Enjoy a High-Quality Seoul Trip at a Luxurious Korean Restaurant
Enjoy a High-Quality Seoul Trip at a Luxurious Korean Restaurant
Premium travel offers a unique travel experience through itineraries differentiated from luxury hotels, allowing travelers to explore the wellness, gastronomy, culture, and art of their destination.Deciding what to eat during a premium trip is crucial.
Gastronomy in a travel destination goes beyond simply eating good food; it's about tasting the country's culture and experiencing its traditions.One satisfying meal can change the entire impression of a trip and increase satisfaction.Korean cuisine embodies Korea's unique flavors and aesthetics.
Korean dishes, made with seasonal ingredients that change with the four seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter, combined with fermented seasonings like soy sauce, soybean paste, and red pepper paste, and divided into cooking methods such as grilling, steaming, stew, grilling, and stir-frying, offer a diverse array of flavors that resemble works of art.
If you want to experience a special Korean food culture through gastronomy in Seoul, take note.We introduce three luxurious Korean restaurants in Seoul that offer beautiful scenery, wonderful interiors, exquisite food, and friendly service. Let's meet premium Korean restaurants with the quality suitable for business meetings or dining with business partners.
Experience Korean Nature and Food Culture at
Samcheonggak Korean Restaurant
Seoul is a place where nature and the city harmonize beautifully.
Looking at the Han River that runs through Seoul and the skyscrapers that form the skyline along it, it seems similar to other major cities in the world.
However, unlike other metropolises, Seoul is surrounded by tall, green mountains, allowing you to richly experience the different charms of the four seasons in harmony with nature.
Among the many mountains surrounding Seoul, Bukaksan Mountain embraces Cheong Wa Dae and Gyeongbokgung Palace in front of it, offering a panoramic view of the capital city of Seoul that has continued since the Joseon Dynasty.
At the foot of Bukaksan Mountain, which has a tranquil atmosphere, there is 'Samcheongak Korean Restaurant' where you can enjoy refined, high-quality Korean food along with hanok (traditional Korean houses).
Samcheonggak, where the Korean restaurant is located, is a complex cultural space for traditional arts.
It was built with the participation of Korea's famous master carpenter Park Kwang-seok and master carpenter Cho Seung-won, and it was the venue for the banquet for the representatives of the July 4th North-South Joint Statement in 1972.
It is also one of the modern cultural heritages designated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
In addition, this place, which was used as a major negotiation and meeting place in Korea, is an important place that cannot be left out in modern Korean politics and culture.
The buildings in Samcheonggak are hanok where you can feel the beauty of Korean architecture, consisting of the main building Ilhwadang and five separate buildings: Dongbaekheon, Yuhajeong, Chwihandang, Cheonchudang, and Cheongcheondang.
Among them, Samcheongak Korean Restaurant is located on the first floor of Ilhwadang.
Samcheonggak Korean Restaurant, which was selected as one of the '100 Restaurants Representing Korea' by the Korean Ministry of Culture and Tourism, is an excellent place to enjoy high-quality Korean cuisine along with the elegance of nature.
'Samcheonggak Korean Restaurant' consists of a main hall with a beautiful view and separate rooms of various sizes.
It operates only on a reservation basis, and course menus can be ordered for two or more people.
The courses include Mae, Nan, Guk, Sucheong, Sancheong, Incheong, and Sura, and they consist of 8 to 12 dishes according to price range, including meat dishes such as porridge, salad, bulgogi, tteokgalbi, and galbi-jjim, as well as grilled fish, rice, soup, and dessert. In addition, when ordering a course menu, assorted fried dishes, bulgogi, and yukhoe (raw beef) can be added.
If requested in advance, customized menus for vegetarians or events such as family meetings are also available, so please keep that in mind.
In addition to Ilhwadang, Samcheongak also opens Chwihandang and Dongbaekheon, which have walking paths, to the general public.
After enjoying a Korean feast, it would be nice to take a light walk or savor Korean tea at the hanok cafe 'Dawon' in Dongbaekheon, a traditional cafe facing Bukaksan Mountain.
