Kojima (restaurant)

Kwonsooksoo (Korean: 권숙수) is a fine dining Korean restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. The restaurant opened in July 2015, and received two Michelin stars in the 2017 Michelin guide. It has maintained that rating through 2023. The head chef is Kwon Woo-joong (권우중). Kwon reportedly learned cooking from his mother. His family reportedly cooked extensively at home; they reportedly made 20 types of kimchi at once. The restaurant's cuisine takes inspiration from Korean royal court cuisine. Dishes are served in Korean ceramics.

Mingles (Korean: 밍글스) is a fine dining restaurant in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. It first opened in 2014. It serves contemporary Korean cuisine mixed with elements of other cuisines. and It received two Michelin stars for 2024. The restaurant was named the best restaurant in Korea by Asia's 50 Best Restaurants in 2024. A 2018 list by The Guardian ranked it in the top 10 best restaurants in Seoul.

Apgujeongrodeo Station is a station on the Bundang Line, a commuter rail line of Korail. From 2 May to 31 July 2013, the station hosted the 2PM G+Star Zone exhibition, featuring boyband 2PM, as part of the G+Dream Project by Gangnam-gu Office for disadvantaged youth.

L'Amitié (lit. 'friendship'; Korean: 라미띠에) is a fine dining restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. It specializes in French cuisine and first opened in 1999. It received one Michelin star for 2018 (the first year the guide was offered in Seoul) through 2024.

Chungdam High School (Korean: 청담고등학교) is a public high school located in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It was opened in 1990.

Yun (Korean: 윤) is a fine dining restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. It serves Korean cuisine. It earned one Michelin Star from 2022 through 2024. The restaurant is led by chef Kim Do-yun. Kim never attended a culinary school, and instead learned by working in various restaurants in Korea since 1992. It serves a variety of Korean noodle dishes, as well as fish and beef dishes. The restaurant was closed for eight months, from late 2021 to March 2022. During this time, Kim visited Europe and the United States to study food there.

Sushi Matsumoto (Korean: 스시 마츠모토) is a fine dining restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. It specializes in sushi, of Japanese cuisine. It received one Michelin Star from 2022 through 2024. According to a 2021 article, the restaurant was led by chef Matsumoto Mizuho. Matsumoto worked at the restaurant Kyubey in Japan, as well as in the Westin Chosun Seoul's Sushi Cho. He became head chef of Sushi Matsumoto in 2011.

KANG MINCHUL Restaurant (Korean: 강민철 레스토랑) is a fine dining restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. It serves French cuisine. It received one Michelin Star from 2023 through 2024. The owner-chef and namesake of the restaurant is Kang Minchul. Kang studied cooking in Korea until university. At age 24, he worked in hotels and restaurants in the United States. He then moved to France. He reportedly received training from French chefs such as Joël Robuchon, Alain Ducasse, and Pierre Gagnaire. A kimchi dish that he created reportedly appeared on the menu of a three-starred Pierre Gagnaire restaurant in France. He returned to South Korea in the early 2020s and started his restaurant. The restaurant's menu is reportedly not fixed. The restaurant is also reportedly small, and serves three tables at a time by 2024; it originally served only one table at a time.

Muni (Korean: 무니; Japanese: 無二, lit. 'no two alike') is a fine dining restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. It specializes in Japanese cuisine, specifically kaiseki (multi-course meals). It first opened in 2018. It received one Michelin Star from 2021 through 2024. Its head chef is Kim Dong-wook. Kim fell in love with Japanese cuisine in high school, after reading the Japanese manga Shōta no Sushi. He graduated from the Hattori Nutrition College. He began working in the kaiseki restaurant Kikunoi, under owner-chef Yoshihiro Murata. He also studied to become a sake sommelier: a kikizakeshi. According to a 2021 article, the restaurant reportedly attempts to emphasize seasonality of ingredients. The menu reportedly changes every month, and there is no fixed signature dish. The restaurant serves an array of dishes from Japanese cuisine.

Mitou (Korean: 미토우; Japanese: 未到, lit. 'yet to arrive') is a fine dining restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. It first opened in 2018, and serves Japanese cuisine. It received one Michelin star from 2021 to 2023, and received two stars in 2024. The restaurant reportedly serves kaiseki (multi-course) meals. The menu reportedly changes every season and year, following the availability of ingredients. The cuisine serves both traditional Japanese cuisine and innovations on the cuisine. The pair reportedly adjust the menu to suit Korean tastes. Their signature dish is reportedly a savory monaka (Japanese confection). The restaurant is led by chef duo Kwon Young-woon and Kim Bo-mi; the pair reportedly both met while training in Japan. The restaurant is reportedly named for the restaurant's aspiration to a consistent work ethic and perfection.

Evett (Korean: 에빗) is a fine dining restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. It first opened in 2019, and received one Michelin star from 2020 through 2024. The restaurant incorporates elements of Korean and other cuisines. Its owner-chef is Joseph Lidgerwood, an Australian from Tasmania. He has experience cooking in the United Kingdom, the United States, and in Scandinavia. In 2016, he first arrived in South Korea and opened a pop-up restaurant. Lidgerwood spent time learning to cook Korean cuisine, especially in creating jang (fermented bean foods). He studied under Kisoondo, a jang artisan. The menu reportedly changes seasonally. A liquor brewed by Lidgerwood called "Oh My Gat" is served in the restaurant.

Gaon (Korean: 가온; lit. center), stylized as GAON, is a fine dining restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. As of 2023, it is the only South Korean restaurant to receive three Michelin stars for seven years in a row, from when the Michelin Guide Seoul first began to be published in 2016. In 2023, it went on an indefinite hiatus.