Korean soul food miso. It's a magical ingredient that can be poured with plenty of water and boiled to drink it as a soup, or even if you boil it freely and rub it on the rice, it's a magical ingredient that makes the rice crackle. If you eat the meat until you're full, you can roll the rice in hot miso jigae and eat the rice over and over again. It's hard to find restaurants that mainly serve miso because of the ingredients you can easily find. Let's take a look at the 5 best miso restaurants we've carefully discovered.
1. Gangmiso specialty store that has been in operation for the second generation, Insa-dong, 'Porkmaru Jip Miso Art'
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This restaurant is located in Insa-dong Food Alley. The store is always filled with elderly people who are a regular force, contributing to the nostalgic atmosphere. If you order miso bimbap, they serve a refreshing drumfish soup, miso earthenware pot, and a treat along with various side dishes. If you add rich ginger miso and vegetables that have been aged for 3 years, you can enjoy the umami that explodes in your mouth.
â–²Location: 5-26, Insadong 4-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
▲Opening hours: 11:30 — 22:30 every day
â–²Price: Miso bibimbap 8,000 won, soy sauce crab rice 14,000 won
â–²Testimonial (shikigin bread, chocolate flavor): A taste you won't get tired of even if you eat it every day… The snack menu is also great.
2. Enjoy miso and Mokdong “Whale Abang†in a stylish Korean restaurant
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A place that operates a restaurant under the slogan of healthy Korean food from Jeju. The deep sea-colored walls add a spoonful of Jeju sensibility to the cozy and warm space. The food is prepared with ingredients representing Jeju, such as bomal, black pork, and tangerines, and the signature menu, Bomal Kang Miso Sambap, is rich in the flavor of the sea and has a beautiful, chewy texture. Crayfish that have been prepared to be easy to eat and the miso cream crayfish pasta with the flavor of miso are also popular.
â–²Location: 3rd Floor, 293 Mokdong-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul
▲Business hours: 11:00 — 21:30 every day, B/T 15:00 — 16:00
â–²Price: Bomal river miso sambap 25,000 won (2 people), crayfish with miso cream 21,000 won
â–²Testimonial (Boiled Rabbit): Bomal miso paste is also delicious, and the wraps are very generous, which is very satisfying. The happiness of giving you meat and eating in a variety of ways… it's a restaurant I love.
3. Miso meets pasta, 'Terry Kitchen' at the entrance of Sungshin Women's University
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If you walk a short walk from Sungshin Women's University Entrance Station, you'll find Terry Kitchen, which has a luxurious blue exterior. They sell a variety of pizza and pasta menus, and many people are looking for marbled miso pasta made with miso paste. Miso paste was added to the cream-based sauce to make the most of its light flavor. The slightly spicy aftertaste makes you happy until the last bite.
â–²Location: 4 Bomun-ro 39-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul
▲Opening hours: 11:30 — 22:00 every day, B/T 15:00 — 17:00, closed on Sundays
â–²Price: Marbled miso pasta 12,000 won, Gorgonzola pizza 15,000 won
â–²Testimonial (No nickname, no nickname): Marbled miso pasta.. This is my one-pick. The miso flavor isn't that strong, but the balance with the cream sauce is good. You can walk along Seongbuk-cheon after eating
4. Korean-based fusion noodle specialty store, 'Gamchil' in Yeonnam-dong
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If you walk through the charming alley of Yeonnam-dong, you'll find a gourmet restaurant. It's close to Dongjin Market, so it's a great place to wait while watching the market. The restaurant is small, so there are always waits, but it's a taste you can afford. The cream made with soothing and miso can be enjoyed in two flavors: pasta and risotto, and you can enjoy the smell of spring by putting a rich and fragrant soothing paste on the savory miso cream.
â–²Location: 3rd Floor, 27, Donggyo-ro 46-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
▲Business hours: 12:00 — 21:30 every day
â–²Price: Soothing miso cream risotto 14,000 won, gochujang samgyeopsal cream pasta 15,000 won
â–²Testimonial (eating and drinking): You can enjoy the perfect harmony of fusion cuisine. Junsu Bang Kitchen is also a fusion cuisine restaurant, but if you want a more casual feel, go for it! 100% of doctors who will visit again
5. Full of chewy woolong, 'Lee Kyung Jin Woolong Sambap Teishoku Ogeum Store' in Ogeum-dong
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There's a sink at the entrance where you can wash your hands and go in. The warm wooden interior has a partition in the middle, so you can enjoy your meal in a cozy space. The oolong sambap set meal consists of a freshly cooked oolong miso stew with kamameshi, oolong samjang filled with oolong, fresh rolls, and various side dishes. The oolong samjang is chewy and light because it is full of large domestic oolong.
â–²Location: 310, Jungdae-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul
▲Business hours: 11:00 — 22:00 every day
â–²Price: Woolung wrap set meal 17,000 won, stir-fried meat 20,000 won
â–²Testimonial (Iced tea full of ice): An earthenware pot full of thick grains comes out. If you put it deliciously on samjang and wrap it with wrapped vegetables, it tastes like honey!