Soigné (Seoul restaurant)

Soigné
Restaurant information
Established	2015 (2015)
Chef	Jun Lee
Food type	Contemporary cuisine
Rating
Street address	201, 2F Sinsa square, 652 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam District, Seoul, 06027, South Korea
Coordinates	37.5193°N 127.0190°E / 37.5193; 127.0190
Website	soignerestaurantgroup.com

Soigné (lit. 'well-groomed';[1] Korean: 스와니예) is a fine dining restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. It serves contemporary cuisine,[1] and first opened in 2015.[2] It received one Michelin star from the first year the guide was offered in Seoul in 2017 through 2022. In 2023[2] and 2024 it received two Michelin stars.[3]

Description

Soigné's head chef, Jun Lee, attended Kyung Hee University and The Culinary Institute of America.[2] He worked at the Michellin-starred restaurant Per Se under chef Thomas Keller.[4] After returning to South Korea, he started a number of pop up restaurants beginning in 2013. With the proceeds from these ventures, he eventually started Soigné in 2015.[5][2]

The restaurant's menu reportedly changes every three months. It serves dishes from various traditions, including American cuisine, European cuisine, and Korean cuisine.[2] The restaurant's signature dish is reportedly the Seorae Snail: an escargot dish that blends elements of Eastern and Western cuisine.[4]

See also

• List of Michelin-starred restaurants in South Korea

References

1. "Soigné – Seoul". Michelin Guide. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
2. "First Day We Got Our Stars: Jun Lee of Soigné". Michelin Guide. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
3. "미쉐린 가이드 2024, 타이어 회사가 선정한 맛집 리스트 | 네스프레소 프로페셔널". www.nespresso.com (in Korean). Retrieved August 18, 2024.
4. "Gastronomic Episodes Filled with Stories: Chef Lee Jun of Soigné". Michelin Guide. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
5. Yun, Suh-young (December 21, 2016). "[Michelin star chef] Pop-up store owner grows into star chef". The Korea Times. Retrieved August 22, 2024.

External links

• Homepage (in English, Korean)
• Michelin Guide page (in English)