Gongxi
Seoul, Korea
Subway: Euljiro 1 station, line 2, exit 6, or Myeong-dong station, line 4, exit 5.
Phone: 02-778-8863
Hours: 11:030a.m.-10:00p.m. daily.
Price: $$
English Menu: No
Atmosphere: Casual
Overview:
Xiaolongbao, Chinese soup dumplings, and other delights on Seoul’s Chinese Street.

Gongxi reviewed in the Korea Times May, 2006.

Nanxiang SFC
Seoul, Korea
Subway: Gwanghwamun station, line 5, exit 5 walk one block south. City Hall station exit 4, walk two blocks north.
Phone: 3789-8074
Hours: 11:00a.m.-11:00p.m. daily.
English Menu: Yes
Atmosphere: Smart Casual
Price: $$-$$$
Overview:
Nanxiang, reviewed by me, in the Korea Times

Humble surroundings these are not. Orange accents, and birch furnishings crash against frosted mirrors, partitioning off private dining areas. Servers, sporting mandarin collars, keep a respectable, and professional distance from diners. Outfitted with clip on microphones and ear pieces, and answering to managers in dark suits, had me wondering if this could be Shanghai’s notorious crime ring, the Green Gang reincarnate? While crab, steamed fish and other entrees make their way into the a la carte menu, take your cue from what made the 100 year old Chinese restaurant famous and compose your meal with a medley of dumplings. Seoul’s branches of Nanxiang offer regional varieties that shouldn’t be passed up. The chicken and ginseng dumplings, offer a spin off the popular samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) rich with herbal accents and minced chicken. Pine mushroom and pork dumplings are as elegant as a dumpling can be. Finely diced pine mushrooms soften the salty pork flavor, and are addictively delicious.

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