Michelin Guide 2024 in South Korea: three 1-star restaurants in Busan announced in city’s first ever selections; Mosu in Seoul keeps 3 stars but remains closed

The 2024 edition of the Michelin Guide in South Korea now includes Busan, where 43 restaurants have been added, joining selections from Seoul

Despite being currently closed with no official news of reopening, Mosu in Seoul also retained its status as South Korea’s only three-Michelin-star restaurant

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Jérôme Vincon, the managing director of Michelin Korea, with chef Sung Anh of three-Michelin-star Mosu. A total of 43 restaurants from Busan have been added to the 2024 edition of the Michelin Guide in South Korea. Photo: Michelin Guide

Published: 12:45pm, 23 Feb 2024Updated: 1:26pm, 23 Feb 2024

The Michelin Guide has unveiled its inaugural restaurant selections for Busan, a southern port city in South Korea, in the eighth edition of the fine dining guide for the country.

The results were announced at a live ceremony held at the Signiel Busan hotel, honouring 43 venues in the city, including three restaurants given one Michelin star and 15 Bib Gourmand restaurants.

The guide also announced that three-Michelin-star Mosu, in Seoul, had retained its top status despite it being closed since January. It is rumoured to reopen in a new location by the summer, according to industry insiders.

Local media previously reported that CJ CheilJedang, the company owner of the restaurant, had not renewed its contract with chef Sung Anh. The website for Mosu Seoul simply reads: “Closure Announcement. This website is no longer available. Thank you for your support.”

On Michelin’s own website, a note has been added to the entry for Mosu: “Temporarily closed due to [a] restaurant moving issue”.

The inside of Mosu, in Seoul, which has been closed since January. Photo: Mosu

Among Busan’s new one-star restaurants is Palate, a modern Korean fusion restaurant by chef Kim Jae-hoon that highlights seasonal ingredients fashioned into minimalist plates, which hint at his stints in Australia’s Moon Park and Lumi restaurants. He was formerly at Zero Complex in Seoul, during which time the restaurant received its one-Michelin-star status, which it retains today.