# Birthday dinner at a Bangi-dong Italian restaurant in Seoul: Allegro - By Jaein (https://superchart.com/en/@brass-chopsticks-seoul-2/) - Written Sep 5, 2026 - Updated Sep 15, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Songpa, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written after receiving a store-visit sponsorship. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@brass-chopsticks-seoul-2/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@brass-chopsticks-seoul-2/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/index.md) · [日本語](https://superchart.com/ja/@brass-chopsticks-seoul-2/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/index.md) · [简体中文](https://superchart.com/zh-cn/@brass-chopsticks-seoul-2/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/index.md) · [繁體中文](https://superchart.com/zh-tw/@brass-chopsticks-seoul-2/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/index.md) · [Tiếng Việt](https://superchart.com/vi/@brass-chopsticks-seoul-2/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/index.md) · [ไทย](https://superchart.com/th/@brass-chopsticks-seoul-2/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/index.md) · [Bahasa Indonesia](https://superchart.com/id/@brass-chopsticks-seoul-2/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/index.md) · [Bahasa Melayu](https://superchart.com/ms/@brass-chopsticks-seoul-2/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/index.md) · [Español](https://superchart.com/es/@brass-chopsticks-seoul-2/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/index.md) ## In short Allegro is a Western restaurant on the 3rd floor of a building on Olympic-ro 32-gil in Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, newly opened in August, with live jazz in the evenings. On a birthday date at Allegro the writer ordered arugula salad, Italian-style carbonara and sous-vide pork neck steak for about 60,000 won total, and received a birthday lettering dessert. The salad dressing and the peppercorn-sauce pork neck stood out most, making Allegro a good Western lunch spot by day and a jazz date by night. ## Good to know - **Location**: 3rd floor, 57-1 Olympic-ro 32-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul - **Hours**: 12:00–23:00 (break 15:00–18:00, last order 21:30) - **Closed**: Tuesdays - **Reservations**: Naver Reservation, Catch Table - **Arugula salad**: 10,000 won - **Carbonara**: 19,000 won - **Sous-vide pork neck steak**: 33,000 won - **Also**: Anniversary lettering dessert, evening jazz performance - **Price reference**: ₩60,000 ≈ $44.5 · ₩10,000 ≈ $7.4 · ₩19,000 ≈ $14 (2026-09-15) *as written by the visitor on Sep 5, 2026* Today I want to introduce Allegro, a Western restaurant in Jamsil that newly opened in August... ♥ I had plans in Jamsil last week and kept searching for Jamsil Western food spots, Songpa Western food spots, Songridan-gil restaurants, and that's how I found this place. Both the prices and the vibe were exactly my style, so I went right away haha. They also do lettering service for anniversaries, so I'd recommend visiting on a special day too! ![Signature photo of Allegro, a Western restaurant in Jamsil's Bangi-dong](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-01-1566d-1200.webp) ## Where is Allegro, and what are its hours and booking options? - Location: 57-1 Olympic-ro 32-gil, 3rd floor, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea - Hours: 12:00 – 23:00 - Break time: 15:00 – 18:00 / Last order 21:30 - Closed Tuesdays - Reservations: Naver Reservations, Catchtable ![Exterior entrance of the building where Allegro is located](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-02-rj57u-900.webp) Allegro is on the 3rd floor, so you take the elevator up from the 1st floor. ![Elevator leading up to Allegro's 3rd floor entrance](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-03-1nzm3-900.webp) ![Painting and jazz performance lineup hanging in the 3rd floor hallway](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-04-6jgpf-900.webp) Right when you step off on the 3rd floor there's a painting and the jazz lineup on display! Allegro has an evening jazz bar performance, so it's perfect for a Songridan-gil date course!!! 💕 The monthly lineup is posted in front of the restaurant and on Instagram. ## Inside Allegro: seating and the Lotte Tower view ![View of the seating throughout Allegro's main hall](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-05-18tku-900.webp) ![Central seating arranged facing the jazz performance stage](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-06-1am30-900.webp) There were way more seats than I expected!!! The central seats are all arranged facing the jazz bar performance, and the seats at the edges are set up facing each other. ![Mini table lamp lighting on the dining table](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-07-1aosz-900.webp) Thanks to the mini lamp on the table, the mood must really come alive at night when it's dark. ![Interior of the restaurant with Lotte Tower visible through the window](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-08-cslms-900.webp) You can see Lotte Tower from inside the restaurant!!! It must be so pretty at sunset,,, 😍 ## What's on Allegro's menu? A long wine list ![Allegro's food menu page](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-09-1dm3f-900.webp) ![Allegro's menu laid open](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-10-1yohq-900.webp) Here's the menu! FOOD, RED, WHITE, SPARKLING, WHISKY, DRINK — there are lots of food options, but the number of wines is really something. Drinking