Korean · Seoul, South Korea
How to book Kwonsooksoo
The drop
Each month's tables open at 10:00 Seoul time on the first business day of the month two months earlier.
Rule from a press report, not stated by the restaurant; last read 19 October 2026.
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- Release
- the first weekday at 10:00, 2 months out (Seoul time)
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About Kwonsooksoo
Kwonsooksoo is a Korean fine dining restaurant in Seoul owned and run by chef Kwon Woo-joong, who reportedly learned to cook from his mother4. It opened in July 2015 and earned two Michelin stars in the 2017 Seoul guide4. It still holds two Michelin stars and carries an Asia's 50 Best Restaurants mention on its booking page1,2. It is now on the fourth floor of 37 Apgujeong-ro 80-gil in Gangnam-gu2.
The cooking is modern Korean, built on seasonal Korean ingredients and on staples the kitchen makes itself, above all jang (soy sauce, gochujang and other base sauces) and kimchi2,3.Kwon has said these base flavours take years to bring from scratch to the table, and that he wants diners to see Korean cooking as refined and elegant3. Plates and cutlery are made with Korean artists3.
The meal is a set menu. It opens with small bites paired with traditional Korean spirits, and the main course comes "doksang" style, on a traditional wooden table for one person, which Kwon describes as a modern take on the single-portion tables of Korea's royal dining culture2,3. A kimchi cart and a dessert trolley come to the table2,5. The Michelin Guide describes a minimalist room that fills with daylight at lunch2.
What people like
- The kimchi cart, which Tatler says offers 10 kinds of seasonal kimchi at the table.5
- Signature plates such as truffle bean noodles made with soybeans from Mount Myeongjisan, and abalone with caviar under 44-year-old seed soy sauce.5
- The Michelin Guide calls the meal "quietly compelling" and praises the pure, delicate flavours drawn from seasonal Korean ingredients.2
- A calm, daylit dining room that Michelin inspectors find well suited to business lunches and intimate meals.2
- The dessert trolley that ends the meal, which Michelin says brings it to "an elegant close".2
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Sources
Last checked 19 October 2026. The restaurant does not state this rule in words: it comes from a press report or from the release dates its booking page shows.
- kwonsooksoo.com official: Release rule (10:00 on the first business day, about 60 days ahead), name-only bookings, dress code, 15-minute late rule, checked 2026-10-19
- guide.michelin.com secondary: Two Michelin stars, checked 2026-10-19
Sources for the description and pictures
- catchtable.net platform: Kwonsooksoo - Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea - Restaurant Reservation & Booking - CATCHTABLE
- guide.michelin.com guide: Kwonsooksoo – Seoul - a MICHELIN Guide Restaurant
- guide.michelin.com guide: Kwonsooksoo serves the sincerity of Korean flavors on a plate
- en.wikipedia.org reference: Kwonsooksoo - Wikipedia
- tatlerasia.com press: Kwonsooksoo | Tatler Asia