The Korea House was built to promote traditional Korean culture among both Koreans and foreigners. The place sells traditional Korean food and cultural artifacts while also staging traditional performances and wedding ceremonies. At the Korea House, you can try traditional Korean dishes based on the royal cuisine of the Joseon Dynasty.
Isaac Toast(이삭토스트), is a toast chain based in South Korea. As of 2016, the chain had over 1,000 retail stores in South Korea.
The menu at Isaac Toast is simple: eight sandwiches, three salads, and a small selection of juices, coffee and other drinks. The menu’s real boon comes in its prices; the original Isaac Toast registers at a mere $2.55 and the most expensive item comes in under $6. The small Korean eatery can boast of its affordability to its college clientele.
Jinokhwa Halmae Wonjo Dakhanmari first opened its doors in 1978 and has continued to be a much-loved restaurant on Jongno 5-ga for the past 30 years. The restaurant only uses fresh young chickens, which are about 35 days old, and minimal seasoning to allow diners to fully enjoy the tenderness of the meat. Dip your chicken in the special marinade sauce and couple it with a helping of Kalguksu (a noodle dish) for a perfect meal combination.
63 Buffet Pavilion is the largest buffet restaurant in Korea, seating 500 people. It serves 200 dishes including Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Western foods, as well as salads and made-to-order items. The atmosphere is luxurious but comfortable, attracting many customers. This restaurant is well-known among gourmets for its massive spread of delicious dishes.All the chefs are winners of international cooking contests, and only fresh ingredients are used for the dishes. Special events are held throughout the year. In particular, the special grilled clam cognac flambé event held in May serves fresh clams cooked on site, allowing diners to savor the taste of the sea.
Gahwadang is a cosy tea house converted from a private home. Tea is served with refreshments. All around the interior, there are nice pictures to enjoy, making this a nice, peaceful place to have a cup of tea.
4.7/3
Seoul(Seocho-gu) , Banpo・Seocho・Seoul Arts Center
At Nolboo Duck Restaurant, the main specialty is Yuhwang-ori-jinheuk-gui: duck that is slow-roasted for 3 hours in a mud/earthenware bowl with 23 other carefully selected ingredients. The special sauce used for the duck is particularly delectable.
*Best Korean Restaurant as designated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
With an instant Stir-fried Rice Cake arousing your sensitivity, Beef Brisket full of smoked aroma or crispy well-fried King! Squid to be added. It would be a sniper shooting the young’s appetite with all sorts of sides suited according to one’s taste.
Nwijo (뉘조) is a Korean restaurant specializing in wild vegetable cuisine. The name ‘Nwijo’ means ‘the god of the silkworm,’ and likens wild vegetables to silkworms in that both can be eaten in their entirety. The restaurant serves original full-course Korean meals that are prepared using hundreds of kinds of wild vegetables, including special seasonal vegetables.
A typical full-course meal starts with delicious pumpkin porridge, followed by seasoned wild vegetables, root vegetable ssam (condiments wrapped in vegetable leaves), slices of boiled meat, and steamed lotus leaf-wrapped rice served with jjigae (Korean stew) and various side dishes. This kind of traditional feast is pleasing to both the eye and the palate and is topped off with sikhye (traditional sweet rice drink). Lunch specials are also available.
“Pro Ganjang Gejang” is a restaurant serving soy sauce marinated crab (ganjang gejang). This restaurant opened in 1980 as the first ganjang gejang restaurant in Korea. Since its opening in Sinsa-dong, it has grown in popularity not only among Koreans, but also among foreign visitors. It opened branches in Samseong-dong in Seoul, Haeundae in Busan, and in Tokyo and Osaka in Japan.
4.8/4
Seoul(Songpa-gu) , Jamsil・Seokchon Lake・Olympic Park
Located in Bangi-dong in Seoul, the restaurant was featured on Lee Hyeong-don PD's Food X-File running on cable TV program Channel A. Introduced as Good Restaurant No. 38, the place makes Ganjang gejang (Blue crabs pickled in soy sauce) with home-made Joseon ganjang, instead of ready-made market sauces that are often used by many restaurants.
The sauce is surprisingly not salty but has a clean and somewhat sweet flavor. The restaurant is favored by many Koreans as well as foreign visitors because their food is served in beautiful brassware produced by the highest credible artisans in the nation.
With its tasty and healthy menu sets offered all year round, the place is often crowded with groups of families and other large bunches. Starting from groups of four people to 30 people max., the place can accomodate 150 dinners at the same time on its 2 above-ground floors. Reservations are recommended.
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