Seoul Restaurants

  1. Agio

    Sit outside in the spacious courtyard under shady trees or inside this charming Italian restaurant that serves interesting salads and pastas, but specialises in large, thin-crusted pizzas, freshly made in a wood-fired oven and served on a wooden platter. Drinkable house wine is around ₩5500 .

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  2. Gecko's Garden

    A lovely garden courtyard but this restaurant, which currently offers tapas, specials such as smoked salmon, king prawns and couscous, with a barbecue Friday to Sunday, hasn't yet hit on a winning formula.

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  3. La Plancha

    Order chicken, pork, steak, lamb, and salmon with vegetables and a sauce at this indoor/outdoor restaurant that serves fresh meat by weight and paellas. Clean, tidy and modern, the food is on view and the cooks and serving staff do their jobs well.

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  4. Le Saint-Ex

    The menu changes daily with specials like duck confit and roasted scallops but there is usually fish, seafood, lamb and a steak in this authentic bistro that only does dinners. With a homely atmosphere, a French cook and French wines it has quickly garnered a reputation for excellence.

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  5. Mad For Garlic

    Bare brick walls adorned with strings of garlic, wine glasses and bottles gives a convivial Mediterranean flavour to this huge cellar of an Italian bistro. The open-plan kitchen serve up garlic steak, thin-crust pizzas and other favourites along with items such as the Dracula Killer starter - slices of bread that you spread with whole cloves of garlic soaked in hot herby olive oil, and cover in grated cheese that you can actually taste.

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  6. Marché

    A restaurant chain that has fresh food piled up in market stall sections in an open-plan style and specialises in Euro nosh - Swiss rostis, homemade pasta, steak, ribs, sausages and salads. Seoulites have taken to it in a big way.

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  7. Memories

    This cosy Deutschland oasis has been running for more than 10 years, and Herr Chef serves up authentic fare: solid soups, unfancy schnitzels, steaks and, of course, bratwurst with sauerkraut and roast potatoes, all washed down with German beer.

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  8. Min's Club

    This classy restaurant housed in a beautifully restored 1930s hanok (traditional Korean one-storey wooden house with a tiled roof) offers European/Korean fusion food (more European than Korean) and specialises in French wines under the guidance of sommelier Cho Yun-joo. Popular in diplomatic circles, diners leave happy.

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  9. Santorini

    On the 2nd floor is this Greek taverna with a wide range of food that arrives at Mediterranean speed. With its friendly service and good food, it's a winner. The best bet is the slab of baby ribs, which are adult-sized and cooked to perfection but the tasty Moussaka or pork souvlaki is also worth a try.

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