Hotel Naru Seoul Voisin Restaurant: Weekend Lunch Course with Han River View

We visited Hotel Naru Seoul Voisin for a weekend lunch course on a quiet Saturday afternoon. The streets across the river were quieter than usual for a Saturday afternoon, making it feel like the right time for a slow, view-facing lunch.

1. Arriving at Hotel Naru Seoul Voisin (호텔 나루 서울, 부아쟁)

We arrived at the Hotel Naru Seoul MGallery. The exterior looked polished, and we headed straight up to Restaurant Voisin on the 22nd floor. Entering the restaurant Voisin at Hotel Naru Seoul, the open view of the Han River immediately caught my eye. The chance to enjoy a meal while overlooking the water from a window seat felt like enough reason alone to visit.

2. Interior and the Bar Area

The interior itself was dressed up with a mix of brass, sculptural pendant lights, and marble-topped tables. It photographs well, though it took some extra minutes finding an angle where the reflections in the glass didn’t compete with the river view.

There is also a small, stylish bar area near the entrance that carries the same brass-and-marble design—definitely worth a glance as you head into the dining room at Hotel Naru Seoul Voisin.

3. Course Details: From Bread to Main Course

Warm Bread and Two Butters: A server brought warm bread with two freshly prepared butters: a dark and faintly briny seaweed butter, and a softer, more savory herb and shallot butter. Spreading both over the warm bread while looking out at the river was the perfect way to start our weekend lunch at Hotel Naru Seoul Voisin.

How to Order from the Menu

When ordering the weekend lunch at Restaurant Voisin, the menu is structured around a multi-course meal with choices for the main dish. Here is how to navigate your order:

1. Course Structure: The meal begins with fixed courses, including warm bread with house-made butters, an appetizer box featuring seven bite-sized creations, and a sweet corn risotto served for sharing.
2. Choosing Your Main Dish: Each guest selects one main entree. Options typically include:
   • US Prime Dry Aged Ribeye (Popular choice; cooked over a heated plate, so ordering medium-rare ensures it stays juicy as it continues to cook at the table)
   • T-Bone Steak
   • Australian Grilled Lamb Rack
   • Fish en Papillote
3. Dessert & Cheese Bar: Access to the semi-buffet bar is included with your course. You can visit the bar at your own pace after or during your meal to enjoy cured meats, artisan cheeses, fresh tarts, macarons, and self-serve Nespresso coffee.

The view that’s worth booking ahead for

Ask for the window row when you book, because that’s where the view actually happens. From our table, the Gangbyeon Expressway curved along the water, Mapo Bridge cut across in the distance, and Bamseom Island sat as a quiet strip of green.

Appetizer Box

The appetizer box came next, with seven different bite-sized pieces including tomato and fresh cheese, oriental melon burrata, sesame tuna tartlet, tuna tartare, beef mimosa, macaron tomato, and crab toast.

Each piece was distinct, making the sampling feel like a small guessing game. The tuna tartare was noticeably soft, and the crab toast at the end felt like a natural closer to the course. The box looks light, but seven pieces add up quickly, so it’s best to pace yourself before the main courses arrive.

Sweet Corn Risotto for Two

This course is built for sharing — one bowl, two spoons, four seared scallops on top.

The rice held its texture well, each grain still distinct rather than mushy, which is the part risotto most often gets wrong. Where it fell a little short was the corn itself. The aroma was strong, almost pushed to the front to fit the seasonal theme, but the actual kernels inside were fewer than the smell suggested. A dish built around sweet corn could have used a bit more of the real thing alongside the fragrance.

Choosing the US Prime Dry Aged Ribeye (and Why Medium-Rare Made Sense)

For our main course at Hotel Naru Seoul Voisin, we went with the US Prime Dry Aged Ribeye among the various steak options.

We asked for medium-rare on purpose, guessing the hot plate underneath would keep cooking the meat slightly at the table — which it did, landing right around medium by the time we finished half of it. A slice of herb butter melted over the top added depth the beef didn’t quite have on its own; the meat itself was solid and broadly likeable rather than a standout cut. Roasted whole garlic and a baked potato came alongside, with homemade pickles cutting through the richness between bites.

I took a brief moment to enjoy the atmosphere at the window table.

4. The Dessert and Cheese Bar Everyone Actually Talks About

This dessert and cheese bar is what most guests visiting Hotel Naru Seoul Voisin mention first, and it easily earns that reputation.

A separate tray held three cured meats—ham, mortadella, and salami—sliced thin and laid out in neat, overlapping rows. Beyond the meats, Brie, Manchego, and Gruyère filled out the cheese selection. The nearby dessert table carried a rotating selection of tarts and cakes, including a citrus tart topped with fresh orange segments and blueberries.

We also counted six kinds of macarons, all light and properly bite-sized rather than the oversized “ttung-caron” style that had its moment in Korea roughly a decade ago. That trend has mostly faded, and classic French-sized macarons are back in favor—which is exactly what Voisin serves. This spread would pair naturally with a glass of champagne, though we skipped alcohol entirely since we were driving.

Coffee, the View, and a Few Things to Know Before You Book

We finished with coffee from a Nespresso machine at the bar, each choosing our own capsule. Brown sugar stirred into mine turned it into a slow, slightly bitter finish while the river light kept shifting outside.

Is 120,000 KRW a fair price for the weekend lunch at Hotel Naru Seoul Voisin restaurant? For a 22nd-floor river view, a multi-course meal, and an open dessert and cheese bar at a five-star hotel in Seoul, it holds up well against comparable river-view courses elsewhere in the city.

A few practical notes before you go: request the window row specifically when booking, since general seating doesn’t guarantee a river view. Smart casual is the safer dress choice for a hotel dining room at this level. And if driving, build in extra time—hotel basement parking gets busy on weekend afternoons.

We ended up staying close to two hours total, well past when the plates were cleared, mostly because the light over the river kept changing and neither of us wanted to be the one who said it was time to leave.

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