Big Lights — Restaurant in Seoul

So this is mostly known as an established wine place and rightly so. Of course the atmosphere and the wine selection are A+, but what really stood out to me was the food: fresh seasonal produce and exciting flavour combinations that are still comforting to eat with whatever bottle(s) of wine that ends up on the table. That’s a common weak link with wine bars in Seoul I think.

Which brings me to this: I understand they have a bottle order minimum because they’re a wine bar. That’s totally fine and they also let you know on the menu that the next door upstairs wine shop/bar Tetu has the same stuff at a discount. BUT if they provided even a small by the glass rotation, it would be much more affordable and wouldn’t alienate people who’re potentially just looking for a really solid meal… aka take the place to the next level.

Nevertheless, before that happens, walk over to Tetu after your dinner, sit down with the owner’s two adorable dogs there, and get a few more glasses in or bring some...

Quite pricey but very good natural wine and food. The burrata cheese on milk bun tastes so good. However it costs 25000KRW. Other dishes were all looked pretty and tasted good. One of the dishes that stood out was pork. Crepe cake looking, thinly sliced potato dish was also good. Other ones were well pared with the wine we selected. The first bottle (ANA) was really good. I would like to go back often but feels quite expensive. — I’ve updated my rating as my recent visit wasn’t as satisfying. The portions are just too small and the prices...

The food was absolutely delicious. It is a bottle shop, so picking out the bottle is very important but the food was even more so impressive than we expected. The abalone paella is very different than a classic Spanish paella but equally as delicious! Best meal I've had so far in the first two weeks I've been in Korea!

We had a natural wine from Italy that was a bit lighter than we were expecting but paired very well with some of the heavier...