The regular performance 'Samcheong' by the 'Samcheong Ilhwa Performance Group' held every Wednesday at Ilhwadang is a good opportunity to directly experience Korean culture.
Detailed information about performances and events can be reserved and checked on the website.
The special premium gourmet space 'Samcheongak Korean Restaurant', where you can experience Korean food culture along with the magnificent scenery of Bukaksan Mountain, will offer a new understanding and impression of Korean cuisine. The area around Seongbuk-gu, where Samcheongak is located, is a place where various cafes and galleries gather, so it would be good to explore together, such as the hanok cafe 'Suyeonsanbang' and the cultural space 'Ocobo Gallery'.
Address: 1st floor of Samcheongak Ilhwadang, 3 Daesagwan-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul
Operating hours: Lunch 12:0015:00 / Dinner 18:0021:00 / Break time 15:00~18:00
A Korean Restaurant Expressing 'Dignity' through Korean Cuisine
Layeon
The Shilla Hotel, located in Jangchung-dong, Seoul, is a 5-star luxury hotel that has been renowned as a representative luxury hotel in Seoul since its opening in 1979.
Among them, the Korean restaurant 'Layeon' has continuously held Michelin stars since the launch of the Michelin Guide in Korea, and it is an excellent Korean restaurant that has been included in the Top200 for 4 consecutive years in 'La Liste' organized by the French government, the country of gastronomy.
Layeon is located on the 23rd floor of the Shilla Hotel, where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Namsan Mountain. It is equipped with interiors, food, and attentive and considerate services befitting its position as a 'Korean dining restaurant in a luxury hotel representing Seoul'.
The Korean-style interior utilizing traditional Korean patterns, high-quality tableware shaped like Joseon white porcelain, and precious seasonal ingredients sourced from all over the country add to the authenticity and elegance of Layeon as a high-end Korean restaurant. Layeon, a Korean restaurant with propriety and formality, is praised for modernly and sophisticatedly recreating the taste of Korea with delicate cooking methods.
This is why Layeon's Korean course menu pairs well with wine.
Layeon's menu is divided into lunch and dinner courses.
The lunch course consists of porridge, grilled fish, Korean beef dishes, main dishes, and desserts, while the dinner course includes Gujeolpan and steamed shrimp in addition to the lunch menu.
When having lunch, Gujeolpan, Sinseollo, and steamed shrimp can be added separately.
There is also a course prepared for vegans, replacing meat and fish with vegetables, and the composition of the menu changes slightly according to the season.
Layeon's signature menus are Galbi-jjim, a representative festive dish, and Gujeolpan and Sinseollo, which are royal court dishes.
Layeon's Galbi-jjim is made by slowly cooking fresh Korean beef ribs at a low temperature in a sauce made by simmering healthy ingredients such as ginseng, jujubes, and shiitake mushrooms, resulting in a soft texture and deep aroma and taste.
Gujeolpan, one of the royal court dishes of Korea, is a dish where eight different foods such as vegetables and meat are placed around a wheat pancake in the center, and the pancake is wrapped and eaten. In particular, Layeon's wheat pancake is soaked in Polygonatum odoratum tea for a day, enhancing the aroma and texture, adding to the taste of Gujeolpan.
Sinseollo is a representative royal court dish of the Joseon Dynasty, meaning the most luxurious soup that brings joy when eaten.
Layeon's Sinseollo is made by cooking beef brisket, beef slices, shrimp, abalone, and vegetables such as water parsley and mushrooms together in a clear beef brisket broth, and the taste of the broth is exceptional.
Reservations for Layeon can be made online or by phone through the website, and reservations can be made starting from the '15th of 2 months before the corresponding month', so please keep that in mind.
Layeon is adjacent to representative shopping and entertainment areas in Seoul such as Myeong-dong, Dongdaemun, and Chungmuro.
