Seeking a recommendation for Korean BBQ in Seoul
Hello CHers,
I will be in Seoul for 1 night only and am hoping someone can help me with a BBQ restaurant reasonably accessible from the Grand Hyatt. Price is not a key factor and I would prefer something atmospheric, localish and relaxed.
I don't speak Korean however am comfortable with ordering by pointing.
Thanks in advance.
PTG
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This may not help you because of the belated reply and the fairly distant proximity from Hyatt, but we and our Korean business associates were highly impressed with a restaurant directly across the street from the entrance to the landmark Westin Chosun Hotel (near City Hall). I can't reproduce the Hangul letters of the name but, in phonetic English, this restaurant is called "Hwa Ro Jeep." (A "hwa ro" is the traditional tabletop charcoal brazier/grill; "jeep" means "house.") This place had the best real-wood barbecue and best cuts of beef and pork we had during our recent Seoul stay of nearly three weeks, as well as excellent panchan dishes, a really pleasant and stylish dining room atmosphere (brick and wood), soft jazz soundtrack, super-efficient exhaust chimney system, friendly service. Hwa Ro Jeep was so good that our group dined there on two consecutive nights.
