Jongno-gu is the historic heart of Seoul, containing Gyeongbokgung Palace, Bukchon Hanok Village, and Insadong's antique street. The area balances ancient and modern — traditional Korean restaurants, teahouses, and street food vendors operate alongside contemporary galleries and specialty coffee shops. Eating here feels like a connection to centuries of Seoul food culture.
Great find, lots of choice and very friendly and helpful staff.
Last visit i had an unsatisfied experience. We ordered 3 same menu pasta and other 2 different menu pasta. The 2 different menu pasta came out first following by the 1 pasta from the 3 portions... looks like there is miss by internal process, so the other 2 same menu pasta came out 20mins later 😔 (its a freshmade pasta) while the 3 already finished with their meals, the 2 just keep waiting without any updates ( we asked, but the hall staff said its cooking). When we want to ordered pizza because the pasta still not come out, the hall staff said closing time is in 30 mins....... And yeah, we decide not to comeback 😅 pizza taste good but pasta was decent. Pasta price start at 17,000 include 1 drink
We had a lovely dinner for two, with delicious food and nice service, at this small restaurant. There was no wait for 2 on a Thursday evening. We order pizza and the porcini pasta and both were delicious. The pizza was "bar style" (i.e. not wood fired) and was good, slightly chewy crust. The porcini pasta (fettuccine) was rich and creamy and would have passed in Italy. The portion was small but appropriate for the richness. Wine was available by the glass. The final price was around 60k won, quite a bargain for such a nice dinner. We would happily go again. Highly recommended! For English speakers: the menu was entirely in Korean but easily translated by apps and the server spoke good English. Do not let that worry you!
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