korea visit is a guide to eating out in Korea, written for people who are visiting the country or have just moved here. We have been publishing since December 2023, starting with neighbourhood restaurant guides for Seoul and Jeju and gradually adding cafés, bakeries, short trips and places to stay.
Who we are
The site is published by Connecton Inc.. You can reach the team at help@connecton.co.kr.
Our guides are written by five writers, each with their own patch:
- Jessie covers chef-run restaurants (including the series on Netflix's Black and White Chef contestants), trips to Gongju and Jeju, and the occasional hotel or hanok stay.
- Alex writes the city guides outside Seoul – Gyeongju, Daejeon, Yeosu, Gangneung, Sokcho – and Seoul neighbourhoods such as Euljiro, Mullae and Gangnam.
- Chris looks after Seoul's cafés, bakeries and wine bars, Busan's coffee scene, and neighbourhood guides around Seoul.
- Mandy writes themed round-ups – bingsu, Italian restaurants, Jeju dessert shops – and guides to smaller cities such as Mokpo, Samcheok and Pocheon.
- Santi covers breakfast spots, cafés and seasonal food.
What we cover
Restaurants, cafés and bakeries in Seoul and around Korea, grouped by neighbourhood, city or theme. We favour places that people in Korea actually go to – local institutions, long-running family restaurants and places with queues – over places that exist mainly for tourists.
How a guide is put together
Every guide tries to answer the practical questions first: what the place is known for, what to order, roughly what it costs, and how to get there. For each place we list:
- the Korean name next to the English one, so you can search it in Naver Map or KakaoMap or show it to a taxi driver;
- the address and a map;
- opening hours, break time and closing days;
- prices for signature dishes when we have them.
Some guides are based on our own visits, with our own photos and first-hand notes; others pull together what is publicly known about a place – its own social media, map listings and what visitors say. Our editorial policy explains how we choose places and how we handle corrections.
Languages
Guides are written in English. Korean, Japanese, Chinese and Spanish versions are produced by machine translation so more readers can use them. If a translated sentence reads oddly, the English page is the reference.
Get in touch
Found a closed restaurant, changed hours or a wrong address? Want to suggest a place? See the contact page or email help@connecton.co.kr.