wine at night while watching the jazz bar show... that's exactly the Songpa date course. ![Allegro's wine list menu page](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-11-n1a66-900.webp) ![Red and white wine menu page](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-12-1xx3l-900.webp) ![Whisky and drinks menu page](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-13-1qzve-900.webp) ## Steak, pasta and salad: three plates for about 60,000 won ![Full spread of the ordered steak, pasta, and salad](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-14-xbacf-900.webp) We ordered the sous-vide pork neck steak, carbonara, and rucola salad. It's rare to enjoy all three — steak, pasta, and salad — for around ₩60,000 in Seoul, but the quality and taste were both excellent. ![Table set with cutlery, plates, and water](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-15-14gz2-900.webp) Once you sit down, staff bring you your cutlery, plates, and water themselves, and they keep coming back to refill the water before it runs out haha. ![Plate of rucola salad topped with cheese](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-16-1nca6-900.webp) ### Arugula salad, 10,000 won The rucola salad is ₩10,000. I'm super picky about salad dressings so I was hesitant, but oh my god... the dressing was so good 😳 It was exactly my style, so I kept telling my boyfriend 'this is so good...' while eating haha. Rucola + cheese + salad dressing... I want to eat this salad again... It tastes even better if you squeeze lemon over it... 💕 It gets a little tangy too, which made it even better. Going back and forth between the pasta and the salad, the salad kept resetting my palate, so I could eat it on repeat. ![Close-up of rucola salad served with lemon](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-17-1j0o6-900.webp) ### Italian-style carbonara, 19,000 won Allegro's carbonara is ₩19,000. Unlike carbonara with a thick cream sauce, this Italian-style carbonara is made with just egg and cheese, no fresh cream, to get its rich creaminess! I'd only ever had the cream-sauce version before, and this was my first time trying Italian-style carbonara — and it was,,, so good,,, Thanks to the yolk and cheese it was thick and rich, and the noodles were cooked just right, so it was really nice to eat. ![Plating of the Italian-style carbonara](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-18-xe0pa-m-900.webp) ![Close-up of carbonara showing bacon and mushrooms](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-19-18kl0-m-900.webp) Up close it looks like this — the plating is so pretty when you look closely•• ♥ It's even better eaten together with the bacon and mushrooms!!! ![Sous-vide pork neck steak with peppercorn sauce and fries](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-20-nw0pu-900.webp) ### Sous-vide pork neck steak, 33,000 won The sous-vide pork neck steak is ₩33,000 — domestic pork neck cooked sous-vide, served with peppercorn sauce! To get straight to the point: it's g o o d. The sauce had a flavor I'd never had before and it was really delicious — even just the sauce alone was nicely salty and good! And I'm a total fries lover lover lover,,, so having fries alongside it made me so happy,,, the fries weren't greasy at all and were seasoned just right, so they were really good. ![Cross-section of the sliced sous-vide pork neck steak](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-21-1e8ls-900.webp) ![Tender, evenly cooked piece of pork neck steak](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-22-efut5-900.webp) It was cooked so perfectly inside,,, ♥ It's pork neck, but being sous-vide it wasn't tough at all — nice and tender to eat. ![Plate with birthday lettering written in chocolate](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-23-fakom-900.webp) ## How does the birthday lettering dessert arrive? This is the lettering service!!! Since we were on a birthday date, we asked for the birthday lettering service. They wrote 'Happy Birthday' tastefully in chocolate and gave us vanilla crème brûlée and brownie + fresh cream. ![Brownie with fresh cream and vanilla crème brûlée](https://img.superchart.com/images/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner-24-lr26s-900.webp) As for the brownie... I wasn't expecting much but it was so good my eyes went wide while eating it... The crème brûlée is all about cracking that top layer — it was sweet and the cream was smooth, so it was delicious! ## Is Allegro worth it? Final verdict The staff were genuinely kind, and I loved being able to eat such good Western food for such reasonable prices! I really recommend trying the rucola salad and the sous-vide pork neck steak — a great Jamsil and Songpa Western food spot by day, and a Jamsil and Songpa jazz bar date course by night! And with the lettering service too, it's perfect for anniversaries ♥ It's also near Seokchon Lake, so if you're looking for things to do in Jamsil, I'd recommend giving it a try! A Jamsil and Songpa Western restaurant with a great vibe, a Songpa Bangi-dong pasta spot, Allegro — a Songridan-gil restaurant and Jamsil date course, highly, highly recommended ♥ ## Where it is - Allegro (알레그로) - 57-1 Olympic-ro 32-gil, 3rd floor, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 송파구 올림픽로32길 57-1 3층 - 37.5123328, 127.112566 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%95%8C%EB%A0%88%EA%B7%B8%EB%A1%9C/@37.5123328,127.112566,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@brass-chopsticks-seoul-2/allegro-songpa-italian-birthday-dinner/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt