Soigné (Seoul restaurant)
{{Short description|Fine dining restaurant in Seoul, South Korea}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
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Soigné ({{Lit|well-groomed}};{{Cite web |title=Soigné – Seoul |url=https://guide.michelin.com/en/seoul-capital-area/kr-seoul/restaurant/soigne |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Michelin Guide |language=en-US}} {{Korean|hangul=스와니예}}) is a fine dining restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. It serves contemporary cuisine, and first opened in 2015.{{Cite web |title=First Day We Got Our Stars: Jun Lee of Soigné |url=https://guide.michelin.com/kr/en/article/people/first-day-we-got-our-stars-jun-lee-of-soigne |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Michelin Guide |language=en}} It received one Michelin star from the first year the guide was offered in Seoul in 2017 through 2022. In 2023 and 2024 it received two Michelin stars.{{Cite web |title=미쉐린 가이드 2024, 타이어 회사가 선정한 맛집 리스트 {{!}} 네스프레소 프로페셔널 |url=https://www.nespresso.com/pro/kr/ko/story/michelin |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=www.nespresso.com |language=ko}}
Description
Soigné's head chef, Jun Lee, attended Kyung Hee University and The Culinary Institute of America. He worked at the Michellin-starred restaurant Per Se under chef Thomas Keller.{{Cite web |title=Gastronomic Episodes Filled with Stories: Chef Lee Jun of Soigné |url=https://guide.michelin.com/kr/en/article/people/soigne-chef-jun-lee-episodes |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Michelin Guide |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Yun |first=Suh-young |date=2016-12-21 |title=[Michelin star chef] Pop-up store owner grows into star chef |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/08/135_220581.html |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=The Korea Times |language=en}}
The restaurant's menu reportedly changes every three months. It serves dishes from various traditions, including American cuisine, European cuisine, and Korean cuisine. The restaurant's signature dish is reportedly the Seorae Snail: an escargot dish that blends elements of Eastern and Western cuisine.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://soignerestaurantgroup.com/ Homepage] (in English, Korean)
- [https://guide.michelin.com/en/seoul-capital-area/kr-seoul/restaurant/soigne Michelin Guide page] (in English)