This is a Michelin Plate restaurant located near Gangnam-gu Office Station, Seoul.

The name is a clever play on words — derived from “sio” (salt) in Japanese and “sio” from the Italian “sioraffino” — hinting at the restaurant’s concept: Italian dining with Japanese influences. The food is consistently excellent overall, though it doesn’t quite deliver the level of astonishing performance that would warrant a Michelin star.

That said, for a meal priced just over $100, the quality is thoroughly satisfying. The wine selection isn’t as extensive as you’d find at other Michelin fine dining establishments, but it’s reasonably priced, and the sake selection is solid as well. Corkage is $30, and the restaurant is BYOB-friendly. The sommelier’s wine handling is top-notch. His wine knowledge runs deep, and his pairings favor the unexpected over the obvious.

Reservation:
https://www.catchtable.net/explore/shop/siio

Cost :
Lunch 85000KRW (~55USD), 3 Glass Wine Pairing 80000KRW (~50USD)
Dinner 175000KRW (~110USD), 5 Glass Wine Paring 125000KRW (~80USD)
BYOB 50000KRW (~35USD) up to 2 bottles per table

Booking Difficulty: Can easily book on your schedule. Bar seats available for solo diners.

Wine list & Concept : If you’re planning to spend $50-$300 per bottle, they do have wines and sakes at affordable price.

Scallop, Kohlabi and Korean Melon

Sea bream carpaccio with black sesame purée

Lobster and white asparagus, with lobster and uni sauce

Signature abalone in seaweed crust. 

Anago (Eel) consommé with spicy green pepper.

Hanwoo (Korean Beef) steak

Eggplant cold pasta

Green peas & icecream

Wine of the night

Pietradolce Sant’Andrea Terre Siciliane IGT 2018

(BYOB) Made from 100+ years old pre-phylloxera vines. Skin maceration for 6+ months, and bottle aged for 2 years before release. Gold in color, tropical fruit aroma and well ripe stone fruit nose, honey and wet flint. Some scent of cedar and brioche. Unlike the sweet aroma, it is bone dry in the palate. Can feel the phenolic bitterness due to the long skin contact. Acidity is high in nature.