Seoul(Yongsan-gu)

Villa Sortino is an authentic Italian restaurant opened by Chef Santino Sortino and is well known in the expat community for its traditional, rustic Italian cuisine. The interior walls are stacked with wine, offering an exotic and comforting ambience. With tables arranged with privacy in mind, it is also a nice place for quiet family gatherings or business meetings.


Seoul(Jongno-gu) , Insadong・Jongnon

Luden Loquen SPACE (Cafe LN) is a unique hanok cafe, located at the end of the alley where Bukcheon Hanok Village starts. The cafe is not just an average café where you can drink tea or coffee but because of location and design it has an added sense of cultural value. Locals come to enjoy the best tea in town, brewed using high quality tea leaves with information on its origin attached. (For example, the gukhwa-cha (chrysanthemum tea) at the café comes from the Andong region.) In addition to traditional drinks and sweets, the coffee shop offers a variety treats that combines Korean ingredients and modern desserts. The hanok (traditional Korean house) building has been reinterpreted through a modern design.


Seoul(Nowon-gu) , The Eastern Part of the Seoul

Hyangrim serves traditional Chinese food using only the freshest seafood, vegetables, and high-grade meat. The cooking of its cuisine is done with true sincerity in order to please the customer's taste buds. The chef also uses all-natural MSG flavoring and small amounts of vegetable oil, making the food less greasy, catering to the tastes of Koreans and foreigners alike. Specialties that guests frequently order are the Galbi in Spicy Sauce, Seasoned Prawns with Vegetables, Shark's Fin, and crab dishes.


Seoul(Nowon-gu)

Bennigan's inspects the freshness of its ingredients twice daily and prepares its food at the best appropriate temperature, then checks once again before the food is served to customers, ensuring great-tasting dishes of high quality. Also, Bennigan's prides itself on its friendly service, offering a comfortable and enjoyable dining experience. Bennigan's is not only a place for dining, as it presents a variety of unique experiences according to culture in terms of movies, concerts, and musicals.


Seoul(Gangbuk-gu)

Located near Bukhansan Mountain, Suringneun Goeul (formerly “Insubong Sigol Bapsang”) is a Korean restaurant serving down-home country cooking. Menu items include simple but healthy dishes such as tofu, vegetables, fish, and bulgogi (marinated spicy pork). The interior is decorated like an old countryside house with traditional earthenware, Hanji (Korean paper), and wooden tables. When the weather is nice, the outdoor tables are the perfect spot from which to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Bukhansan Mountain as you eat.


Seoul(Songpa-gu) , Jamsil(Lotte World)

The restaurant is famous for spicy naengmyeon and has been around since 1983. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Songpa-gu, Seoul. The most famous menu is cold buckwheat noodles.


Seoul(Jung-gu) , Euljiro・Chungmuro・Namsan

Songwon is well known in the Jangan area for serving only high-quality Korean beef, seasoned with 20 different types of natural ingredients. * Note: Call in advance to confirm if closed or not during holidays.


Seoul(Nowon-gu)

This restaurant is in a beautiful natural environment surrounded by Suraksan Mountain and Dobongsan Mountain. The most popular dish is “Hanu Modum Gui (Assorted Grilled Korean Beef)” made of 100% Korean beef, including special beef cuts like beef thin skirt, hanging tender, flank, neck chain, and chuck flap tail as well as ribs that are delivered every day.


Seoul(Seocho-gu) , Gangnam・Samseongdong(COEX)

Migami is a Japanese restaurant specializing in fresh sashimi. Popular dishes on the menu include seasonal fish, sashimi, grilled eel, abalone soup, putter fish, noodles and fried seafood platters. The restaurant has private rooms for groups of 4, 6 or 10 people, as well as banquet rooms that can each accommodate up to 50 people.  


Seoul(Jongno-gu) , Insadong・Jongnon

In an alley near the Embassy of the Republic of Poland, the Italian restaurant The Hanok Smith Likes can be found. The restaurant is famous for serving homemade Italian cuisine in traditional Korean house in Samcheong-dong.The Smith in the restaurant’s name refers to a blacksmith as well as Mr. Smith which is a common name like Cheolsu in Korea. The restaurant decided to pick the name Smith with the second meaning in mind. So, the concept is that Mr. Smith who is a virtual person cooks his favorite dishes in a hanok. One of the interesting aspects about this restaurant is that they serve hwadeok pizza (brick oven pizza) and pastas which are not the Korean dishes one might expect given the hanok exterior. They also serve salads, risotto, steak and wine at the restaurant. Particularly, the nighttime atmosphere of the restaurant offers a more serene and cozy experience thanks to the traditional hanok architecture.