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L'Amant Secret
라망 시크레 Ramang Sikeure L'Amant Secret is French for 'the secret lover' — the house leans into it with a menu card addressed to each guest and handed over in a red envelope.
Compiled from 12 blog posts read in fullSources →
L'Amant Secret is chef Son Jong-won's French tasting-menu restaurant on the 26th floor of L'Escape Hotel, 67 Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul. There is one seasonal course, booked through Catchtable; posts from March 2026 give 190,000 won for lunch and 290,000 won for dinner (January posts said 170,000 and 270,000). The meal opens with 'Petit L'Amant Secret', bites served before a pop-up book of the kitchen, and closes with lip-shaped 'Goodbye Kiss' chocolates, and several posts mention a madeleine handed over in a walnut-cake bag on the way out. We read 30 posts from 7 January to 9 October 2026; 12 describe an actual meal. Fifteen are Michelin or Seoul-100 lists and chef profiles that we kept as introductions only, and three hotel-stay posts were set aside.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 퇴계로 67, AK타워 B동 25층 (회현동1가)67 Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-317-4003
- Typical spend₩20,000 – ₩290,000
- Floor areaFloor area 658 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 5 posts: 5 wrote 12:00–22:00.
| No day given | 12:00–22:00 | 5 of 5 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Break | 15:00–18:00 | 5 of 5 posts |
| Closed | 일요일·월요일 | 5 of 5 posts |
Counted from what bloggers wrote in their posts; we did not confirm it with the restaurant. Where the values differ, it may be a change over time rather than a disagreement, so we show when each one was written.
What sets it apart
- Getting a table is the hurdle. Ten of the 12 meal posts talk about booking, and four got in through Catchtable cancellations rather than the regular release. One post says the next month opens at 9 a.m. on the 1st, and another advises grabbing a four-person cancellation and phoning to reduce the party, since two-person slots rarely free up. A few days before, the restaurant calls to ask each diner's name, allergies and any occasion, and the name is printed on that day's menu card.
- Four posts were seated by the window. One had the best view of Namsan Tower, another could see as far as the 63 Building at lunch, while a third said Namsan was visible but hemmed in by buildings. One post notes that curtains and blinds come down after dark, changing the mood of the room.
- Six posts praise the service: chairs pulled out and plates finished at the table, a knife brought so two diners could share chocolates, the lift button pressed for them on the way out. The lettered celebration dessert is offered if you mention an occasion in advance, though two posts received it with no occasion at all.
- Five posts ordered wine. One was steered by the sommelier toward a bottle of white as better value, and another found the list fuller than at Eatanic Garden. Three posts give corkage as 100,000 won a bottle, and two brought their own champagne.
What 12 bloggers said
gutbai kiseu
Friendly staff
We read all 12 in full. The most common claims are “Friendly staff” (6) and “Sweet” (2).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Takes reservations 10 of 12 posts
- Lift to the floor 6 of 12 posts
- Wine served 5 of 12 posts
- Large windows 4 of 12 posts
- In a basement saying it is not 3 of 12 posts
- Toilet inside 2 of 12 posts
- Separate restrooms 1 of 12 posts
- Private room 1 of 12 posts
- Discount offered 1 of 12 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
1 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 1 of 12 posts |
|---|
Only one post drove, and had to go back up to the restaurant when parking validation failed because of a system error. The free three hours at lunch, four at dinner and 25,000 won valet are copied from the hotel's notice.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 3 of 12 posts
- Family visit 3 of 12 posts
- Group visit 1 of 12 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
Getting inside
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 3 (of 12 posts read) |
|---|---|
| Lift to the floor | 6 of 12 posts |
| Toilet inside | 2 of 12 posts |
| Separate restrooms | 1 of 12 posts |
You get there by the hotel lift. Six posts rode it up to the 26th floor, two of them noting the announcements are in French. One warns that of the two entrances, you want the lift that comes out at the hotel lobby, not the one toward the police station. One post says doors open ten minutes before dinner service; another arrived earlier and waited outside.
No one says whether there is a step at the entrance or whether a wheelchair or stroller gets in; we only know the hotel lift goes to the 26th floor. The rule barring children under eight is copied from the restaurant's notice in three posts.
