Billino
빌리노
About
A compact neighborhood Italian restaurant near Guui Station, known for generously portioned pasta and free wine corkage.
In Gwangjin, Villino is the kind of Italian neighborhood restaurant that rewards arriving without a rush. Tucked into a residential alley near Guui Station, it has a small, close-in feel: one visitor counted three four-person tables, while another noted the open kitchen, where the cooking gives you something to watch if the meal takes a little time. Bottles of wine line the room, and the restaurant is described as offering free corkage, a useful detail if you have a bottle you would like to bring along. The meal begins with bread and salad, served after ordering on a tablet. One diner remembers the bread warm, crisp outside and soft within, with a balsamic dressing on the salad. It is a modest but welcoming start before the substantial plates arrive. Portions drew particular notice: one party ordered two pastas and a pizza, then decided the pizza might need to go home. There is room to choose your own mood among the pastas. The spicy seafood rosé pasta and shrimp cream risotto were both finished cleanly by one pair; another table tried carbonara and vongole. That second account was more mixed: the sauces were enjoyable, but the thick pasta seemed not to hold them evenly, and the vongole’s seasoning varied from bite to bite. The margherita also disappointed that diner, who wanted more vivid tomato, basil and cheese. These are individual impressions, not a verdict on every visit, but they suggest ordering for the pasta and keeping expectations open. Villino’s appeal is less about ceremony than a relaxed, compact setting, generous servings and the option to bring wine without a corkage charge. Reported prices sit in the low-to-mid teens of thousands of won: a recent-seeming account listed carbonara at ₩14,000, vongole at ₩16,000 and margherita at ₩15,000. For a small-table meal near Guui Station, go with time to spare, start with the bread and salad, and let the pasta be the centerpiece.
Menu
- 새우 알리오올리오₩14,000
- 살치풍기크림₩17,000
- Vongole₩16,000
- 매콤 해물 로제₩16,000
- Margherita₩15,000
- 애플 고르곤 졸라₩17,000
- 매콤명란베이컨크림₩15,000
- 페스카토레₩15,000
- 베이컨아라비아따₩13,000
- Carbonara₩14,000
Local tips
- Consider reserving ahead; the dining room has only three four-person tables.
- Bring your own wine to take advantage of the free corkage.
- Allow extra time for your meal; service can be slow when the owner is handling the kitchen alone.
- The restaurant is closed on Sundays and has a 15:00–17:00 break on weekdays and Saturdays.
Details
- Guui Station
Opening hours
- Sunday
- —
- Monday
- 11:30–21:30
- Tuesday
- 11:30–21:30
- Wednesday
- 11:30–21:30
- Thursday
- 11:30–21:30
- Friday
- 11:30–21:30
- Saturday
- 12:00–21:30