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Sonjung Bossam (손정보쌈)
24 Samil-daero 15-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Sonjung Bossam offers dishes with a modern touch by reinterpreting traditional meals. Passed down for three generations, this restaurant values sincerity and careful attention in food making in order to serve every customer a heartwarming meal. Sonjung Bossam's signature dish Premium Gabri Bossam takes only the rarest pork cut, the blade-end fatback called "gabri" in Korean, and boils the meat using the restaurant's secret recipe for tender, juicy meat. The restaurant also serves their own special version of spicy stir-fried fish roe and intestines and haemultang (spicy seafood stew), boasting a generous amount of various seafood and rich broth. All meals are prepared wholeheartedly as if they are being served to a family.
Sook Octopus (숙이네)
172 Seongnam 1-gil, Muan-eup, Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do
With more than 40 years of history, this octopus specialty restaurant is best known for 'Nakjichomuchim' (sweet and sour octopus salad), seasoned with house-made rice wine vinegar. 'Nakjiyeonpotang' (octopus soup) and 'Nakjihoronggui' (grilled whole octopus) are also available.
Sooyeon Sanbang (수연산방)
8 Seongbuk-ro 26-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul
Sooyeon Sanbang is a traditional tea house located in Seongbuk-dong. It was originally built during the Japanese colonial period and was the hanok of the literary figure Lee Taejun. Today, it is operated as a tea house by the writer's granddaughter. The name Sooyeon Sanbang means "a house where literati gather in the mountains." Visitors can enjoy traditional teas such as daechucha (jujube tea) and ssanghwacha (medicinal herb tea), along with snacks like injeolmi (bean-powder-coated rice cake).
Sosomilmil Seoak Branch (소소밀밀 서악점)
15 Neungnam-gil, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
◎ Travel information to meet Hallyu’s charm - "The Good Bad Mother" The neighborhood gathering spot in the drama where Jo-woori Village residents frequently met to share big and small news, enjoy meals together, and partake in hobbies. In reality, Sosomilmil is a warm-atmosphere cafe and bookstore located within a rural village. Housed in a wooden building with a high ceiling, it's an ideal place for peaceful reading.
Soul (소울)
B1, 35 Sinheung-ro 26-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
Soul is a fine-dining located in Hannam-dong. It presents reinterpretations of Korean cuisine, drawing inspiration from traditional dishes. The menu is structured into lunch and dinner courses. Known for its ability to artistically express familiar flavors encountered in daily life, Soul was selected for the 2023 Michelin Guide Seoul. Operating on a reservation-only basis, bookings can be made via phone.
Ssangdungine Gabyusl Sikdang (쌍둥이네가벼슬식당)
118-8 Ihyoseok-gil, Bongpyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do
Though this restaurant specializes in chicken dishes, such as baeksuk (whole chicken soup) or dakbokkeumtang (spicy braised chicken), it is also known for gondeurebap (thistle rice), which is made into a bibimbap with makjang (Gangwon-style soybean paste). This restaurant, with its long history, has welcomed many famous figures, including athletes from around the world who competed in the Winter Olympics.
Starbucks Buckhansan (스타벅스 더북한산)
24-11 Daeseomun-gil, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul
'"The" store, panoramic view of Bukhansan Mountain and garden Starbucks Bukhansan is the third Destination Store by Starbucks. It features a “Healing in Nature” concept that beautifully combines the natural beauty of Bukhansan Mountain with various landscape spaces and offers breathtaking views of Bukhansan Mountain. Starbucks Bukhansan store is currently the most loved and trending place in Korea, and it ranked first in the “2023 Best Restaurants Voted by Locals VS Foreigners” list announced by the Korea Tourism Organization. Starbucks Bukhansan proudly offers the store's exclusive Bukhansan Lemon Earl Grey Blended beverage, and Crafted Food available only at some Starbucks stores. There is a photo zone on the 3F rooftop to take memorable pictures. These are the reasons why many customers consider it one of the top locations to have a special Starbucks experience.
Starbucks Byuldabang (스타벅스 별다방)
100 Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
Byuldabang is a cozy space in the city, where the present and future of Starbucks coexist Byuldabang is a special name. It combines the Korean words byul, which means stars, and dabang, which means a traditional space where people gather and talk over tea or drink. Byuldabang is the nickname Koreans generally use for Starbucks. Starbucks Byuldabang store opened in appreciation of customers of Starbucks Korea, celebrating its 22nd anniversary. This particular store is a Starbucks Reserve store with new concept food items, and is the first among Starbucks stores worldwide to have digital art wall decorations. The images projected to the art wall are “The Journey of Siren.” It is a surreal journey of Siren, who delivers coffee messages around the ocean, day and night. Customers love the story.
