South Korea makes more wine than it can reasonably drink, in more styles than any single guide can carry. This almanac is our reading of it. 1 regions, ranked the way we'd visit them; the houses our critics keep returning to; and a short list of restaurants where we'd spend the evening.
South Korea
South Korea
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The country, in numbers and adjectives.
The terroirs, by hand.
1 regions worth the trip first — chosen by the Femente desk for the houses we’d open with, the variety of styles within each, and the cooking that grew up around them.
Where to spend the evening.
12 rooms across South Korea our editors keep coming back to — chosen for the cooking and the wine list, in that order.
Mingles | 밍글스
Asian Fusion — Seoul
100
Restaurant Allen 레스토랑 알렌
Modern · Korean Style — Seoul
97
정식당 JUNGSIK SEOUL
Modern · Korean Style — Seoul
97
EVETT 에빗
Modern — Seoul
97
palate[ˈpælət] 팔레트
Korean Style — Busan
92
Seventh Door
Grill · Korean Style — Seoul
92
Restaurant Solbam *
Korean Style — Seoul
92
LÉGUME (레귬)
Vegan · Korean Style · Modern — Seoul
92
BICENA-비채나 | 미쉐린 1스타 한식 파인다이닝
Korean Style — Seoul
92
전통문화연구소 온지음
Korean Style — Seoul
92
Lega’
Salad · Pasta · Japanese Fusion — Seoul
92
FAGP (팩피)
Modern · Korean Style — Seoul
88
South Korea — good to know
- How many wineries are in South Korea?
- Femente tracks 10 wineries across 1 wine regions in South Korea, alongside 266 critic-tracked restaurants.
- What are the main wine regions in South Korea?
- The most-covered wine regions in South Korea include Wine of South Korea.
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