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Read guide →Korean cuisine (hansik) is built around balance — fermented sides (banchan), a steaming bowl of rice, and a main dish that changes with the season. Meals are served all at once rather than in courses, and sharing dishes at the table is the norm. The depth of flavor comes from slow-fermented pastes like doenjang (soybean) and gochujang (chili), which form the backbone of soups, stews, and marinades across the country.
Gangnam-gu is Seoul's upscale business and entertainment district south of the Han River. Home to K-pop entertainment companies, COEX Mall, and the Apgujeong-Rodeo shopping strip, it attracts young professionals, tourists, and K-drama fans. Restaurants here tend toward the polished and premium, with a density of international cuisine, high-end Korean dining, and trendy cafés.
We went to lunch here solely for the Stray Kids signings...it was a revelation!!! We ate really well...I recommend it!!!!!
Came here as part of my straykids pilgrimage and it didn’t disappoint! The food was honestly delicious and very affordable. Had the soybean stew (dwenjangjjigae-seungmin’s rec) grilled mackerel (Straykids rec just that they didn’t have enough money to eat it) and a plate of fried spam. The seaweed side that bangchan liked is indeed delicious. There’s a wall filled with notes from Stays around Straykid’s signature. Also seen are 2pm,got7 signatures and I guess probably twice/itzy/wondergirls at the elevated room area. So happy to eat the same food as the kids when they were trainees :)
