La Yeon

Time-honored traditions of Korean cuisine are given a contemporary touch at La Yeon. Located on the 23rd floor of The Shilla Hotel, this refined dining space offers stunning vistas over Namsan Park. It's the detail here that are noteworthy, from the fine tableware to the attentive service. Hansik and wine pairings elevate the dining experience to another level.

• A high-floor dining room at The Shilla, where the view is the backdrop but the food keeps attention on the plate.
• Korean tradition updated without losing familiar texture, built around clarity and lightness rather than heavy-handed reinvention.
• The kitchen’s defining habit is restraint, clean flavours, and precision over showmanship.

• Hanwoo beef, used in dishes like char-grilled bulgogi.
• Red mullet, a crisp, clean seafood cue in the menu’s modern register.
• Traditional Korean seasonings and aromatics, handled with restraint to keep flavours precise.

A contemporary Korean fine dining room on the 23rd floor of The Shilla Seoul, with the city laid out behind the glass. The cooking takes time-honoured Korean traditions and updates them with restraint, keeping familiar flavours and textures while pushing for delicacy and lightness. It resists clutter, aiming instead for clean, precise seasoning and clear lines from course to course.