{"id":164842,"date":"2026-06-10T14:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T18:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fsmadmin.vsitesting3.com\/magazine\/?p=164842"},"modified":"2026-06-10T14:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T18:31:20","slug":"daniel-dae-kims-seoul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/travel\/daniel-dae-kims-seoul\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Dae Kim&#8217;s Seoul"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his new&nbsp;CNN travel series&nbsp;<em>K-Everything<\/em>,&nbsp;actor&nbsp;and producer Daniel Dae Kim\u2014known for his roles in&nbsp;<em>Lost<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Hawaii Five-O<\/em>, and&nbsp;<em>KPop&nbsp;Demon Hunters<\/em>\u2014explores the global resonance of Korean culture through entertainment, beauty, and cuisine. While he grew up mostly in the United States, Kim\u2019s ties to South Korea are deep. He was born there (living in Busan until he was one year old), and in 2024, he spent seven months filming the spy-thriller series&nbsp;<em>Butterfly<\/em>&nbsp;in more than 20 cities across the country. That same year, the mayor of Seoul made him an honorary citizen of the capital, which he loves for its \u201cfast-paced\u201d vibe and rich dining scene.&nbsp;<em>\u2014Degen&nbsp;Pener<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/samwon-garden-seoul.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/samwon-garden-seoul.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/samwon-garden-seoul-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/samwon-garden-seoul-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/samwon-garden-seoul-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Samwon Garden was established in 1976.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sgdinehill.co.kr\/samwon-garden\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/sgdinehill.co.kr\/samwon-garden\/\">Samwon Garden<\/a><\/strong>:&nbsp;\u201cIf you like Korean barbecue,&nbsp;there\u2019s&nbsp;a place called&nbsp;Samwon&nbsp;Garden.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;been there forever, and the quality is still just fantastic.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;huge, and even as big as it is, you&nbsp;have to&nbsp;make a reservation.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;very popular.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jinmi&nbsp;Sikdang<\/strong>:&nbsp;\u201cI\u2019m&nbsp;a seafood lover, coming from Busan, and&nbsp;there\u2019s&nbsp;a dish called&nbsp;gejang, which is raw marinated crab.&nbsp;A place&nbsp;that does it so well is&nbsp;Jinmi. It has a very&nbsp;neighbourhood&nbsp;feel.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mingles-interior-seoul-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mingles-interior-seoul-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mingles-interior-seoul-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mingles-interior-seoul-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mingles-interior-seoul-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mingles-interior-seoul.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The serene interior of Mingles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurant-mingles.com\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.restaurant-mingles.com\/\">Mingles<\/a>: <\/strong>\u201cIt\u2019s&nbsp;the only three-star Michelin restaurant in Seoul. The chef there [Mingoo&nbsp;Kang] is fantastic.&nbsp;He\u2019s&nbsp;very innovative but also always true to Korean culture.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/linusbbq\/?hl=en\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/linusbbq\/?hl=en\">Linus BBQ<\/a><\/strong>:&nbsp;\u201cThere are a lot of Korean Americans who have gone back to Korea and started restaurants, one of whom is my friend Linus, who grew up in Alabama and [opened] an Alabama barbecue in the middle of Seoul. If&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;tired of eating Korean food when&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;in Korea, I highly recommend it.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mutan<\/strong>:&nbsp;\u201cI&nbsp;can\u2019t&nbsp;talk about Korean food without talking about one of my&nbsp;favourite&nbsp;noodle dishes, jjajangmyeon.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;black-bean noodles. Jjajangmyeon is&nbsp;kind of like&nbsp;the pizza of Korea.&nbsp;Mutan&nbsp;restaurant\u2014at the branch in Jongno\u2014has a [version] that is&nbsp;very different&nbsp;from typical jjajangmyeon [that] includes [steak] and truffles.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;one of my&nbsp;favourite&nbsp;things.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drink<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/charles-h-drinks-apps-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/charles-h-drinks-apps-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/charles-h-drinks-apps-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/charles-h-drinks-apps-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/charles-h-drinks-apps-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/charles-h-drinks-apps.