Taco restaurant in Seongsu, Seoul with extra-cilantro tacos: Morimoly

There's food that, once you try it, you immediately want to feed to someone else.

Morimoly was a place I'd tried and even posted about after a pop-up at Hyundai Department Store in Pangyo. The memory of how good it was stuck with me, so on a day I happened to have errands near Seongsu, my husband and I went back to the Morimoly flagship, a Seongsu taco restaurant.

My husband usually prefers familiar Korean food over anything new, so I was curious how he'd react — but he ended up genuinely enjoying the combination of Morimoly's crispy gimbugak (seasoned crispy seaweed), rice, and taco fillings.

Having tried it myself and gone back again, this is a Seongsu taco restaurant worth remembering if you're looking for something different. This visit gave me one more Seongsu spot I'll remember for a long time.

How the Pangyo pop-up sold us on Morimoly

I first met Morimoly at a pop-up in the food hall of Hyundai Department Store in Pangyo — I tried it by chance and kept it in mind ever since.

This time I happened to have business in Seongsu, and I wanted my husband to try it too, so we made the trip to the flagship store.

There's a certain fun in seeing a brand you first met at a pop-up again at its actual store. That made this visit feel a little more exciting.

Finding the Morimoly flagship down a Seongsu alley, and where to park

The Morimoly flagship didn't have the bustling feel of Seongsu's main street. It sits a bit deeper down a quieter alley, which I actually liked.

It still has that distinctly hip Seongsu vibe, but with enough calm to catch your breath for a moment.

Morimoly sits a bit off Seongsu's main street, down an alley — and being less crowded actually let us enjoy the hip vibe of the place more comfortably.

One parking tip: there's no dedicated lot, but there's a Seongsu 1-ga 1-dong public parking lot right across from the restaurant.

On the day I visited it was full, so I parked at the Seongsu Cultural Welfare Center lot instead. It's about 538m from Morimoly, roughly an 8-minute walk according to the map, and the fee — first 30 minutes free, ₩1,000 after that, then ₩500 per 10 minutes — wasn't a burden at all.

Inside Morimoly: a basement floor and three levels of Seongsu style

Morimoly isn't unique just for its food. Posters and props covering the walls, the lighting, the furniture — the whole space builds its own atmosphere.

Each floor feels a little different, so my eyes kept wandering even while waiting for food. The food and interior don't feel disconnected — they flow into one mood together. The kind of Seongsu hotspot feel that makes you want to snap a photo.

Morimoly occupies an entire building from basement to third floor, so you get a different atmosphere on every level.

The space is generous and has a distinct personality — it occurred to me it might work well for a small party or gathering. Not just the food, but the space itself feels like its own piece of content.

What we ordered at Morimoly: the Morimoly taco and the truffle wagyu taco

That day we ordered the Morimoly taco and the truffle wagyu taco. I got a Corona since it seemed like it'd pair well with tacos, and my husband picked a Sprite.

Both dishes looked packed with ingredients just from a glance. What caught my eye first, unlike a typical taco, was the crispy gimbugak used as the shell.

The Morimoly taco combined the crunch of gimbugak, rice, and taco fillings into a flavor that was more familiar and comforting than I expected. With the savory taste of the seaweed added in, each bite made the combination more fun.

The truffle wagyu taco stood out for its subtle truffle aroma layered over the richness of the wagyu. The meat was tender yet cut thick, giving it real bite, and the contrast with the crispy gimbugak was great.

Why a Morimoly taco starts with gimbugak instead of a tortilla

The most interesting part of Morimoly is, of course, the taco itself. Instead of a tortilla like a regular taco, it uses gimbugak — seaweed fried until crispy — as the shell.

Inside that, they fill it with rice, various taco ingredients, and sauce. The savory crunch of the gimbugak combined with the familiarity of rice made it feel far less unfamiliar than I expected.

It's a taco that feels like sushi, and sushi that feels like a taco — a strange, wonderful combination

Eating the Morimoly taco loaded with extra cilantro

This time, when ordering, I asked them to load extra cilantro onto my husband's portion. Since he loves cilantro, his reaction was great from the very first bite.

With the crispy fried gimbugak, rice, and taco ingredients all coming together, it went down far more naturally than expected, and he ended up quite satisfied with his taco — though he was sorry he couldn't order a beer since he was driving.

Who thinks up a taco like this?

Eating it, I found myself thinking that whoever came up with this combination is pretty impressive.

The way they bring together gimbugak, rice, and taco fillings — it's not simply a Korean-style taco, but familiar ingredients combined in a completely different way, which is what made it fun.

So personally, this is a place I'd recommend not just to people hunting for a Seongsu taco restaurant, but to people who don't usually like trying new food. Maybe because familiar ingredients like seaweed and rice are involved, the flavor felt more approachable than expected.

Is Morimoly worth a return trip to Seongsu?

Morimoly isn't a place you go to just for the food. There's fun in taking photos in the hip space, and I liked how the location, a little off Seongsu's main street, felt more relaxed.

Takeout was available, and the staff were friendly, so the first impression was great.

Most of all, the memory of enjoying it at the Hyundai Department Store pop-up in Pangyo carried through into this visit to the flagship. This time I came with my husband, but next time I'd like to bring my son too.

A sushi-taco built from gimbugak and rice, unlike an ordinary tortilla taco — the fact that familiar ingredients could be reimagined like this was quite impressive on its own.

On a day I want something a little different in Seongsu, this is the place that'll come to mind again. Morimoly.