Taoyuen (The Plaza Seoul)

About

Fine Chinese dining in The Plaza Hotel with private rooms. Known for Peking duck and multi-course tasting menus featuring seafood and premium ingredients.

# Taoyuen at The Plaza Seoul: Where Precision Meets Ceremony Taoyuen occupies the third floor of The Plaza hotel in central Jung-gu, a dining room where private wooden-panel rooms overlook City Hall and where both business meetings and milestone celebrations find their stage. The restaurant operates with the formality of high-end Chinese cuisine—courses only, no walk-ins to shared tables—and the kitchen delivers dishes that justify the deliberation required to book. The chef's tasting menu unfolds methodically. Early courses establish sophistication: yulin eel arrives lightly fried with thin scallion strands and tart sauce; fresh-water lobster halves arrive split lengthwise and glossed in Chinese sauce; seasonal fish arrives with an umami-rich soy paired with subtle herbal notes. A shou mai dumpling yields shrimp and crab leg flesh that snaps between the teeth, while half-moon chive dumplings burst with tender shrimp. The Beijing duck—carved tableside by a chef trained in Guangdong—arrives in two forms: first as tender meat wrapped with cucumber, scallion, and hoisin in thin wheat crepes, then the remaining meat stir-fried with vegetables and served alongside a chicken wing. The courses reach their narrative arc through songyi mushrooms paired with hanwok beef, both marked by an almost austere delicacy. Rice arrives as ul-myeon noodles threaded with seafood, their broth concentrated with umami. The final gesture—pear tea steeped with white fungus, jujube, and preserved pear—guides toward closure with deliberate care. Pricing reflects this precision: lunch chef's menu at 200,000 won, dinner courses climbing toward 370,000 won. The restaurant draws Seoul's established families and business elite, those for whom the distinction between good and exceptional matters. This is not casual eating. It is the kind of place where anniversaries are marked and decisions are made, where the rigor of execution meets the patience that ceremony demands.

Menu

• Peking Duck베이징덕₩100,000
• Hanwoo Jajangmyeon한우 짜장면
• Chef's Dim Sum Selection (Shumai, Chive Dumpling)셰프 특선 딤섬 (쇼마이, 부추교자)
• Yu Lin Eel유림장어
• Shark Fin샥스핀
• Five-Spice Beef Roll Appetizer오향장육 소고기말이 전채
• Pine Mushroom & Hanwoo송이버섯과 한우
• Sweet and Sour Pork탕수육₩100,000
• Champon짬뽕
• Jajangmyeon짜장면
• Lobster바닷가재
• Wonton Noodles울면

Details

Phone

02-771-2200

Website

marriott.com