Kang Minchul Restaurant

KANG MINCHUL Restaurant
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Restaurant information
Head chefKang Minchul
Food typeFrench cuisine
Street addressB1F, 18 Dosan-daero 68-gil, Gangnam District, Seoul, 06064, South Korea
Coordinates37°31′21″N 127°02′40″E / 37.5224°N 127.0445°E / 37.5224; 127.0445
Websitewww.kangminchul.com

KANG MINCHUL Restaurant (Korean강민철 레스토랑)[1][2] is a fine dining restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. It serves French cuisine.[2][3] It received one Michelin Star from 2023 through 2024.[3][4]

The owner-chef and namesake of the restaurant is Kang Minchul. Kang studied cooking in Korea until university. At age 24, he worked in hotels and restaurants in the United States. He then moved to France. He reportedly received training from French chefs such as Joël Robuchon, Alain Ducasse, and Pierre Gagnaire. A kimchi dish that he created reportedly appeared on the menu of a three-starred Pierre Gagnaire restaurant in France. He returned to South Korea in the early 2020s and started his restaurant.[5]

The restaurant's menu is reportedly not fixed. The restaurant is also reportedly small, and serves three tables at a time by 2024; it originally served only one table at a time.[5]

  1. ^ "KANG MINCHUL Restaurant". www.kangminchul.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  2. ^ a b "KANG MINCHUL Restaurant – Seoul". Michelin Guide. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  3. ^ a b "Creating a unique travelogue: Chef Kang Min-chul". Michelin Guide. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  4. ^ "미쉐린 가이드 2024, 타이어 회사가 선정한 맛집 리스트 | 네스프레소 프로페셔널". www.nespresso.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  5. ^ a b "[Michelin Stars in Seoul] ⑤ A new flavour experience every day at Kang Min-chul restaurant". The Chosun Daily. 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-08-28.