Seoul Restaurants
The restaurants below are grouped into four different pricing categories:
$$$$ (over 100 won)
$$$ (50 won to 100 won)
$$ (25 won to 50 won)
$ (up to 25 won)
These prices are for a three course meal for one, with half a bottle of house wine or equivalent, tax and service included.
Meokjagolmok
A market alley with over 200 stalls selling a variety of reasonably-priced traditional food from grilled fish to whole chicken and vegetarian specialities in a noisy, lively ambience.
Gwangjang Market, 6-1 Yeji-dong, Jongno-gu
Tel: (02) 2267 0291/2.
Website: www.kwangjangmarket.co.kr
Price: $ (includes soft drink)
Min's Club
Korean and western food in this ‘tea, wine and dine club' housed in an informal, atmospheric hanok (traditional Korean house).
66-7 Kyungun-dong, Jongro-gu
Tel: (02) 733 2966.
Price: $$
Namu/Liquid Bar
Contemporary Japanese cuisine at its finest served at long tables in stylish surrounds with plenty of natural rough-hewn timber and ice-cold sake served at the wraparound bar.
21 Gwangjang Dong, Gwangjin-gu
Tel: (02) 2022 0222.
Website: www.wseoul.com
Price: $$$$
Top Cloud Restaurant
Good value Korean-European fusion buffet by candlelight with live jazz, set on the top floor of the Jongno Tower with stunning views over the city.
33rd Floor, Jongno Tower Building, 1-1 Jongno 2-ga, Jung-gu (Subway: Exit 3, Line 1 to Jonggak Station)
Tel: (02) 2230 3000.
Website: www.topcloud.co.kr
Price: $$
Tosokchon Samgyetang
This restaurant's speciality is stewed whole chicken stuffed with rice and ginseng, said to boost stamina, and served communal-style. The president gets a take-out from here.
85-1 Chebu-dong Jongro-gu
Tel: (02) 737 7444.
Price: $$
Yongsusan
A slick modern gourmand's heaven and great lunch spot, serving mouthwatering traditional Korean delicacies, surrounded by the trendiest top-end international restaurants in Seoul.
Seoul Finance Center B1, 84, 1st Taepyung-no, Chung-gu
Tel: (02) 771 5503.
Website: www.yongsusan.co.kr
Price: $$$
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