Mingles
- ★ 4.9
- 3 MICHELIN stars
- Modern Korean
- ₩₩₩₩
- Gangnam and Cheongdam
One of South Korea's three-Michelin-star restaurants, where chef Mingoo Kang weaves jang (fermented pastes) and cho (vinegars) into contemporary modern.
Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in Seoul.
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Jungsik
- ★ 4.8
- 2 MICHELIN stars
- Korean
- ₩₩₩₩
- Gangnam and Cheongdam
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.
La Yeon
- ★ 4.7
- 2 MICHELIN stars
- Korean
- ₩₩₩₩
- Jung-gu and Myeongdong
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.
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Kwonsooksoo
- ★ 4.7
- 2 MICHELIN stars
- Korean
- ₩₩₩₩
- Gangnam and Cheongdam
Two Michelin stars in the ES Building's fourth floor: seasonal tasting courses where Kwonsooksoo treats Korean fermentation tradition as a living canvas.
Soigne
- ★ 4.6
- 2 MICHELIN stars
- Korean
- ₩₩₩₩
- Gangnam and Cheongdam
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.
Evett
- ★ 4.6
- 2 MICHELIN stars
- Modern Korean
- ₩₩₩₩
- Gangnam and Cheongdam
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.
Restaurant Allen
- ★ 4.6
- 2 MICHELIN stars
- Contemporary Korean
- ₩₩₩₩
- Gangnam and Cheongdam
Chef Allen Suh, formerly of Eleven Madison Park, brings a Francophile sensibility to Korean ingredients at his two-Michelin-star table in the Centerfield.
Onjium
- ★ 4.7
- 1 MICHELIN star
- Korean
- ₩₩₩₩
- Jongno and Insadong
One Michelin star for a cultural research institute disguised as a restaurant: chef Cho Eun-hee studies Joseon royal court recipes and reinterprets them.
Hadongkwan
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.
Imun Seolnongtang
Seoul's oldest continuously operating restaurant, first licensed in 1904: ox bones boiled for 17 hours, broth poured over sliced beef and soft wheat.
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Editor picks in Seoul include Mingles, Jungsik, La Yeon, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.