Magnolia & Rye Seoul : Real Southern Comfort in Seongdong-gu
Magnolia & Rye is a Southern comfort food kitchen in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, run by a husband-and-wife team from Georgia. The kitchen hand-breads its fried chicken daily, bakes fresh buttermilk biscuits every morning, and holds a 4.9 rating across 21 Google reviews.
About Magnolia & Rye Seoul
Magnolia & Rye sits in Seongdong-gu, near Wangsimni Station. The area around Seongdong-gu and Wangsimni has become a go-to destination for Seoul’s expat dining scene, and Magnolia & Rye is one of the reasons why.
The restaurant was founded by a husband-and-wife team from Georgia who missed true Southern comfort food in Seoul. So they built the menu around fried chicken, scratch-made biscuits, shrimp and grits, and banana pudding.
If you’re exploring Seongdong-gu for the first time, Magnolia & Rye makes a strong case for why this district deserves more attention from expats. Pair it with a walk through the neighborhood or a visit toward Seoul Forest, both within easy reach of Wangsimni Station.
Relaxed neighbourhood comfort-food spot with warm lighting, booth seating, and a welcoming family-run atmosphere.
Buttermilk fried chicken, hand-rolled biscuits with sorghum butter, shrimp and grits, banana pudding.
Tuesday through Sunday, brunch on weekends. Arrive early during busy hours. Closed Mondays.
Short walk from Wangsimni Station. Upstairs location. Dine-in guests get a discount with MOIN Card.
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Magnolia & Rye is at 8-4 Wangsimni-ro, 2F, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, a short walk from Wangsimni Station.
Magnolia & Rye is owned and operated by a husband-and-wife team from Georgia who built the restaurant around the Southern comfort food they grew up with.
The buttermilk fried chicken and hand-rolled biscuits are the most-cited items across reviews, alongside the shrimp and grits and banana pudding.
This is a demo listing — pricing information is illustrative only.
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"The fried chicken here beats anything I've had back home in the South. The biscuits alone are worth the trip."
Jenna R., Google review on Google
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