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A few of the exquisite offerings at Charles H.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/seoul\/dining\/lounges\/charles_h\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/seoul\/dining\/lounges\/charles_h\/\">Charles H. at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0a big fan\u00a0of the Four\u00a0Seasons.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0a great hotel, and their bar, Charles H., is one of\u00a0the best bars in the city. If\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0really\u00a0in\u00a0the know, you know about the speakeasy [hidden behind a wall on the lower level of the hotel]. And tucked within Charles H.,\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0another hidden bar [H. Bar]. But you\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0hear that from me.\u201d\u00a0[Read our story on Four Seasons speakeasies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/food-drink\/secrets-out-5-hush-hush-four-seasons-speakeasies\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/food-drink\/secrets-out-5-hush-hush-four-seasons-speakeasies\/\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/le-chamber-bar-seoul-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/le-chamber-bar-seoul-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/le-chamber-bar-seoul-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/le-chamber-bar-seoul-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/le-chamber-bar-seoul-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/le-chamber-bar-seoul.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Le Chamber owners Lim Jae-jin&nbsp;(left) and Eom Do-hwan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/le_chamber\/?hl=en\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/le_chamber\/?hl=en\">Le Chamber<\/a><\/strong>:&nbsp;\u201cSome of my&nbsp;favourite&nbsp;bars are in&nbsp;the Cheongdam area.&nbsp;There\u2019s&nbsp;one called Le Chamber,&nbsp;and when you go into the entrance, you&nbsp;have to&nbsp;pull the [correct] book from a bookshelf and then the door will open. There\u2019s also a bar called Zest in&nbsp;Cheongdam&nbsp;that\u2019s really great. At&nbsp;all of&nbsp;these places, the mixologists take their work very seriously.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/temple-seoul-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/temple-seoul-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/temple-seoul-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/temple-seoul-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/temple-seoul-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/temple-seoul.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maitreya at&nbsp;Bongeunsa&nbsp;Temple. Photograph by Pimplub \/ Adobe Stock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bongeunsa&nbsp;Temple<\/strong>:&nbsp;\u201cAfter you go to the&nbsp;temple&nbsp;of shopping in the COEX&nbsp;Mall, visit&nbsp;Bongeunsa&nbsp;in Gangnam. When I was shooting in Korea recently, I lived close by, and spending quiet, reflective time there was one of my&nbsp;favourite&nbsp;ways to&nbsp;escape the hustle and bustle of modern Seoul.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leeumhoam.org\/leeum\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.leeumhoam.org\/leeum\">Leeum Museum of Art<\/a>:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cTo see [contemporary art], I love the Leeum.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kukje-galley-seoul-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kukje-galley-seoul-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kukje-galley-seoul-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kukje-galley-seoul-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kukje-galley-seoul-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kukje-galley-seoul.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The exterior of Kukje Gallery. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kukjegallery.com\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.kukjegallery.com\/\">Kukje Gallery<\/a><\/strong>:&nbsp;\u201cThe curators do such a great job of mixing international artists, like one of my&nbsp;favourites, Jenny Holzer, with up-and-coming Korean artists, as well as promoting major art movements like&nbsp;<em>dansaekhwa<\/em>, the Korean monochrome style.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gentlemonster.com\/kr\/en\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.gentlemonster.com\/kr\/en\">Gentle Monster<\/a><\/strong>:&nbsp;\u201cVisit the Gentle&nbsp;Monster&nbsp;in&nbsp;Seongsu. It is, in and of itself, an art installation, where you can shop for sunglasses among one-of-a-kind [sculptures] that&nbsp;couldn\u2019t&nbsp;be more Instagram ready.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group property-commerce-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns property-commerce-box-style has-black-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"property-commerce-box-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1860\" height=\"1047\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/four-seasons-seoul-exterior.jpg\" alt=\"Four Seasons Seoul Exterior\" class=\"wp-image-163090\" 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