4.6Pimfy 핌피 성수
A Seongsu bistro that plates Western dishes without the white-tablecloth price: truffle aglio e olio, sous-vide chuck-flap steak, a chive-chopped frenched lamb rack, grilled marinated octopus.
₩15–40k3 rating sources- 떼르세로 코스테스Photos coming soon — links inside
4.5Ferments 퍼멘츠
Ferments is a Yongsan vegan restaurant and natural-wine bar built around fermentation — hummus, vegan pizza, and a fermented vegan tomato ramyeon anchor a menu paired with natural wines and house kombucha.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.4Hamban 함반 합정
A one-dish room in Hapjeong doing hambak steak — the Korean-Japanese salisbury steak — in four versions: beef, pork, chicken, or the mixed 'moa' patty.
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4.3Dining Neul 다이닝늘 홍대점
A tasting-menu restaurant near Hongdae, running four dinner courses of increasing length and a single lunch set at 35,000 won — the cheapest way into the kitchen.
over ₩40k5 rating sourcesRising
4.3Kkalli 깔리
Kkalli is an India-run curry house a minute from Sadang Station exit 11, serving chicken makhani curry tuned to Korean palates alongside tandoori chicken and garlic naan, with a cheaper weekday lunch set than its dinner menu; a second, original branch operates in Daehangno.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.3Plantude Coex 플랜튜드 코엑스점
Plantude is a vegan casual-dining brand run by Pulmuone Food & Culture, and its Coex branch serves plant-based pasta and mushroom-and-tofu mains from a stall inside Starfield Coex Mall's basement level.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.2Bekind Banh Mi 비카인드 반미
A banh mi counter on the ground floor of an office tower near Euljiro 3-ga, grilling pork belly to order for the crispy pork roll and slow-cooking a ragu for the other.
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4.2New Delhi 뉴델리
An Indian restaurant off Apgujeong-ro, licensed at this address since 1991 — old enough to predate almost every other Indian kitchen in Seoul.
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BTS Jin4.2Gianni's Napoli 지아니스나폴리 역삼 본점
BTS Jin
A Yeoksam basement pizzeria working Neapolitan-style out of a wood oven: margherita di bufala at ₩23,000, regina ₩25,000, corbara napoletana ₩25,000, mortadella ₩26,000.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.1Crispy Pork Town 크리스피 포크 타운
A Mexican counter off Noksapyeong, licensed at this Itaewon address since 2004.
₩15–40k3 rating sources
4.0Dirty Dough 더티도우
Dirty Dough is a Yongni-dangil sandwich spot in Yongsan built around jambon-beurre — the ham-and-butter baguette — and other French-style baguette sandwiches.
₩15–40k3 rating sources
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