Cheongdam date restaurant after a dress tour: People the Terrace

A Cheongdam date restaurant after our dress tour: People the Terrace

People the Terrace is a restaurant on Dosan-daero 81-gil in Cheongdam-dong, and I booked a weekday dinner there. My partner and I recently did a dress tour, and since most of the shops are in Cheongdam, we wanted to finish with a date at a restaurant with a nice atmosphere for the first time in a while. People the Terrace had been recommended to me as a Cheongdam spot with a great mood for blind dates and dates, so we went on a weekday evening.

People the Terrace location, opening hours and parking

People the Terrace is at 13 Dosan-daero 81-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, an 11-minute walk from Apgujeongnodeo Station Exit 2. It opens 18:00–02:00 with last order at 01:00, and it is closed every Monday.

• Address: 13 Dosan-daero 81-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (11 minutes from Apgujeongnodeo Station Exit 2)
• Hours: 18:00–02:00 / last order 01:00
• Closed: every Monday
• Groups and reservations welcome
• Parking: paid (₩5,000), valet (₩5,000)

What seating does People the Terrace have?

The seating is split into sofa seats, terrace seats, dining tables and round sofa booths on the 1st floor, plus private rooms on the 2nd floor. We went with a reservation. There are sofa seats and the terrace, dining tables further inside, and round-sofa booths that are great for get-togethers. Upstairs there are rooms you can use privately: the White Room, the Penthouse and the Birthday Room. I liked that you can choose depending on your group size and the mood you want.

People the Terrace menu and drinks list

The menu runs from pasta, salads, risotto, chicken, steak and sides to desserts and bingsu (shaved ice). Honestly, the menu was huge! It's easy to order whatever fits the occasion and your taste.

I especially liked the wide range of drinks that go with the food. There's champagne, wine and beer, but also whiskey, distilled spirits and cocktails, so whatever you want to drink is covered. I think that's perfect for blind dates or get-togethers, when you don't know the other person's taste and are stuck deciding where to book.

What we ordered for two at People the Terrace, with prices

We had eaten nothing but bread all day and were starving, so we ordered a bit of everything.

• Chicken bucket ₩35,000
• Mushroom cream truffle risotto with steak ₩33,000
• Brisket kimchi fried rice ₩23,000
• Zero Coke

How good is the People the Terrace chicken bucket (35,000 won)?

The chicken bucket is boneless chicken thigh served on a bed of potato chips, with tartar sauce on the side. It looked amazing and came out just as photogenic as it sounds. The boneless thigh chicken was really clean-tasting, moist yet super crispy, with a bit of a kOO-style feel. It's lightly seasoned with pepper, with potato chips tucked underneath, and dipping it in the tartar sauce suddenly made it tangy and even tastier.

Mushroom cream truffle risotto with steak (33,000 won)

This is creamy risotto topped with two kinds of mushrooms, truffle mushroom purée duxelles and grilled steak. It had a different charm from the chicken bucket. The risotto was thick and rich, and the soft mushrooms plus dried mushrooms made the textures fun. With the faint aroma of truffle oil, the truffle mushroom duxelles and tenderly grilled steak, every spoonful was bursting with flavor.

Beef brisket kimchi fried rice (23,000 won)

The brisket kimchi fried rice comes with fluffy fried rice, sausage, a soft-fried egg and onion chips. With the snappy sausage and crispy onion chips alongside the kimchi fried rice, the savory umami exploded. It's the kind of kimchi fried rice nobody would dislike.

People the Terrace review event and table hand cream

I heard you get a fondant chocolate cake as a service when you write a review. Also, each table had a hand cream you can try, so good to know.

If you're looking for a Cheongdam restaurant with varied table setups and a big menu, so you don't have to worry about anyone's taste, with a pretty space and delicious food, I recommend People the Terrace for a date.