Starbucks Chuncheon Gubongsan R (스타벅스 춘천구봉산R점)
1154-63 Sunhwan-daero Dong-myeon, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
Starbucks Chuncheon Gubongsan R is a beautiful Starbucks Reserve store offering a bird's eye view of Chuncheon City Starbucks Chuncheon Gubongsan R is the only Starbucks Reserve store in Gangwon State. At this beautiful store, you can enjoy the magnificent view of Chuncheon at a glance. Chuncheon Gubongsan R offers premium coffee brewed with various extraction devices and beans. You can also find special store-exclusive food items. Enjoy four seasons to the fullest when you look at Chuncheon downtown. Note that the sunset view from the rooftop terrace is exceptionally beautiful.
Starbucks Daegu Jongro Old House (스타벅스 대구종로고택)
22 Jungang-daero 77-gil, Jung-gu, Daegu
Special Starbucks store where the past and present meet in harmony .Starbucks Daegu Jongro Old House store conserved the beautiful architectural style of a hanok house built in 1919 and reinterpreted with the modern touch. The store is composed of two hanok buildings and a garden. There is a separate building for restrooms. Here, you can enjoy the scenery of the four seasons and the history from past to present. The store also offers high-quality audio sound in collaboration with Bang & Olufsen, who was inspired by Daegu, the origin of Korea’s modern music cafe and the city of culture and art. The store sits in the middle of the Jingolmok Alley, the second course of the Modern Cultural Alley Tour, and has become a tourists’ beloved destination and landmark in Daegu. This special store serves as a guide that indirectly delivers a historical meaning.
Starbucks Edae R (스타벅스 이대R)
34 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul
Starbucks Edae R store is the first Starbucks store opened in 1999 and Korea's first Reserve only store Starbucks Edae R store is the first Starbucks store opened in Korea. It is located 150 meters from the front gate of Ewha Womans University. The store has been loved by customers for over two decades since 1999. In celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2019, the store re-opened as Korea's first Reserve-only store. It specializes in offering specialty coffee and memorable experiences to many customers visiting Korea's first Starbucks store. As the leading store presenting the history and future of Starbucks, it offers high-quality coffee in a beautifully decorated setting, along with unique beverages and exclusive merchandise available only at this particular store.
Starbucks Gyeongdong Market (스타벅스 경동1960)
3 Gosanja-ro 36-gil, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul
Restored Gyeongdong Market space and the 5th community store for a win-win relationship with local economy This 5th Starbucks Community Store is housed in a restored theater in Gyeongdong Market. The store has a win-win agreement with local merchants. Starbucks created a multiple cultural space in collaboration with LG Electronics such as LG Gold Star Radio Refresh Center. Every week, local artists and college students present culture and art performances on the stage that recreated the theatre concept. To offer a special experience suitable to an old theater, Starbucks developed the Retro Theater-like CND. For differentiated customer experiences, the store sells store-baked crafted food and exclusive merchandise.
Starbucks Jeju Songdangpark R (스타벅스 더제주송당파크R)
1189 Bijarim-ro Gujwa-eup, Jeju-si, Jeju-do
Korea's largest Starbucks Reserve exclusive store. Enjoy special coffee along with nature and culture Starbucks Jeju Songdang R store is Korea’s largest Starbucks Reserve exclusive store. The store offers views of Hallasan Mountain and Jeju Stone Park, so you can leisurely enjoy the scenery of nature with various coffee beverages and foods in and out of the store. There are various specialty beverages, foods, and merchandise available only at the Jeju Songdang R store. As a Starbucks Reserve exclusive store, you can enjoy kinetic artwork representing coffee stories and an exhibition of photographer An Woong-chul's works in collaboration with the global camera manufacturer Leica.
Starbucks The Buckhangang R (스타벅스 더북한강R)
1098 Bukhangang-ro Hwado-eup, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do
Enjoy Reserve coffee while enjoying the view of Bukhangang River and make special memories with your pet Starbucks The Bukhan River R is a special store where you can enjoy a view of Bukhangang River with Reserve beverages, various specialty foods and merchandise. It is Korea’s first pet-friendly store where you can make special memories with your pet in the special pet zone on 1F. The store offers various customer experiences from natural landscape, to expansive parking spaces, EV charging station, and a rooftop on 3F.
Subyeon Choego Dwaeji Gukbap Millak Main Store (수변최고돼지국밥 민락본점)
부산광역시 수영구 광안해변로370번길 9-32
The signature dish is hangjeong gukbap (pork neck and rice soup) made with pork neck. The soup is known for its rich flavor, as it is prepared by simmering pork bones to extract a deep broth.
Sukseongdo (숙성도 제주본점)
41 Wonnohyeong-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju-do
Mouthwatering aged black pork Black pork grill recommended by locals. Through aging process that span from 720 hours to 30 days, they hold a know-how that brings the best taste out of black porks.
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