Muoki

{{Short description|Restaurant in Seoul, South Korea}}

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Muoki ({{Korean|hangul=무오키}}) is a fine dining restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. It received its first Michelin star in 2019. Its name means "oak tree" in Afrikaans.{{Cite web |last=Tan |first=Rachel |date=2019-11-15 |title=My Signature Dish: James Park’s Tomatoes Seven Ways |url=https://guide.michelin.com/sg/en/article/people/signature-dish-james-park-tomatoes-seven-ways |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=Michelin Guide |language=en-SG}}

Its executive chef is James Park ({{Korean|hangul=박무현|rr=Bak Muhyeon|labels=no}}{{Cite web |date=2021-05-04 |title=안소희의 인스타그램 속 맛집 |url=https://woman.chosun.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=76261 |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=여성조선 |language=ko}}). Park worked in a number of international restaurants, including in the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., in The Fat Duck in London, and in Quay in Sydney. Park previously worked in The Test Kitchen in Cape Town, South Africa for five years. Over time, he reportedly became no. 2 in the kitchen.{{Cite web |date=2018-03-13 |title=A lasting impression is what Muoki aims for |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2018/03/13/etc/A-lasting-impression-is-what-Muoki-aims-for/3045584.html |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=Korea JoongAng Daily |language=en}} He also worked in a French restaurant and led a food lab in a restaurant on Jeju Island in South Korea. He returned to Seoul in 2017, and opened Muoki. The restaurant reportedly explores creating dishes using ingredients in multiple different ways.{{Cite web |title=8 MICHELIN-Recommended Restaurants That Offer A Taste Of Korean Terroir |url=https://guide.michelin.com/sg/en/article/travel/8-restaurants-that-offer-a-taste-of-korean-terroir |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=Michelin Guide |language=en-SG}}

The restaurant was reviewed positively by Lee Geon-gu ({{Korean|hangul=이건구|labels=no}}) of The Sommelier Times in 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-12 |title=[이건구 오늘 와인한잔] 와인 마실 곳을 찾아서, 청담동 '무오키' |url=https://www.sommeliertimes.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=122572 |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=소믈리에타임즈 |language=ko}}