Muoki
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Muoki ( ) is a fine dining restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. It received its first Michelin star in 2019 and it maintained the one-star distinction in 2025. Its name means "oak tree" in Afrikaans. Its executive chef is James Park ( ). Park worked in a number of international restaurants, including in the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., in The Fat Duck in London, and in Quay in Sydney. Park previously worked in The Test Kitchen in Cape Town, South Africa for five years. Over time, he reportedly became no. 2 in the kitchen. He also worked in a French restaurant and led a food lab in a restaurant on Jeju Island in South Korea. He returned to Seoul in 2017, and opened Muoki. The restaurant reportedly explores creating dishes using ingredients in multiple different ways. The restaurant was reviewed positively by Lee Geon-gu ( ) of The Sommelier Times in 2022.
Muoki ( ) is a fine dining restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. It received its first Michelin star in 2019 and it maintained the one-star distinction in 2025. Its name means "oak tree" in Afrikaans. Its executive chef is James Park ( ). Park worked in a number of international restaurants, including in the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., in The Fat Duck in London, and in Quay in Sydney. Park previously worked in The Test Kitchen in Cape Town, South Africa for five years. Over time, he reportedly became no. 2 in the kitchen. He also worked in a French restaurant and led a food lab in a restaurant on Jeju Island in South Korea. He returned to Seoul in 2017, and opened Muoki. The restaurant reportedly explores creating dishes using ingredients in multiple different ways. The restaurant was reviewed positively by Lee Geon-gu ( ) of The Sommelier Times in 2022.
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