플랜트 이태원 (Peulraenteu Itaewon) — local score vs tourist score

+0.09tourists rate it higherAligned Gap Score · tourist rating minus local blend
Locals say4.51 Naver visitor score 4.57 (1,229 reviews) · KakaoMap 4.4 (211 ratings)
Tourists say4.6 Google (1,141 reviews)

Tourists and locals broadly agree about Peulraenteu Itaewon: 4.6 on Google against 4.51 from Naver and Kakao, a gap of 0.09. Two audiences with different expectations reaching the same high verdict is the least ambiguous signal on this site.

Verified 2026-08-12. Badge thresholds are published on the methodology page and applied without exception.

What the badges mean

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Where this sits in Itaewon

플랜트 이태원 is number 14 of 28 badge-qualified Itaewon restaurants ranked from the widest tourist tilt down, and number 17 of 40 on local buzz — the volume of Naver and Kakao review traffic, regardless of sentiment. Across the 28 badged restaurants in Itaewon the median gap is +0.07, 4 lean tourist and 4 lean local. See all 40 Itaewon restaurants →

DistrictItaewon
CuisineWestern
Kakao price level₩₩
Cheapest listed dish₩4,000
Kakao map views/week~7,433
Local buzz rank in Itaewon17 of 40
Address서울 용산구 보광로 117
Phone02-749-1981
Last verified2026-08-12

Menu & prices

As listed on Naver at the 2026-08-12 verification run. Korean menu prices move a few weeks behind the platforms; treat these as the shape of the bill, not a quote.

Where the local verdict runs further ahead, within walking distance

Same district, a gap that runs further in the locals' favour, and a local score at least as high as this one — both conditions, so "locals prefer it" is a fact rather than a turn of phrase. Distances are straight-line from 플랜트 이태원.

−0.31 locals ↑단골집Dangoljip · Fusion133 m away · locals 4.51 · tourists 4.2−0.22 locals ↑장강중류Janggangjungryu · Chinese484 m away · locals 4.52 · tourists 4.3−0.19 locals ↑로즈앤크라운Rojeuaenkeuraun · Western264 m away · locals 4.59 · tourists 4.4

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