7th Door explained

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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.

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  1. Web site: How Seoul’s fine dining chefs are merging the past and the present to create a legacy in Korean cuisine . 2024-08-24 . CNA Luxury . en.
  2. Web site: The First Day We Got Our Star: 7th Door’s Kim Dae-chun . 2024-08-24 . . en.
  3. Web site: 2024-01-04 . The heart and Seoul of Korean dining . 2024-08-24 . The Business Times . en.
  4. Web site: 7th Door Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024 . 2024-08-24 . 50B - Restaurants - ASIA . en.