List of Michelin-starred restaurants in South Korea explained

This is a list of Michelin-starred restaurants in South Korea. Restaurants that have or had at least one Michelin star are mentioned here. The first Seoul guide to be issued was for the year 2017, and was released November 2016.^[1] The Busan guide was released for the first time in 2024.

Seoul

Summary

Stars	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
	3	4	5	7	7	7	8	9
	19	18	19	22	23	24	25	23
Total	24	24	26	31	32	33	35	33
Reference		^[2]	^[3]	^[4]	^[5]		^[6]

List

Name	Cuisine	District	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Gaon	Korean									Closed^[7]
	Korean
							N/A
	Korean
	French			N/A						N/A
	Innovative
Balwoo Gongyang^[8]							N/A
	Korean
				N/A
						Closed^[9]
				N/A
						N/A
Jungsik	Contemporary
					N/A
	Sushi
	French
	Contemporary
	Korean							N/A
					N/A
	Innovative
				N/A
	French				N/A			N/A
	Chinese							N/A
	Innovative
	Innovative		N/A
	Contemporary		N/A					N/A
			N/A				N/A
	Contemporary		N/A
	Korean		N/A							Closed^[10]
	Contemporary		N/A						N/A
	Korean		N/A					N/A
			N/A			N/A
	Contemporary		N/A
	French		N/A					N/A
	Spanish		N/A						N/A
	Innovative		N/A							N/A
	Innovative		N/A
	French		N/A						N/A
	Korean		N/A
	Contemporary		N/A
	Contemporary		N/A
	Japanese		N/A
	Japanese		N/A
Goryori Ken	Contemporary		N/A
Soseoul Hannam	Korean		N/A
Sushi Matsumoto	Japanese		N/A
Sushi Sanghyeon	Japanese		N/A						N/A
YUN	Korean		N/A
Kojacha	Asian		N/A
HANE	Japanese		N/A
Kang Minchul Restaurant	Contemporary		N/A
Allen	Contemporary		N/A							N/A
Solbam	Contemporary		N/A
Eatanic Garden	Innovative		N/A
Soul	Contemporary		N/A
Ilpan	Teppanyaki		N/A							N/A
	Innovative		N/A
	Contemporary		N/A
	Chinese		N/A
	Contemporary		N/A
Reference			^[11]				^[12]	^[13]		^[14]

Indicates a restaurant with one Michelin star
	Indicates a restaurant with two Michelin stars
	Indicates a restaurant with three Michelin stars

Busan

List

Name	Cuisine	District	2024
	Contemporary
	Japanese
	Italian	Haeundae
Reference

Indicates a restaurant with one Michelin star
	Indicates a restaurant with two Michelin stars
	Indicates a restaurant with three Michelin stars-->

See also

• List of oldest restaurants in South Korea

Notes and References

1. Web site: 24 Restaurants Bag Michelin Stars in Seoul's First Michelin Guide . . 23 October 2020.
2. Web site: 2018 Michelin Guide for Seoul . 23 October 2020.
3. Web site: Friend . Nina . Michelin Guide Announces 2019 Stars for Seoul . Foodandwine.com . 23 October 2020.
4. Web site: McCafferty . Hugo . Michelin Guide Seoul 2020 - the full list . Finedininglovers.com . 23 October 2020.
5. Web site: 2021 미쉐린가이드 서울 : 라연과 가연이 5년 연속 '3스타'에 올랐다 . 2021 Michelin Guide Seoul: La Yeon and Gaon ranked '3 Stars' for 5 consecutive years . Huffington Post . November 19, 2020 .
6. Web site: Michelin - MICHELIN Guide 2023 – Seoul . 2022-10-13. 2022-10-18 . Michelin . en-US.
7. Web site: Kim . Da-sol . 2023-01-01 . [Korean Flavors] Chef Kim Byoung-jin of Gaon believes Korean ‘haute cuisine’ is all about authenticity ]. 2024-08-09 . . en.
8. Web site: Balwoo Gongyang . . 23 October 2020.
9. Web site: Dining in SPACE on Google Maps . 2020-10-23. Dining in SPACE. en.
10. Web site: Fortney . Luke . 2024-02-06 . A Seoul Restaurant With Two Michelin Stars Is Opening in Manhattan . 2024-08-22 . Eater NY . en.
11. News: 2016-11-07 . Seoul’s first 3 Michelin stars have been announced . 2024-08-21 . Time Out.
12. Web site: Burton. Monica. 2020-11-19. Michelin Announces 2021 Stars for Seoul. 2020-11-22. Eater. en.
13. Web site: Michelin - MICHELIN Guide 2022 – Seoul . 2021-11-25. 2022-10-09 . Michelin . en-US.
14. Web site: 미쉐린 가이드 2024, 타이어 회사가 선정한 맛집 리스트 네스프레소 프로페셔널 . 2024-08-18 . www.nespresso.com . ko.