TocToc

Seoul, South Korea

• No.41 Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2019
• One to Watch Award 2017

Aspiring musician-turned chef Dae-chun Kim is behind the ambitious French-Asian cuisine at TocToc, which has evolved since its 2013 opening into a sharply focused powerhouse. In a serene dining room with warm wood and inky blue accents, guests enjoy sophisticated seafood-, vegetarian- and meat-based plates from tasting menus, with options for lunch and dinner. Standout dishes might include fried white fish wrapped in kataifi or chargrilled hanu loin, while others showcase Kim's ability to transform fine produce and forgotten Korean ingredients into globally inspired crowd-pleasers, such as black truffle pasta with egg yolk and pecorino and octopus carpaccio. The name of the restaurant is a French expression for 'knock knock' – the idea being that the chef-owner will open up your taste through the cuisine he is presenting.

Key Information

• Tasting menu from $104
• Lunch and dinner: Tues – Sun
• +82 2 542 3030
• Visit TocToc's Website

Location

3F 41 Hakdong-ro 97-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06072