik Yim₩220,000Gangnam-guDaily 12:00-15:00 and 17:30-22:00Book 2 to 4 weeks ahead

The restaurant that coined New Korean fine dining, where chef Jung Sik Yim's avant-garde plating and Korean pantry ingredients earned two Michelin stars.

11 Seolleung-ro 158-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul Book →

La Yeon 2 ★ ★ 4.7

KoreanChef Kim Sung-il₩165,000Jung-guDaily 12:00-14:30 and 17:30-21:30Book 2 to 3 weeks ahead

On the 23rd floor of the Shilla Seoul, La Yeon serves royal-tradition Korean tasting menus against a panorama of the Han River basin, holding two Michelin.

249 Dongho-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul Book →

Kwonsooksoo 2 ★ ★ 4.7

KoreanChef Kwon Woo-joong₩200,000Gangnam-guTue-Sat 12:00-15:00 and 18:00-22:30, closed Sun-MonBook 3 to 4 weeks ahead

Two Michelin stars in the ES Building's fourth floor: seasonal tasting courses where Kwonsooksoo treats Korean fermentation tradition as a living canvas.

37 Apgujeong-ro 80-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Soigne 2 ★ ★ 4.6

Innovative KoreanChef Jun Lee₩170,000Gangnam-guTue-Sun 12:00-15:00 and 18:00-22:00, closed MonBook 2 to 3 weeks ahead

Two Michelin stars for a seasonal tasting menu structured like a narrative, each course titled as an act in chef Jun Lee's signature Episode format.

SINSA SQUARE 2F, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Evett 2 ★ ★ 4.6

Modern KoreanChef Joseph Lidgerwood₩220,000Gangnam-guTue-Sat 12:00-15:00 and 18:00-22:00, closed Sun-MonBook 3 to 4 weeks ahead

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.

10-5 Dosan-daero 45-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Restaurant Allen 2 ★ ★ 4.6

Contemporary KoreanChef Allen Suh₩250,000Gangnam-guTue-Sat dinner service only, closed Sun-MonBook 3 to 4 weeks ahead

Chef Allen Suh, formerly of Eleven Madison Park, brings a Francophile sensibility to Korean ingredients at his two-Michelin-star table in the Centerfield.

231 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Onjium 1 ★ ★ 4.7

Korean Royal CourtChef Cho Eun-hee₩180,000Jongno-guTue-Fri 12:00-15:00 and 18:00-21:00, closed Sat-MonBook 4 to 8 weeks ahead

One Michelin star for a cultural research institute disguised as a restaurant: chef Cho Eun-hee studies Joseon royal court recipes and reinterprets them.

49 Hyoja-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03043

Hadongkwan ★ 4.3

Korean traditionalChef Third-generation family₩15,000Jung-gu and MyeongdongDaily 07:00-15:30Book Walk-in ahead

Established in 1939, Hadongkwan is in the Michelin Guide for seolleongtang: ox bone broth slow-cooked to opaque white, seasoned only with salt at the table.

12 Myeongdong 9-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

Imun Seolnongtang ★ 4.4

Korean traditionalChef Family-run₩14,000Jongno and InsadongDaily 08:00-21:00, Sun until 20:00Book Walk-in ahead

Seoul's oldest continuously operating restaurant, first licensed in 1904: ox bones boiled for 17 hours, broth poured over sliced beef and soft wheat.

38-13 Ujeongguk-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

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Editor picks in Seoul include Mingles, Jungsik, La Yeon, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.

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