Japanese food, which is more luxurious than an izakaya and has a more
casual atmosphere than kaiseki, is called kappo cuisine. Gappo is a
Japanese luxury dish where chefs prepare food on the spot according to customer preferences, and restaurants flock to Gangnam, mainly around Cheongdam-dong. It's similar to kappo cuisine, but the Japanese dining
bar is a premium Japanese pub where you can enjoy a drink with good food in a more relaxed atmosphere. The Japanese
dining bar uses fresh seasonal ingredients to present unique dishes at each restaurant, and above all, has bar (bar) seats
and provides a comfortable drinking party. Famous places for kappo cuisine include kappoaki, kappo healing , gappozan, mozu, kappohosan, negi, gapponanwoo, ichie, and kappoden. Now let's take a look at a new Japanese
dining bar with a different appeal from kappo cuisine .
1. Chef Ichie Kim Kun's Apgujeong “Goryorikenâ€
*Source: favoritehj's Instagram
*Source: favoritehj's Instagram
You can enjoy high quality food at reasonable prices at a Japanese
dining restaurant opened by Chef Kim Kun of Ichie, representing small cuisine. The course consists of 7 or 9 items, and the menu and composition change frequently depending on
the season. The point of the fried karabi served at the beginning of the course is the combination of the soft texture of the scallops and the savory chestnut sauce. The soup dish, which uses top-quality bonito flakes and has an excellent umami flavor, enhances its flavor by adding natural matsutake and conger eel. They are all served in the form of small plates and are perfect to go with sake. Goryoriken also has a variety of
sake lists, and most of them are sold in acorns, so you can enjoy them casually.
â–²Location: 30, Eonju-ro 174-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
â–² Opening hours: 18:00 to 24:00 every day, closed on Sundays
â–² Price: 75,000 won for 7 items, 89,000 won for 9 items
â–²Review (Shikigami BJ Chang Hyeon-chan): One of the hardest restaurants to make a reservation is Goryoriken, opened by Chef Ichi Kim Kun.
I'm accepting reservations a month in advance. I was lucky enough to visit because there was a cancellation seat on the same day . I was very satisfied because the 7-item dishes were as complete as I had expected.
2. Creative Japanese dining, 'Negi Dining Lounge' on Garosu-gil
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* Source: soo3179's Instagram
It is a Japanese dining restaurant that presents unique kappo dishes based on the
theme of green onions, and you can find many original and new menus. The overall atmosphere is
both luxurious and luxurious, and the tableware and objects are also characterized by adding elegance using works by famous potters. Omakase, where you can enjoy about 10 kinds of signature dishes of green onions, is popular, and consists of raw cod roe chowder, Tongyeong camellia, sashimi plate, grilled
Iberian beyota neck , and yellowtail shabu-shabu. In particular, “Negi,†which is
grilled with charcoal and topped with a basil cream sauce on top of the inside of a fragrant green onion, is a dish that can only be enjoyed here, and the sweetness unique to green onions and the aroma of basil have a fantastic chemistry.
â–²Location: 18 Dosan-daero 15-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
â–²Opening hours: 18:00 to 01:00 every day,
closed on Sundays
â–²Price: Omakase (1 person) 120,000 won
â–²Review (Shikigami Eleven ): Above all, I was very impressed by the
kamameshi with lots of salmon roe. The flavor was great and suited my taste!
3. “Sakeria Ikkon†in Apgujeong, a Japanese-based tavern
* Source: Sakeria Ikkon's official Instagram
* Source: Sakeria Ikkon's official Instagram
An izakaya with the concept of a Japanese tapas
bar, a great place to enjoy sake or wine with simple snacks. They have a diverse list of sake,
and they are also sold by one cup, so it's easy to serve it with dishes on a small plate. The popular menu is a bite-sized snack with golden tae marinated in
miso, sticky rice, and seaweed, and the point is to roll it up like mackerel and eat
it in one bite before the seaweed becomes soggy. The rich flavor of the crisp grains of rice and the savory grilled kumtae are exquisite.
Unflavored pickled mackerel sushi and Tongyeong fried oysters are also popular. One of the delicacies on the menu is the sweet, salty, and addictive flavor of buttered persimmons
eaten with butter in dried persimmons.
â–²Location: 28, Eonju-ro 170-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
â–²Business hours: 18:00 to 02:00 on weekdays,
closed on Sundays
â–²Price: Sashima (1 person) 30,000 won, Tongyeong fried oysters 17,000 won, dried persimmons in butter 9,00 won
â–²Testimonial (I'm a bachelor): I went to Kokyoriken and
went there as a second car, and I
want to visit places that have a great atmosphere, good food, and great places to drink sake.
4. On a day when you want to have a light drink, Serosu-gil 'Mirai'
* Source: Mirai's official Instagram
* Source: Mirai's official Instagram
The sandwich “Shibasando,†which contains pickled mackerel and potato salad, is Mirai's signature menu and is limited to 8 pieces per day. Among the appetizers, “Maguro Cheeseae,†which is particularly popular among women, is a mixture of tuna, avocado, Le Petiage cheese, and
egg yolk, wrapped in seaweed and eaten with seaweed, and is great to go with sake. “Hanjuku tamago,†a potato salad topped with smoked bacon,
salmon roe, and sea urchin roe, is also a popular menu item, and if you grate it well, the soft texture of the liver is delicious.
Snacks that go well with beer other than sake include “anago tempura†and “shrimp cream croquette,†in which eel stewed in soy sauce is wrapped in beets and shiso (Japanese sesame leaves) and deep-fried.
â–²Location: 24, Nonhyeon-ro 153-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
â–² Business hours: 18:00 to 02:00 every day, closed on Sundays
â–²Price range: 5 types of seasonal sashimi (for 2 people) 35,000 won, Shiba Sando 25,000 won
â–²Testimonial (I want to eat Mapo noodles): The best restaurant
I've been to this year. Since it was a recently opened restaurant, the interior and atmosphere were stylish, and the food was very delicious. In particular, the signature dish, Sabasando, was
ordered twice. There were 7 types of sashimi in the platter, and each
sashimi seemed to be cooked well according to the aging and ingredients. Also, the udon that was the last item on the menu was good, but what surprised me was not the taste but the service. Since there were 3 people in the group, they distributed the amount of one bowl to the three bowls. A true inspirational point. Returning doctor 1000%!
5. Japanese cuisine using warayaki , “Romantei†in Dosan Park
* Source: Romantei's official Instagram
* Source: Romantei's official Instagram
Romantei is an izakaya that reinterprets the food culture of Kochi Prefecture, south of Shisoku, and a region called
Tosara in the past, where you can enjoy a variety of Japanese dishes using warayaki (grilled straw). The feature is that you can enjoy a different menu using
seasonal ingredients and healthy recipes rather than a uniform menu. The signature menu, specially selected sashimi,
consists of
yellowtail , mackerel, saury, squid, sweet shrimp, sea bream, and steamed abalone, and may change depending on market conditions and seafood trends on that day. “Grilled eel
â€, which has a good texture that is easy to chew, is popular
along
with the soft “Korean beef tail suji straw grillâ€, which has an excellent springy texture that bursts in the mouth and has a strong aroma of rice straw.
â–²Location: 29 Seolleung-ro 155-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
â–² Opening hours: 18:00 to 24:00 every day, closed on Sundays
â–²Price range: Steamed sea bream head 28,000 won, Romantei special sashimi 58,000 won
â–²Testimonial (Blue Chicken): It's an izakaya with a slightly
different feeling~ The atmosphere is great!