Summary
| Stars | 2017 | 2018 [2] | 2019 [3] | 2020 [4] | 2021 [5] | 2022 [6] | 2023 [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Total | 24 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 35 |
This is a list of Michelin starred restaurants in Seoul, South Korea. Restaurants that have or had at least one Michelin star are mentioned here, since the debut of the 2017 guide in November 2016. [1]
| Stars | 2017 | 2018 [2] | 2019 [3] | 2020 [4] | 2021 [5] | 2022 [6] | 2023 [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Total | 24 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 35 |
| Name | Categories [8] | Location | 2017 | 2018 [2] | 2019 [3] | 2020 [4] | 2021 [9] | 2022 [6] | 2023 [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaon | Korean | Gangnam District | | | | | | | |
| La Yeon | Korean | Jung District | | | | | | | |
| Gotgan | Yeongdeungpo District | | | | | N/A | |||
| Kwonsooksoo | Korean | Gangnam District | | | | | | | |
| Pierre Gagnaire | French | Jung District | | N/A | | | | | |
| Alla Prima | Innovative | Gangnam District | | | | | | | |
| Balwoo Gongyang [10] | Jongno District | | | | | N/A | |||
| Bicena | Korean | Songpa District | | | | | | | |
| Bo Reum Soei/Boreumsae | Gangnam District | | N/A | ||||||
| Dining in Space | Jongno District | | | | Closed [11] | ||||
| Hamo | Gangnam District | | N/A | ||||||
| Jin Jin | Mapo District | | | | N/A | ||||
| Jungsik | Contemporary | Gangnam District | | | | | | | |
| Keunkiwajip | Jongno District | | | N/A | |||||
| Kojima | Sushi | Gangnam District | | | | | | | |
| L’Amitié | French | Gangnam District | | | | | | | |
| Mingles | Contemporary | Gangnam District | | | | | | | |
| Poom | Korean | Yongsan District | | | | | | N/A | |
| Ristorante EO | Gangnam District | | | N/A | |||||
| Soigné | Innovative | Seocho District | | | | | | | |
| Twenty Four Seasons | Gangnam District | | N/A | ||||||
| Votre Maison | French | Gangnam District | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
| Yu Yuan | Chinese | Four Seasons Seoul [12] ，Jongno District | | | | | | N/A | |
| Zero Complex | Innovative | Jung District | | | | | | | |
| Mosu | Innovative | Yongsan District | N/A | | | | | | |
| L'Impression | Contemporary | Gangnam District | N/A | | | N/A | |||
| Dosa | Jung District | N/A | | | | N/A | |||
| Exquisine | Contemporary | Gangnam District | N/A | | | | | | |
| Joo Ok | Korean | Juterng District | N/A | | | | | | |
| Table for Four | Contemporary | Seocho District | N/A | | | | | | N/A |
| Hansikgonggan | Korean | Jongno District | N/A | | | | N/A | ||
| Lee Jong Kuk 104 | Seongbuk District | N/A | | N/A | |||||
| Muoki | Contemporary | Gangnam District | N/A | | | | | | |
| STAY | French | Songpa District | N/A | | | | N/A | ||
| Terreno | Spanish | Jongno District | N/A | | | | N/A | ||
| Myomi | Innovative | Jongno District | N/A | | | | | ||
| Evett | Innovative | Gangnam District | N/A | | | | | ||
| Auprès | French | Seocho District | N/A | | | | N/A | ||
| Onjium | Korean | Jongno District | N/A | | | | | ||
| L'Amant Secret | Contemporary | Jung District | N/A | | | | |||
| 7th Door | Contemporary | Gangnam District | N/A | | | | |||
| Muni | Japanese | Gangnam District | N/A | | | | |||
| Mitou | Japanese | Gangnam District | N/A | | | | |||
| Goryori Ken | Contemporary | Gangnam District | N/A | | | ||||
| Soseoul Hannam | Korean | Gangnam District | N/A | | | ||||
| Sushi Matsumoto | Japanese | Gangnam District | N/A | | | ||||
| Sushi Sanghyeon | Japanese | Gangnam District | N/A | | N/A | ||||
| YUN | Korean | Mapo District | N/A | | | ||||
| Kojacha | Asian | Gangnam District | N/A | | | ||||
| HANE | Japanese | Gangnam District | N/A | | | ||||
| Kangminchul | Contemporary | Gangnam District | N/A | | |||||
| Allen | Contemporary | Gangnam District | N/A | | |||||
| Solbam | Contemporary | Gangnam District | N/A | | |||||
| Eatanic Garden | Innovative | Gangnam District | N/A | | |||||
| Soul | Contemporary | Yongsan District | N/A | | |||||
| Ilpan | Teppanyaki | Gangnam District | N/A | | |||||
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