Seoul Shilla, All Four Fine Dining Restaurants Listed
Chosun Palace's 'The Great Hongyeon' Named for the First Time
Fine dining restaurants operated by major domestic luxury hotels such as Hotel Shilla and Chosun Hotel & Resort have been listed in the world-renowned gourmet guide 'La Liste 2025'.
According to Hotel Shilla on the 22nd, the Seoul Shilla Hotel attended the 'La Liste 2025 Korea Awards Ceremony' held the previous day as a recipient of the 'La Liste 2025 World Top 1000 (LA LISTE 2025 WORLD TOP 1000)'.
Seoul Shilla Hotel, Four Restaurants Listed in French Gourmet Guide 'La Liste'. [Photo by Hotel Shilla]
The La Liste 2025 Korea Awards Ceremony is a preliminary awards event held domestically by the French Embassy targeting the top 1000 restaurants, ahead of the official La Liste 2025 event to be held next month in Paris, France.
At the ceremony, chefs from 35 Korean restaurants listed in the La Liste 2025 World Top 1000 attended, including Seoul Shilla Hotel’s fine dining restaurants: La Yeon, Continental, Ariake, and Palson. The full list and rankings will be announced at the official event in Paris next month.
Seoul Shilla Hotel’s fine dining restaurants have consistently achieved excellent results in La Liste. Korean restaurant La Yeon was the first in Korea and achieved the highest ranking among domestic restaurants by entering the Top 500 in 2017, and since entering the Top 200 in 2019, it has maintained the number one position among Korean restaurants. French restaurant Continental and Japanese restaurant Ariake have also been listed in the Top 1000 since 2019 and have maintained their rankings to date. Chinese restaurant Palson was selected for the Top 1000 in 2023, making Seoul Shilla Hotel the only domestic hotel to have all its fine dining restaurants listed in La Liste.
Seoul Shilla Hotel’s fine dining restaurants offer seasonal course meals based on seasonal ingredients sourced from across the country and around the world, combined with chefs’ research.
Recently, they launched original menus reflecting current trends. At Korean restaurant La Yeon, they present native rice cooked in a pot in La Yeon’s unique style. The rice is a blend of carefully selected native rice varieties with excellent taste and aroma, preserving the natural flavor and texture of the rice. The rare variety Cheongmuhwa steamed buns are also offered as a limited item for the autumn season this year.
At Chinese restaurant Palson, new courses have been introduced: the 'Mihyo (美肴)' course featuring main dishes using mala favored by the younger generation and highballs made with Chinese liquor, and the 'Ocean Breeze' course, which presents seasonal seafood such as snow crab and lobster in a modern style. French restaurant Continental and Japanese restaurant Ariake also offer autumn course meals that reinterpret seasonal ingredients such as tilefish, snow crab, natural matsutake mushrooms, and persimmons in a contemporary way.
From October 22 to 26, the four fine dining restaurants at Seoul Shilla Hotel will hold an event celebrating their La Liste selection by offering special menus for one week. During the event, a special welcome dish and one glass of ros? champagne will be provided as a congratulatory gesture.
The Great Hongyeon, a Chinese fine dining restaurant at Chosun Palace [Photo by Chosun Hotel & Resort]
Four restaurants operated by Chosun Hotel & Resort were also listed in the 'La Liste 2025 Top 1000'. These include the Korean restaurant 'Itanic Garden' at Chosun Palace, the Chinese fine dining restaurant 'The Great Hongyeon', the Japanese restaurant 'Sushijo' at Westin Chosun Seoul, and the contemporary restaurant 'L’amant Secret' at L’Escape.
Itanic Garden has been selected for three consecutive times since La Liste 2023, Sushijo has been selected a total of eight times since 2018, and L’amant Secret has been selected four consecutive times including 2022 and 2023. The Great Hongyeon was newly listed in this La Liste 2025. A representative of Chosun Hotel & Resort said, "While three restaurants have consistently been listed in La Liste, we are very pleased that 'The Great Hongyeon' has also been newly selected this time, making it so that Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Western cuisines are all represented in La Liste."
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