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7th Door | |
Street-Address: | 4F, 41 Hakdong-ro 97-gil, Gangnam District, Seoul, 06072, South Korea |
Food-Type: | Contemporary, Korean cuisine |
Current-Owner: | Kim Dae-chun |
7th Door is a restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. It first opened in 2013, and received one Michelin star from 2021 through 2024. It was ranked 18th of Asia's 50 Best Restaurants in 2024.[1] It serves contemporary dishes that often take inspiration from Korean cuisine.[2]
The restaurant's chef-owner is Kim Dae-chun. Kim previously operated the restaurant Toc Toc, which is in the same building.[3] 7th Door reportedly creates 40 different ingredients and sauces from scratch. Such ingredients includes jang (fermented sauces), aekjeot (fish sauces), cheong (syrups), and pickled foods. The restaurant reprotedly has a passageway with seven symbolic doors.[4] The first five symbolize the flavors of sweet, sour, salty, spicy, and bitter. The sixth door is fermentation or aging, and the seventh is a new experience of flavor. The restaurant is reportedly small and intimate, with a clear view of the kitchen.