It is a good place to enjoy Seoul's past, present, and future cultural
heritage, such as Deoksugung Palace, Namsan Seoul Tower, and Dongdaemun Shopping Center, so please keep that in mind.
Address: 23rd floor, The Shilla Seoul, 249 Dongho-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
Operating hours: Lunch 12:0014:00 / Dinner 17:3021:30
A Special Korean Cuisine Experience at the Highest Building in Seoul, High-end Korean Restaurant
Bicena
Ascending to the highest point in a city and enjoying the view of the entire city is a great pleasure that can be experienced while traveling.
The Lotte World Tower in Seoul, which beautifully recreates Korean curves by taking motifs from Korean pottery and brushes, is a representative observatory in Seoul in name and reality.
On the highest floor of this building that has changed the skyline of Seoul, there is Signiel Bicena, the highest Korean restaurant in the world.
Bicena is a Korean restaurant operated by the KwangjuyoGroup, which aims to achieve the goal of "globalizing Korean cuisine" by presenting the best Korean cuisine, setting beautiful pottery with appetizing Korean dishes and pairing them with Korean liquor, under the concept of "Korean food, clothing, and shelter".
Bicena, which was also the venue for the first state guest luncheon held outside the Blue House during Indian Prime Minister Modi's visit to Korea, is a representative premium Korean restaurant in Seoul that has acquired 1 Michelin star for 7 consecutive years in name and reality.
The cuisine at Bicena is overseen by Executive Chef Jeon Kwang-sik, who has extensive experience as a sous chef at 'Gaon', the only Korean restaurant that has acquired 3 Michelin stars for 7 consecutive years, also operated by the KwangjuyoGroup.
Bicena's cuisine, which presents a simple and elegant Korean course meal that reinterprets forgotten Korean local dishes while staying true to the basics, is evaluated to have created a new classic paradigm of Korean cuisine.
Bicena's course menu is composed based on the concept of Sipjangsaeng, which symbolizes longevity and health in Korea since ancient times.
Bicena's Korean cuisine, which uses spices obtained from nature such as balloon flower and Spanish mackerel flower, and modernly reconstructs traditional Korean food menus such as Gamju, Bugak, Yaksik, and Sujeonggwa, delights the five senses.
Bicena's course dishes are divided into weekday lunch and dinner, and weekend lunch and dinner courses, and it is impressive that the menu composition is written in pure Korean, such as welcoming dish, starting dish, main dish, filling dish, additional dish, and finishing dish. Also, the Kwangjuyo tableware developed exclusively for Bicena creates a luxurious and modern atmosphere.
Reservations for Bicena can be made on the 1st of every month for the following month, and reservations can be made on the official website or Naver, while inquiries for private events can be made by phone.
Lotte Signiel Hotel is currently selling a package that combines a stay in a Korean-style room and a Bicena course, allowing you to experience the beauty and taste of Korea at the same time, so please take
note.
Enjoying a high-quality Korean cuisine while taking in a view that encompasses the entire city from the highest point in Seoul is truly the way to fully enjoy a premium trip.
It is also recommended to experience a mariage with wine or Korean liquor based on the recommendations of sommelier Lee Gwang-yeol.
Jamsil, where Bicena is located, is an area with many attractions such as Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Songri-dan-gil, and Jamsil Bridge, so let's also enjoy sightseeing together.
Address: 81st floor, Lotte World Tower, 300 Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul
Operating hours: Lunch 11:3014:30 / Dinner 18:0022:00
Email: bicena@gkwangjuyo.com
Instagram: @bicena_seoul
Let's experience a more special premium Korean cuisine, moving away from the general Korean foods represented by bulgogi, bibimbap, and kimchi.
Just like the beautiful nature of Seoul that shows different faces according to the seasons, Seoul's premium Korean restaurants that offer sensual visuals and flavors while bringing out the natural taste of
ingredients with different seasonal ingredients each season will elevate the quality of your trip and the success rate of your business.
Let's head to the high-end Korean restaurants in Seoul right now to taste Korea's special food culture along with the wonderful view of Seoul.
