Seoul · gelato
Ice Cream Society
A chef-founded gelato brand, distinct from most Seoul candidates by starting from a fine-dining-adjacent restaurant company rather than a single artisan's shop, with an in-store roasted-pistachio flavour as its most specific, checkable production claim.
What to order
The roasted pistachio
What we know
- Founded by Kim Ho-yun, a chef known for television appearances on 편스토랑 and 올리브쇼, through his restaurant company Core Society, which also runs The Italian Club and Kinda Katsu
- Grew from an original Hannam-dong shop into a citywide brand with locations including a Gwanghwamun department-store mall counter
- Roasts its own pistachios in-store for a 'roasted pistachio' flavour, avoiding added green colouring so the nut's own colour and flavour carry the scoop
- Uses a milk-forward base described by Esquire Korea as heavier and richer than competing Seoul gelato shops
- Status
- open
- Address
- 서울 중구 세종대로 136 SFC몰 지하2층 (광화문 SFC몰점)
- Maker
- Kim Ho-yun (김호윤), chef and founder, through his restaurant company Core Society
- Last checked
- 2026-08-21
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