The Most Beloved Italian Restaurants in Seoul by Local College Students!
Eunyeong Kwon
Tourists who come to Korea may want to try Korean traditional food during their trip, but what if they get tired of Korean food? If you are a foreigner who came to Korea and got tired of rice and spicy food(lol), or if your friend who visited you in Korea got tired of Korean food, please take a look at this posting! I’d like to recommend Koreanized Italian dishes which are widely loved by local Koreans. In Korea, there is this prejudice kind of rule that people usually have pasta on blind dates. (It’s quite true, though). Of course, it costs a lot of money to go to expensive upscale Italian restaurants in Seoul, but these restaurants located near colleges offer Korean-style Italian dishes (that have been changed to suit Korean tastes, still tasty!) at a reasonable price.
“Yunssi Milbang” which always has a really long queue of customers, has been guarding this place for 10 years!Look so yummy! Aren’t they? Furthermore, you can get a free refill of Ddeokbokki and bread, here!This creamy, yet spicy pasta is the most famous one! Pasta for less than $10 sounds amazing, huh?Hamburger steak with sunny-side-up is really good, too!Delicious Italian meal for $10!
Business Hours 11:00 – 22:00 Break Time 15:00 – 16:00 Last order 20:30 Day Off Mon MenuHamburger steak 8,500 3 kinds of pasta 9,500 Kimchi Fried rice 6,500
Bobired 25 Dongmak-ro 15-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul 39 Bongeunsa-ro 6-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
This “Bobired” is another famous Italian restaurant with a quite long history.You might guess from the picture, the main menu of this place is spicy cream pasta. You might think that Korean people make everything, even cream pasta spicy and red!You can adjust the spiciness of pasta. If it’s too spicy for you, soothe your tongue with salad or steak lolSteak is always delicious hahaha This place has many branches all over Seoul, such as Hongdae, Gangnam, and Jongno, etc.Price ranges from $16~$20 (a bit pricey for students), yet the interior of this place is really neat and clean!This one is located in Gangnam station.
Business Hours 11:30 – 22:00 Last order 21:00 Menu Red Cream Pasta 16,000 Red Galbi Stew 14,000 Steak Salad 20,000
Primo Bacio Baci 44 Wausan-ro 23-gil, Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul 416 Gangnam-daero, Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
This restaurant named “Primo Bacio Bacio” has been famous among Koreans since I was a high school student.This black one is called Nero, and the white cream one Pane is the most famous menu, here! You can ask for more cream sauce if needed!This Gratin is $11, but look at the cheese on top of it! It’s not that greasy, though!You have to wrap up the meal by eating the bowl of pasta, as well lolThis place is quite cozy, yet there’s always a really long queue of people waiting!Primo Bacio Baci has several branches all over Seoul. The one located near Hongik University is 10 min away from the station by walk.
Business Hours 11:00 – 23:00 Last order 22:00 Menu Pollo Gratin 11,500 Pane 14,000 Nero 15,000
