Gangnam District · Seoul
Who recommends 7th Door? Olivia Lee and 50 Best — 1 person who’d know and 1 publication have named 7th Door in Gangnam District, Seoul, in their own words below where they gave them.
What should you order at 7th Door? The dishes the people who recommend it mention: Daechun Kim.
chef and F&B consultant · on Tatler Asia
“Another Seoul restaurant recommendation is 7th Door, chef Dan Kim’s Korean cuisine based on fermentation and ageing. Dan finds the essence of Korean cuisine in the time it takes to make it complete. Kimchi, various sauces and condiments, banchan (side dishes) are perfected with time. 7th Door represents seven elements which are the five tastes (sweet, spicy, sour, salty, bitter) combined with chef’s love and passion, and lastly, the magic of fermentation and ageing. A sophisticated and relaxed table setting formed around the visible kitchen, 7th Door seats up to 14 diners and offers an intimate and cosy experience. The seasonal menu always offers a fun dish such as truffle tteokbokki (rice cakes) and caviar doughnut, all an elevated version of similar Korean snacks. The highlight is Dan’s signature “Daechun Kim”, which is a play on words of Dan’s Korean name and also a famous brand for “Gim” Korean seaweed. Rice and pickled vegetables are wrapped in seaweed with housemade ganjang gaejang (soy sauce marinated crab) and caviar. Diners at 7th can enjoy many of the different sauces and syrups that Dan started before the opening of the restaurant.”
Also named by: 50 Best.
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Last recommendation added 2023-11-02