La Cantina

Key Information

• 🏅 Selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey
• 🍝 Signature menu: Vongole Pasta · Steak · Italian Pizza
• 🏛️ A long-standing restaurant regarded as Korea’s first Italian restaurant
• 🕐 Open 11:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.

🏅 Blue Ribbon–Selected Classic Italian Institution in Euljiro: La Cantina

We confidently recommend La Cantina, an Italian restaurant in Euljiro selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey, for anyone wishing to taste classic Italian cuisine at a place that has stood the test of time.

If you are staying around City Hall or Euljiro, we recommend La Cantina on the first basement floor of the Samsung Building for a refined lunch or a relaxed dinner.

Regarded as Korea’s first Italian restaurant, it keeps a retro interior that has changed little over the decades, and seasoned waiters provide gracious service that creates a special atmosphere.

Vongole pasta loaded with clams, beef tenderloin steak and onion soup remain long-time favorites, and a wide choice of classic Italian pizzas is also available.

Why Locals Love It

• 🏅 Proven quality — selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey
• 🏛️ History — regarded as Korea’s first Italian restaurant
• 🍝 Classic dishes — vongole pasta and steak
• 🤵 Service — gracious hospitality from seasoned waiters

Tips for Foreign Visitors

• 🚇 About a 2-minute walk from Exit 1-1 of Euljiro 1-ga Station, on B1 of the Samsung Building
• 🍝 First time? Try the vongole pasta with a steak
• 🥣 We recommend the onion soup as a starter
• 🍕 Margherita and Gorgonzola are the classic pizza choices
• 🕐 It opens at 11:30 a.m. and closes at 10 p.m.