Two posts place the restrooms inside the restaurant. One says they are to the left of the entrance flowers, separate for men and women, with Namsan Tower visible from the women's room; both called them clean.
No one mentioned: Second floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Accessible toilet. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.
How to read these posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves2 of 12 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way10 of 12 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 27 posts we gathered, 15 went up on a single day right after a TV spot and show no sign of a visit. They retell the broadcast, so we left them out of the counts.
| 2026-10-07 | 3 posts in one day |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | 2 posts in one day |
We do not discard them. That a TV spot produced a burst of posts is itself something worth knowing about a place, and a star rating will not show it.
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 4 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
What we do not know
- Sweetness comes up: two posts found the run of desserts too sweet by the end, though one of them said nothing else on the menu made the price feel wasted.
- Only one post comments on spacing: a February lunch found the tables close together and the ceiling low. The 30-seat figure (24 in the room, 6 in a private room) is copied information; one spring post ate in a room borrowed from the bar next door.
- Prices went up. Two January 2026 posts give 170,000 won for lunch and 270,000 for dinner; posts from March give 190,000 and 290,000, and one March post says prices had just risen. Three posts note a 105,000 won supplement for the caviar-and-egg dish, and wine or corkage adds more. One post got 20% off with a Club Chosun membership.
- No one describes actually walking from the station; the 'one minute from Hoehyeon Station exits 6 and 7' line is copied from listings.
- No post mentions queuing. One listing says it is reservation-only with no walk-in wait, but no diner wrote about it either way.
- Ten posts give the same opening hours, Tuesday to Saturday 12:00-15:00 and 18:00-22:00, closed Sunday and Monday, but all copy the official notice. Only one gives last orders, 13:30 at lunch and 19:30 at dinner.
- Several posts give the phone number as 02-317-4003. Reservations go through Catchtable only; posts mention phone calls for changing party size or confirming allergies.
- The course changes each season: a February post describes winter (monkfish, duck), May-June posts spring, August-September posts summer (melon salad, pomfret, duck), and posts around October autumn (pine mushroom, blue lobster). Dishes named here may not be on the current menu.
Sources (12)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 레스케이프 라망시크레 : 손종원 셰프님의 미쉐린 1스타 프렌치 파.... 2026-10-09 · happily ever after
- [회현/명동] 라망 시크레, 레스케이프 호텔에서 먹은 프렌치 다이닝 2026-10-05 · unknown
- {서울 / 중구 회현동} 미쉐린 1스타 | 손종원 셰프님의 '라망시크레' .... 2026-10-05 · 주먹이의 히든스팟 공유함
- 라망시크레 디너ㅣ가을메뉴, 예약, 손종원 셰프님 파인다이닝 후기, 발렛주차, 내부 인테리어 2026-10-02 · 별하들의 맛집,여행,결혼 · via Daum
- [서울 파인다이닝] 레스케이프 호텔 26층 ‘라망 시크릿’ 추석 연휴.... 2026-09-25 · b5564291님의블로그
- 손종원 셰프의 미셰린 원스타 레스토랑 라망 시크레 런치 코스 후기 2026-09-23 · 지구별 풍경 · via Daum
- [공지] 서울중구 [회현/명동]│레스케이프 라망시크레 손종원 쉐프 디너방문 2026-09-05 · Joo__topia · via Daum
- [서울/중구]레스케이프 라망 시크레 2026-09-01 · closea의 와인 기록
- [중구/회현] 라망 시크레 여름 런치코스 레스케이프호텔 손종원 셰프 파인다이닝 후기 2026-08-23 · 인생은 항상 어쩔어쩔 · via Daum
- [라망시크레 L'Amant Secret] 레스케이프 호텔 - 손종원 셰프가 이끄는 .... 2026-08-18 · 먹자, 마시자, 놀러 다니자
- 회현동 - 레스케이프 호텔 라망시크레 L'amant Secret 2026-07-06 · 저소득 고소비 블로그
- [라망 시크레] 회현동 레스케이프 호텔 - 26년 겨울 런치 코스(★) 2026-02-20 · 이주한의블로그
Of 344 candidate posts we opened 66 and kept 12 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.