Curated restaurant lists

Hand-picked lists of Korean restaurants by theme, from Culinary Class Wars chefs to Michelin picks around Myeongdong and Hongdae. Every entry has the Korean name, address and map links.

• Seoul restaurants from Culinary Class Wars chefs

  Seoul restaurants from chefs on Netflix's Culinary Class Wars (seasons 1 and 2), starting with the chefs who went furthest in the show. One restaurant per chef.

• Michelin & Blue Ribbon picks near Myeongdong and Hongdae

  Only restaurants listed in the Michelin Guide or the Blue Ribbon Survey, in the two Seoul districts where most visitors stay: Jung-gu (Myeongdong, Euljiro, Namdaemun) and Mapo-gu (Hongdae, Yeonnam, Mangwon).