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Best Restaurants for Brunch in Seoul (2026)
Weekend brunch · Seoul · 6 rooms ranked · Updated August 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published April 23, 2024 · Updated August 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Seoul's brunch culture grew out of Itaewon's international quarter and never left it. Sunday Arvo plates Australian eggs in Gyeongnidan, while the Park Hyatt runs a seafood-and-cooked-to-order spread on the 24th floor. Tables turn fast after 11am here. These six, ranked, are where to spend a weekend morning when you want the plate done properly and the room worth the wait.
1.Sunday Arvo
Itaewon's Australian brunch standby for salmon sandwiches and eggs benedict; come early on weekends before the room fills.
Sunday Arvo runs an Australian-style brunch in the Gyeongnidan quarter near Itaewon, built around a standout salmon sandwich, eggs benedict and a proper flat white. It is the neighbourhood's most reliable weekend room.
Plates land around 16,000 to 24,000 won, the coffee is taken seriously, and tables turn fast once the weekend crowd arrives after eleven. Come early or put your name down and wait.
2.Summer Lane
A bright Hannam-dong room for avo-and-salmon waffles and smashed avocado; book ahead or arrive before the weekend wait.
Summer Lane sits at 49 Itaewon-ro 55ga-gil in Hannam-dong and runs an Australian brunch of avocado-and-salmon waffles, smashed avo on toast and granola bowls. The room is small and busy on weekends.
Brunch plates run around 15,000 to 22,000 won, the cooking is clean and produce-led, and the queue builds quickly on Saturdays. Arrive early or expect a short wait for a table.
3.Little Neck
A 'little New York' room in Cheongdam for house steak and weekend brunch; book the Dosan-daero table before noon.
Little Neck channels a slice of New York at 17 Dosan-daero 51-gil in Cheongdam, Gangnam, a mint-walled, pet-friendly room known for its house steak and weekend brunch. It opens at 7:30am with last orders at five.
Brunch and the steak plate run around 20,000 to 35,000 won, the room leans bright and design-led, and the weekend crowd fills it fast. Book the table before noon on Saturdays and Sundays.
4.Cornerstone, Park Hyatt Seoul
The Park Hyatt's 24th-floor weekend brunch for a seafood platter and cooked-to-order plates; book a window over Gangnam.
Cornerstone, the Italian room at the Park Hyatt Seoul in Daechi-dong, runs a weekend brunch with an assorted seafood platter and dishes cooked to order, set high above the Gangnam skyline. It is the city's polished hotel option.
The weekend brunch sits around 95,000 to 130,000 won a head, service is precise, and the floor-to-ceiling glass frames the view. Reserve a window table and come for the room as much as the spread.
5.The Royal Food & Drink
An Itaewon room with a Seoul-view rooftop for a casual weekend brunch; come for the terrace on a clear morning.
The Royal Food & Drink runs a long American-style brunch menu in Itaewon, with ground-floor tables and a rooftop that looks out over the neighbourhood. The terrace is the reason to climb the stairs.
Brunch plates land around 14,000 to 22,000 won, the room is relaxed, and the rooftop fills first on a clear morning. Come on a sunny weekend and ask for a terrace seat.
6.Plant Cafe
A light-filled vegan room near Itaewon for plant-based plates and good coffee; come for a quiet, meat-free weekend table.
Plant Cafe is a light-flooded vegan room near Itaewon, open daily from 10:30am, serving plant-based brunch plates, strong coffee and a deep dessert case. It is the city's destination meat-free morning.
Plates run around 12,000 to 20,000 won, the room is calm and second-floor bright, and the cooking proves a vegan brunch can carry a table. Come for an easy, quiet weekend rather than a packed one.
Not for everyone
Famous, but not actually brunch
Mingles. Kang Min-goo's two-Michelin-star room in Gangnam is a dinner-and-lunch tasting destination, not a brunch service. Book it for a long modern-Korean tasting, not a Saturday-morning egg plate.
Jungsik. Seoul's flagship new-Korean fine-dining room runs lunch and dinner tasting menus, not brunch. It is one of the city's best tables, but do not arrive on a weekend morning expecting benedict.
Onjium. The hansik research kitchen serves a refined royal-cuisine lunch and dinner, not a casual brunch. Save it for a seated traditional menu rather than a weekend brunch slot.
How to brunch well in Seoul
Seoul brunch clusters in two zones: the international quarter of Itaewon, Hannam-dong and Gyeongnidan north of the river, and the polished Gangnam rooms of Cheongdam and Daechi-dong to the south. The Itaewon side is casual and walkable; the Gangnam side runs more formal and hotel-led.
Tables turn fast after 11am at the Itaewon rooms, so come before the weekend rush or put your name down. The hotel brunch at the Park Hyatt and the Cheongdam rooms take reservations and fill on weekends, so book a window table ahead.
Frequently asked
Where is the best brunch in Seoul?
Sunday Arvo in the Gyeongnidan quarter near Itaewon is the reliable Australian pick, built on a salmon sandwich and eggs benedict. For a polished hotel spread, Cornerstone at the Park Hyatt runs a 24th-floor weekend brunch; for house steak, Little Neck in Cheongdam.
Which Seoul neighbourhood has the best brunch?
Itaewon and its neighbours Hannam-dong and Gyeongnidan built Seoul's brunch culture and still hold the best concentration of rooms, from Sunday Arvo to Summer Lane. Gangnam's Cheongdam and Daechi-dong run the more formal, hotel-led options.
Do you need a reservation for brunch in Seoul?
At the formal rooms, yes. Cornerstone at the Park Hyatt and Little Neck in Cheongdam take weekend reservations and fill fast. The Itaewon rooms, Sunday Arvo, Summer Lane and The Royal Food & Drink, run largely first-come, so arrive before 11am to skip the wait.
What is the best hotel brunch in Seoul?
Cornerstone at the Park Hyatt Seoul in Daechi-dong runs the standout hotel brunch, a 24th-floor weekend spread with a seafood platter and cooked-to-order plates, around 95,000 to 130,000 won a head. Reserve a window table over the Gangnam skyline.
Is there good vegan brunch in Seoul?
Yes. Plant Cafe near Itaewon is the destination plant-based room, a light-filled second-floor space open from 10:30am with vegan brunch plates and a deep dessert case, around 12,000 to 20,000 won a plate.
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