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risers it's perfect as the brunch dishes, including an English breakfast, are available until
6pm daily.
HANMIRI$$$
( 569 7165;
www.hanmiri.co.kr
;
2nd fl, Human Starville, Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu; lunch/dinner from
₩30,000/ 50,000; noon-3pm & 6-10pm; Line 2 to Yeoksam, Exit 6)
You'll be treated like royalty by
hanbok
-clad staff in this oasis of old- fashioned service and decor. The dozen well-
presented dishes are a modernised version of royal cuisine.
NEO KOREAN
NOLBOO YUHWANGORI JINHEUKGUI$$$
( 452-5292;
www.nolboo.co.kr
; Bampo-dong, Seocho-gu; one duck ₩50,000; Line 3 or 7 to Express Bus Ter-
minal, Exit 3)
This restaurant cooks up a wonderful medicinal duck, packed with glutinous
rice, red beans, ginseng, nuts and herbs. The duck is large with little or no fat and the taste
is delicious. Try wrapping the meat, sauce and side dishes in the
daikon
slices - a Seoul
version of Peking duck. Go up the escalator at Exit 3 and you can see the Nolboo sign-
board.
DUCK
CINE DE CHEF$$$
( 3446 0541;
www.cinedechef.com
;
Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu; lunch/dinner ₩35,000/70,000; Line 3 to Ap-
gujeong, Exit 3)
For the perfect lunch or dinner date, this classy Italian restaurant combines a
three-course meal with watching a movie afterwards in one of two super-comfy screening
rooms (the double movie ticket is
₩
40,000 extra).
ITALIAN
ALLÔ PAPERGARDEN$$$
Line 3 to Sinsa, Exit 8; )
Back a street from Garosu-gil you'll find this cafe and restaurant
with an open courtyard and two levels. Apart from the usual salads, pasta and brunch
items they do a refreshing
moca bingsoo,
a nice twist on the traditional Korean shaved-
ice-and-red-bean dessert, spiced up with a shot of coffee.
INTERNATIONAL
FRESH HOUSE$$$
( 416 0606;
www.freshhouse.co.kr
;
Olympic Park; lunch/dinner Mon-Fri ₩21,000/28,000, lunch & dinner Sat &
Sun ₩30,000; 11.30am-3pm & 5.30-10pm Mon-Fri, 11.30am-4pm & 5.30-10pm Sat & Sun; Line 8 to
Mongchontoseong, Exit 1)
A great spread at a great price makes this a popular feeding option at
Olympic Park. The cooks are constantly bringing in appetising, mainly Asian food but
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