Celebrating its seventh anniversary today, MICHELIN Guide Seoul 2023 has awarded Mosu Seoul the highest distinction of three MICHELIN stars, one of only two restaurants in Korea to be bestowed the honour this year. From one MICHELIN star in 2015, two MICHELIN stars in 2017, and then finally, three MICHELIN stars in 2022, Executive Chef Sung Anh has demonstrated the power of consistently pushing the boundaries of cuisine.
“If you asked a younger version of myself if this would become my reality today, I would never have believed it. I am truly grateful for the acknowledgement of the work we have built over so many years, and for the hard hours put in by my incredible team. This year has been an exciting and equally challenging one with the opening of Mosu Hong Kong, and I can’t wait to see what the future will hold,” says Mosu Executive Chef and Owner, Sung Anh.
Mosu Hong Kong is the first international outpost of two MICHELIN-starred Mosu Seoul, having opened at art and technology hub M+ on 21st April, 2022 for dinner service only. Partnering with leading hospitality group Lai Sun Dining, Chef Sung Anh brings his world-renowned cuisine from Seoul to Hong Kong’s exciting new destination for art, technology and gastronomy in West Kowloon. The tasting menu-only restaurant carries over key elements from Mosu Seoul, while observing the seasons and working closely with local suppliers to obtain the finest ingredients possible.
Mosu Seoul currently has three MICHELIN stars in Seoul, #27 on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022, #5 on Opinionated About Dining Top Asia Restaurants 2021 and a score of 81% on La Liste 2022.
About Executive Chef Sung Anh: a pioneer of modern Korean cuisine
Born in Korea yet raised in the United States, Executive Chef Sung Anh honed his skills at legendary restaurants including three MICHELIN-starred The French Laundry and three MICHELIN-starred Benu. In 2015, Chef Sung opened his own restaurant, Mosu San Francisco, named after the Korean pronunciation of cosmos, a flower that Chef Sung remembers vividly from memories of a flower field near his childhood home. It inspired both the name he chose for his restaurant and his wish to bring a rich sensory experience to his guests.
With a meticulous attention to detail that is characteristic of French fine dining, Mosu San Francisco became known for weaving culinary narratives through its menu, which brought together sophisticated Asian flavours and the best seasonal Californian ingredients. For his ambitious debut, Chef Sung was honoured with his first MICHELIN star. In 2017, he returned to Korea, where he deepened his exploration of the distinctive flavours he remembered from his youth. His next venture Mosu Seoul not only earned two MICHELIN stars, but catalysed the country’s contemporary fine dining scene and encouraged a re-discovery of traditional Korean cuisine. In 2022, Mosu Seoul received the highest possible distinction of three MICHELIN stars, establishing itself in an exclusive network of global culinary icons.
