Les Copains Seoul

Les Copains sits on Dosan-daero 70-gil, tucked within the Gangnam District. The dining room runs smart, focusing on the refined register of classic French cooking. It holds a Wine Spectator Excellence Award, which sets the agenda for the cellar here.

The restaurant is a fifteen-minute walk from Bongeunsa Temple, but you should choose it for the distance it keeps from the nearby retail frenzy. While the area is synonymous with high-turnover trend chasing, Les Copains ignores the surrounding noise to prioritize a slower, deliberate pace. It is a better bet than its neighbors if you want a quiet table, as the kitchen trades the district’s usual preoccupation with spectacle for a more traditional, restrained approach to the plate.