# Yeonnam-dong wine restaurant for burrata fig salad: Hôtel de Couture - By Jihye (https://superchart.com/en/@banchan-threshold/) - Written Sep 14, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@banchan-threshold/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@banchan-threshold/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/index.md) ## In short Hôtel de Couture is a Western-style restaurant in a Yeonnam-dong alley in Mapo, Seoul, about 7 minutes on foot from Hongik University Station exit 3. Over a weekday lunch with her mom, the writer ordered house steak, mortadella lemon butter pasta and a burrata seasonal fruit salad with white and red wine, and the fig-and-burrata pairing was the highlight. The calm room suits a date and works just as well for a wedding-invitation get-together. ## Good to know - **Location**: 7 Donggyo-ro 46-gil, Unit 101, Floor 1.5, Mapo-gu, Seoul - **Getting there**: About 7 minutes on foot from Hongik University Station exit 3; inside an alley, second floor of the building - **Parking**: No private lot; use nearby public parking or the Yeonnam-3 street public parking lot - **How to order**: QR code ordering at the table - **Seating**: Tables for 6 or more, plus a separate seating area further inside - **What we ordered**: House steak, mortadella lemon butter pasta, burrata seasonal fruit salad, white and red wine *as written by the visitor on Sep 14, 2026* It's been a while since I took my mom out for an outing in Yeonnam-dong 🙂 We both love hunting down nice-looking Western-style restaurants to eat good food and chat over, and this time, while looking for a date spot in Yeonnam-dong, I found Hôtel de Couture, where you can enjoy everything from steak to pasta to salad, plus wine 💛 The cozy, calm interior made it easy to relax, and everything we ordered suited our taste, so it turned into a leisurely chat with my mom after a long time. So let me walk you through my honest review of Hôtel de Couture in Yeonnam-dong — from the exterior to the interior to the food 🙌 ## Where is Hôtel de Couture, and where can you park? ![Exterior of Hôtel de Couture in a Yeonnam-dong alley building](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-01-j5ons-966.webp) Hôtel de Couture is about a 7-minute walk from Hongik University Station exit 3. It's tucked inside an alley but wasn't hard to find ✨ It's on the 2nd floor of the building, and since there's no dedicated parking lot, you'll need to use a nearby public parking lot or the Yeonnam-3 street public parking lot 🚘 If you're planning a trip around Seoul, getting there by public transit is much more convenient. ## Inside Hôtel de Couture: mood and seating in Yeonnam-dong ![Cozy interior view of Hôtel de Couture](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-02-13o8h-966.webp) ![Table seating inside Hôtel de Couture](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-03-p7w22-966.webp) ![Atmospheric decor details at Hôtel de Couture](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-04-lj12m-966.webp) ![Calm dining hall at Hôtel de Couture](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-05-cqxok-966.webp) ![Large table for 6 or more at Hôtel de Couture](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-06-g9luy-966.webp) ![Interior seating and lighting at Hôtel de Couture](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-07-nsgda-966.webp) ![Table setting at Hôtel de Couture](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-08-j4k3e-966.webp) Stepping inside, the cozy, atmospheric interior caught my eye right away ✨ There are tables that seat 6 or more, which would work well for a group gathering like a wedding-invitation meetup, and the calm mood also suited a date or a blind date. ![Seating area further inside Hôtel de Couture](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-09-16nqs-966.webp) ![Interior of Hôtel de Couture with customers on a weekday afternoon](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-10-xlg3h-966.webp) Further inside there's another seating section, so the space felt bigger than I expected 👍 Even on a weekday afternoon, it was pretty busy with customers. ## The menu and QR code table ordering at Hôtel de Couture ![QR code table-ordering guide at Hôtel de Couture](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-11-15p3z-966.webp) You order by scanning a QR code at the table, so you can take your time browsing the menu on your phone before ordering 🩵 ![Pasta menu screen at Hôtel de Couture](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-12-4k4cv-665.webp) ![Steak and salad menu screen at Hôtel de Couture](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-13-9f7g7-665.webp) ![Drinks menu screen at Hôtel de Couture](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-14-1vzm5-665.webp) ![Wine and beer menu screen at Hôtel de Couture](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-15-trqy8-665.webp) There's a wide range from pasta to risotto to steak to salad, plus drinks like sodas, juice, and coffee, and for alcohol you can choose between beer and wine 🥂 We ordered the house steak, mortadella lemon butter pasta, burrata seasonal fruit salad, and both white and red wine 🍀 ## House steak with whole grain mustard and fried onions ![A plate of house steak at Hôtel de Couture](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-16-1bbfc-1200.webp) ![Cross-section of the sliced house steak](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-17-73isb-966.webp) ![Fried onions served with the house steak](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-18-loft7-966.webp) ![A piece of steak topped with whole grain mustard](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-19-13g5s-966.webp) Let's start with the house steak 🥩 It came sliced into pieces of a good thickness, easy to eat, and cooked exactly to the doneness I like, so the very first bite was tender. Adding a bit of whole grain mustard brought out a deeper flavor, where the clean meaty taste met a sharp, tangy note 😋 The fried onions served alongside were crispy and light enough to keep picking at, and they went really well as a wine snack too 🥂 ## What does the mortadella lemon butter pasta taste like? ![Mortadella lemon butter pasta](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-20-qjxsx-966.webp) Next up, the mortadella lemon butter pasta 🍝 The noodles were cooked just right in a sauce with a gentle butter aroma, topped with mortadella and lemon. The mortadella's savory, salty flavor combined with the butter felt rich in the mouth — a combination that could easily turn heavy, but the bright lemon kept the aftertaste surprisingly clean 🤭 ## Burrata seasonal fruit salad: figs with burrata cheese ![A plate of burrata seasonal fruit salad](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-21-hnp84-966.webp) ![A generous ball of burrata cheese on the salad](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-22-1t2iy-966.webp) ![Burrata salad with vegetables and figs](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-23-enp77-966.webp) It came with a variety of vegetables and a generous ball of burrata cheese, plus fresh figs as the seasonal fruit 🩵 Once I popped the burrata and mixed it through the vegetables and fruit, the softness of the cheese met the gentle sweetness of the fig perfectly 👍 I didn't know a salad could taste this good 🥗 ## How the wine paired, and the final verdict on Hôtel de Couture ![Glasses of white and red wine served with the meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine-24-hwnsu-966.webp) Everything we ordered paired well with wine, both the white and the red 🥂 It had been a while since I properly enjoyed Western food with my mom, and having good food alongside wine made the meal feel even more relaxed. My mom loved everything from the interior to the food and kept praising it, which made the outing even more satisfying for me. If you're looking for a date spot in Yeonnam-dong or a wedding-invitation meetup place near Hongik University, I'd recommend giving Hôtel de Couture a try 🤗 ## Where it is - Hôtel de Couture (오뗄드꾸뜨) - 7 Donggyo-ro 46-gil, 101-ho, 1.5F, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 마포구 동교로46길 7 101호 1.5층 - 37.5627102, 126.9253227 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%98%A4%EB%97%84%EB%93%9C%EA%BE%B8%EB%9C%A8/@37.5627102,126.9253227,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@banchan-threshold/yeonnam-burrata-fig-salad-wine/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt