Let’s find a good restaurant and eat at the beginning of the year, encouraging ourselves to endure this year well. It will be a time to calmly organize your body and mind starting the year with great food and wine in a wonderful space.
Gourmet feast! Introducing five newly popular French and Italian restaurants.
Italian new restaurant BEST 5
The Meeting of French Quizine and Wood & Fire, Samsung ‘아티피크’
A popular French restaurant in Samseong-dong these days. The interior designed with a flowing curve and a small and calm interior are perfect for ending the year quietly. It is a wood and fire concept restaurant with a variety of smoky dishes. Following the amuse bush, dishes such as mackerel, snow crab, foie gras, gilt-tae, and quail are followed, and dishes that are satisfactory in the order of choosing and enjoying the main dish of lamb ribs or shredded vegetables stand out. Lunch is a bit simpler and more reasonable. Wine pairing is available for dinner.
▲ Location
2, Yeongdong-daero 122-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
Saturday (Lunch) 12:00-15:00, Tuesday to Friday (Dinner) 17:30-23:00, Saturday (Dinner) 17:30-23:00, Sunday and Monday closed.
▲Price
Lunch course 90,000 won and dinner course 200,000 won.
▲ Review
(siksin 온동이가작고예뻐): I visited because it was an anniversary, and I was very satisfied because the atmosphere of XD was slightly darker.LOL The staff were all kind~ Thank you for explaining the menu in detail.
Contemporary restaurant with French roots, Seoul Station ‘아툼’
Chef Kang Min-chul, a former Michelin star chef, and Chef Kim Kwang-min, Hannam Sushinoaya, are new spaces. As the name of the store borrowed the name of 아툼, the god of creation, the magnificent interior of 130 pyeong centered on black is first seen. The cuisine is also based on French, but the new and more casual approach is impressive. I recommend sirloin steak and back grilled over charcoal. There are a variety of cocktails, champagne, and whiskey lineups, making it a good place for Christmas and other year-end and New Year’s gatherings.
▲ Location
14, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
Closed on Sundays, 11:30 to 23:00 (B·T 16:00 to 18:00) every day
▲Price
Korean beef sirloin 120,000 won, mushroom risogato 38,000 won, and Korean beef carpaccio 52,000 won.
▲ Review
(siksin 꺄르르꺄르르): I visited for a cocktail once, and I was surprised because it was bigger than I thought… It’s in front of Seoul Station, and there are many rooms, and each room has a different interior, and it feels hip, so it’ll be a great meeting place.
French, which is informal and comfortable to approach, Seongsu ‘매튜’
Chef Lee Won-seok’s restaurant, who served as head chef of Fine Dining Mingles, Korean food. Created under the chef’s own English name, this space presents French cuisine that can be enjoyed more casually in a comfortable atmosphere. Each season, the course is organized using fresh seasonal ingredients, and quail dishes are popular, with sauce made using the gravy and wine left in the pan after grilling the soft breast and leg meat of quail. The advantage is that the price of wine pairing as well as the course is reasonable.
▲ Location
31, Ttukseom-ro 15-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
Closed on Sundays and Mondays from 12:00 to 22:00 (B·T 15:00 to 18:00) every day.
▲Price
Lunch course 60,000 won and dinner course 110,000 won.
▲ Review
(siksin 마음만은몸짱): The atmosphere was cozy and the food was very delicious, so I was satisfied. This price for this configuration makes me feel that the lunch is very cheap. It’s a place where I want to come with someone on a special day again.
Italian Fine Dining Restaurant Enjoying the Season, Sangam ‘일 베키오’
Italian restaurant of chef Kim Min-kyun from Listorante Eo and Kim Binna Patissier, who gained experience at Pierre Herme’s Tokyo branch. Careful efforts can be seen throughout the space, including calm and subtle lighting and interior objects. Italian course dishes are made using seasonal ingredients such as seasonal vegetables and fruits. Pasta, which is slightly dry on the outside after noodles, has a chewy taste. It is interesting that desserts such as grilled snacks and cakes, as well as tiramisu with cacao fries at the end of the course, are strong, especially “Zahertorte,” a chocolate cake sandwiched with apricot jam, has a lot of fixed fans with a rich chocolate taste and thick texture.
▲ Location
332-12, World Cup Buk-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
Daily 12:00-22:00 (B·T 15:00-18:00), closed on Sundays.
▲Price
Lunch 5 course 55,000 won, Dinner course 85,000 won to 115,000 won, Jaher Torte 45,000 won
▲ Review
(siksin 요술봉뾰로롱): I think it’s right to say that it was a dining where you could feel the sincerity of each and every step of the way in space and cooking. You were so kind and I think the price is reasonable. I like to go to new restaurants every time, and this is a good restaurant that I want to visit again!
French, Shin Nonhyeon’s “큐리오” which is good to approach comfortably.
The restaurant is located close to Sinnonhyeon Station on foot and has good accessibility. It is centered on French, but it is a good place to add a single menu and wine more casually. Lunch is only available for course meals, but the five dishes are very reasonable at around 30,000 won. Olive, the signature, is a menu finished with chopped tomatoes, nuts, and olive oil on cheese, and you can’t help but add wine. It is recommended to finish refreshingly with a refreshing raspberry sherbet, Isfahan.
▲ Location
226, Seoun-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
Daily (dinner) 18:00 to 24:00, weekend (lunch) 12:00 to 15:00, Tuesdays and Wednesdays closed.
▲Price
Okdom 27,000 won, Olive 15,000 won, Isfahan 5,000 won
▲ Review
(siksin 요가뽜이아): Every dish was so new and delicious that I repeatedly said it was delicious whenever I served.LOL Next time, I want to go with several people and try all the other menus.crying