Restaurants

Confirming South Korea as a strong culinary destination, the MICHELIN Guide extends its coverage to Busan. Busan’s culinary potential, with its popular traditional cuisine and natural marine environment seduced the inspectors of the Guide. This upcoming MICHELIN Guide selection will be unveiled in February 2024.

Our inspectors reveal 3 restaurants that newly added to the MICHELIN Guide Seoul in April 2023.

Chef Kang Min-chul of the eponymous KANG MINCHUL Restaurant, newly minted with One MICHELIN Star in the MICHELIN Guide Seoul 2023, is pioneering his own complete genre through "a unique travelogue" experience.

15 restaurants are awarded or promoted to One, Two, or Three MICHELIN Stars; a total of 95 restaurants are recognised with MICHELIN Stars, with 78 in Hong Kong and 17 in Macau; and the sustainable commitment of one new restaurant is also highlighted with the MICHELIN Green Star.

From feeding the underprivileged to supporting healthcare workers and vulnerable youth, these MICHELIN restaurant chefs have used their culinary skills and community of chef peers to make a difference in their communities.

A Korean noodle dish that's especially popular during the hot summer months, naengmyeon, or Korean cold noodles, is a staple in Korean households. Find out how these MICHELIN-Starred Korean restaurants elevate this humble dish.

Chef Kwon Woo-joong is championing heritage and rare recipes that range from pheasant to hairtail kimchi, showcased in the restaurant’s daily kimchi cart