The wine restaurant, dugahun, is located in the backyard of Gallery Hyundai on Samcheong-dong Road. As the name Dugahun (두가헌, translated ‘a very beautiful house’) implies, the restaurant is characterized by its exquisite, antique architecture that dates back to the 1910s. Combining fine Western dining and a wide selection of wines with a beautiful hanok interior, dugahun provides visitors with a unique dining experience. For an added element of culture, visit Gallery dugahun (the adjacent Russian-style brick building) and take a look at the array of domestic and international artwork on display.

The interior of the restaurant is dressed in Japanese style, offering a foreign environment for customers. Fresh, natural ingredients are used instead of MSG to give the udon soup base a refreshingly clean flavor. There are 5~6 different types of udon offered on the menu that are adapted to the taste of Koreans, such as Kimchi Udon and Oden Udon. Recommended set menus include the Okonomi-Teishoku (with tuna sashimi), Tokumi-Teishoku, and Tonkatsu-Teishoku (pork cutlet, rice, udon).

In business for more than 40 years, Seongbukdong Dwaejigalbijip (성북동 돼지갈비집) has become a local legend thanks to its simple but savory menu. Pork served at the restaurant is marinated overnight in a special sauce, which infuses the meat with rich flavors that are released when the meat is grilled and the fat drips off. The restaurant’s main dishes include Dwaeji Galbi and Dwaeji Bulgogi Baekban (set meal with Bulgogi meat grilled over the fire).

It is a place where you can enjoy Korean noodles with hot soup. The best menu at this restaurant is noodle soup. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Since its opening in 1998, Cheongsa Chorong has been one of the most popular restaurants in Itaewon, particularly among Japanese and Chinese tourists. It serves a wide variety of traditional Korean dishes and stages 30-minutes shows featuring traditional Korean performances including seungmu (Buddhist Dance), taepyeongmu (Great Peace Dance), and janggochum (Drum Dance) at 7:00pm every night.

Coffee-Ae (meaning ‘Coffee Love’) is a coffee shop offering various coffees, teas, cookies, waffles, and wines in a romantic and comfortable setting. The name of the store is also short for ‘Coffeeae Ppajin Kongnamul,’ meaning ‘bean sprouts fall into coffee.’ ‘Bean sprouts’ is a figurative way of saying ‘music notes’ in Korean and alludes to the coffee shop’s piano where live music is played. The interior of the coffee shop is also accented with artwork and shelves of books to one side.      

Jongno Sarangga (Formerly Chilgapsan) is a gourmet restaurant that is so popular that there is always a group of regulars lined up outside, even during lunch! Neobiani-gui, grilled sliced beef, is one of the restaurant’s specialties, along with soybean paste stew with crushed tofu in dried anchovy broth. It’s not only the amazing tastes of these delectable dishes that draw customers, but also the reasonable prices. If you plan to visit Jongno Sarangga (Formerly Chilgapsan), make sure to make a reservation to avoid some of the wait.

Potala is the sole restaurant in the city specializing in Tibetan food. Visitors can sit in a beautifully-decorated room and enjoy real local Tibetan dishes. The restauraunt also offers food from India and Nepal, and is run by a Tibetan refugee.