Seongsu restaurant in a converted house: omurice at Seongsu Darak

Where is Seongsu Darak, and how far from Seongsu Station?

This time I visited Seongsu Darak, near Seongsu Station.

It's about a 10-minute walk from Seongsu Station. You pass a bunch of the trendy hotspots Seongsu has these days, and then suddenly you find Seongsu Darak tucked into a residential area. It's a Western food restaurant set inside a converted house, and the entrance has a slightly unique atmosphere right from the start.

As you can see in the photos, the entrance feels a bit different from a typical restaurant. You pass through a wooden door and then head upstairs to the second floor — the first time you visit, you might even wonder if there's really a restaurant here.

Seongsu Darak really is set inside a converted house, so the atmosphere is quite different from a typical storefront restaurant.

Inside the converted house: second-floor mood and who eats here

Upstairs at Seongsu Darak, the space turns out to be bigger than expected. It's mostly white-toned walls with wood-toned furniture, and the large windows let in a lot of sunlight. Looking at the floor tiles, chairs, and lighting, there's a slightly European café feel, and overall it was a comfortable atmosphere despite being a restaurant.

When I visited, there were quite a lot of customers, and I saw a lot of foreign guests too. Watching what people were ordering, I noticed foreign customers ordering a lot of the omurice.

Seongsu Darak menu and the free-drink review event

Seongsu Darak's menu is mostly Western food. Looking at the pictured menu, there's Darak Omurice, Darak Rosé Pasta, Spicy Crab Risotto, Pork Steak, Corn Gnocchi, Beef Brisket Perilla Pasta, Spicy Cream Pasta, Flat Carbonara, and more — quite a variety. For sides there's Katsu Sando (fried pork cutlet sandwich), Cream Onion Fries, and Truffle Fries, and you can order drinks too.

This time we ordered

• Darak Omurice
• Darak Rosé Pasta
• Cream Onion Fries

— these three.

There was also a Naver and Google review event running at the time. According to the menu board, if you leave a verified review with photos of the food and certain keywords, you get one free drink. Worth keeping in mind if you're planning a visit.

Darak Omurice: how soft is the egg?

The first dish to arrive was the Darak Omurice. It looked pretty appetizing in photos, and in person the egg on top was noticeably soft.

Underneath is fried rice made with a ketchup base, stir-fried with various vegetables and meat. And the egg on top of the omurice is really soft — close to the soft omelet texture you'd expect from a Japanese-style omurice.

With the ketchup-based fried rice and demi-glace sauce together, plus that soft egg on top, it's honestly a flavor combination that's hard to get wrong. Eating it, the overall balance was solid — the savory fried rice and the rich demi-glace sauce worked well together.

The softness of the egg especially made for a great texture when eaten together with the fried rice. If you're visiting Seongsu Darak for the first time, this signature dish is worth ordering.

Darak Rosé Pasta: tomato ragu topped with fresh cream

Next is the Darak Rosé Pasta. When it first arrived, its look was a bit different from a typical rosé pasta, so I even wondered whether this was actually rosé pasta.

The cream on top really stands out — it felt like a playful use of fresh cream. Underneath is a tomato-based ragu sauce. The ground meat in the ragu is finely minced, so when you mix it with the noodles, the meat and sauce naturally come along together.

Eaten separately at first it feels a little different, but once you mix the cream and ragu sauce together with the noodles, it becomes closer to the rosé pasta flavor we're familiar with.

There's also a gentle spiciness that comes through. It's not a spiciness that hits hard, but rather a slight kick between the soft cream and tomato flavors. That gave it a more distinctly Korean feel compared to a typical rosé pasta. The noodles held their bite well without getting mushy, which made for a good chew. Personally, of everything we ate that day, this felt like one of the most well-rounded dishes.

Cream Onion Fries, the side worth adding

Last is the side dish, Cream Onion Fries. Crispy fried potatoes are topped with cream sauce and onion-style toppings, plus cheese and herbs on top. Overall the flavor was sweet and creamy, and it was a good dish to nibble on between bites of the mains.

Especially alongside sauce-based dishes like the omurice or pasta, it was fun to keep reaching for the fries between bites. If you want to add one more side dish, this kind is a solid choice.

Is Seongsu Darak worth a trip to Seongsu?

Overall, the dishes we had this time were quite satisfying. It was also striking that so many foreign guests visit this place, and after eating, I understood pretty well why that's the case.

The omurice, with its ketchup fried rice, demi-glace sauce, and soft egg, felt familiar while still keeping that Japanese-style omurice character. The rosé pasta layered tomato ragu and cream with a gentle spiciness that brought out a Korean flavor well. Overall, the food wasn't too strongly sweet or salty, while still having clear flavor points.

It's a good place to visit if you want to eat a meal while also checking out the hotspots nearby in Seongsu, and personally I found the food quality quite solid for a Western food restaurant. If it's your first visit, the Darak Omurice and Darak Rosé Pasta are both worth trying.

I have a friend who's a huge fan of The Boyz — if they see this place, they'll definitely say they want to go, haha.