Salchisal steak was the safest choice for my parents, who are not big pasta fans.
FIRST-HAND KOREA FOOD GUIDE · SEONGNAM / GODEUNG-DONG
We returned to Low Terrace in Godeung-dong for a family birthday dinner with my parents and our two children. It is known for pasta and gnocchi, but the two steaks we ordered for my parents made the meal work much better for everyone.
Low Terrace worked well for our family because it was quiet, attractive and had enough non-pasta options for different generations. We ordered around seven dishes, including two steaks, and the portions were not especially large. One thing I would check before visiting: the corkage-free information I had seen online did not apply on our Sunday visit.
Best for
Family meals, birthdays and quiet dinners with guests
Area
Godeung-dong, Seongnam
What we ordered
2 steaks plus pasta, gnocchi and other sharing dishes
My take
I would return when bringing parents or guests to the neighborhood
Why we came back for a family birthday
This was not our first meal at Low Terrace.
We had visited about a year earlier, and I remembered both the food and the dining room positively enough that I was comfortable suggesting it again for a family birthday.
This time we came with my parents and our two children. Because it was Sunday and we were a larger group, we made a reservation through Catchtable before arriving.
The restaurant is often associated with pasta and gnocchi, but my parents do not particularly enjoy pasta.
So before we did anything complicated, we ordered two salchisal steaks. That gave my parents something they were happy to eat while the rest of us could order the pasta and gnocchi we wanted.
What made this visit different:
This was a multigenerational family meal, not a date or a two-person pasta dinner. The menu worked because we could mix steak, pasta, gnocchi and other dishes on one table.
This was a multigenerational family meal, not a date or a two-person pasta dinner. The menu worked because we could mix steak, pasta, gnocchi and other dishes on one table.
Location and how to get there
Low Terrace is in Godeung-dong in Sujeong-gu, Seongnam.
This is a quiet residential neighborhood rather than one of Seoul's major tourist districts, so I would not suggest crossing the city only for this restaurant.
It makes much more sense if you are already in Seongnam, Pangyo, or the southern Seoul area and want a quieter place for a meal.
1F, 8 Cheonggyesan-ro 5-gil,
Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Korean address:
경기 성남시 수정구 청계산로5길 8 1층
Local tip:
Save the Korean name 로우테라스 and the Korean address on your phone. For a visitor who does not know Godeung-dong, Naver Map or KakaoMap will usually be more useful for local navigation than trying to recognize the restaurant from an English street address.
Save the Korean name 로우테라스 and the Korean address on your phone. For a visitor who does not know Godeung-dong, Naver Map or KakaoMap will usually be more useful for local navigation than trying to recognize the restaurant from an English street address.
A year later, the restaurant still looked well cared for
The dining room still looked clean and well maintained about a year after our previous visit.
One of the first things I noticed was how familiar the restaurant still felt.
The exposed concrete ceiling, round lights, wood-toned chairs, white tables and wall posters looked very close to what I remembered from our previous visit.
That was a positive surprise. This kind of interior can look tired quickly if it is not maintained, but the space still felt clean and intentionally managed.
More importantly for this particular birthday meal, the room was not excessively noisy.
With parents and children around the same table, being able to talk comfortably mattered more to me than having a fashionable or dramatic dining room.
Two salchisal steaks made the menu work for my parents
At the time I checked the menu, the salchisal steak was KRW 38,000.
Salchisal (살치살) is the Korean menu name for a highly marbled beef cut.
Because my parents do not really enjoy pasta, we ordered two steaks rather than trying to persuade everyone to share only pasta and gnocchi.
The steak came with potatoes, cherry tomatoes, green peppers and sauce.
The center was still pink, and the meat was tender enough that nobody at our table struggled with it.
Once the two steaks arrived, ordering the rest of the menu became much easier. My parents had something familiar, while the rest of us could try the pasta, gnocchi and other dishes.
Minari oil pasta was the dish that felt most local
Minari gives this oil pasta a distinctly Korean herbal note.
The minari oil pasta was listed at KRW 17,000 when I checked the menu in October 2026.
For visitors who have not encountered it before, minari (미나리) is Korean water parsley. It has a fresh, green, slightly herbal flavor and appears in many Korean dishes.
There was a generous amount of minari on top, with shellfish and tomatoes underneath.
I liked having this between bites of steak because it felt lighter than the cream-based dishes. The ingredients also tasted fresh on this visit.
This is one of the menu items that appears frequently in other reviews of Low Terrace, and after eating it again, I can understand why it has become one of the restaurant's recognizable dishes.
Pumpkin cream gnocchi was easy to share with the children
Pumpkin cream gnocchi was much softer and richer than the minari oil pasta.
The pumpkin cream gnocchi was listed at KRW 18,000.
It went in a completely different direction from the minari pasta.
The pumpkin cream sauce was soft, rich and slightly sweet, while the gnocchi added a more substantial texture.
It also worked well with the children, so having both this and the minari pasta on the table gave us two very different flavors rather than repeating similar dishes.
Menu, prices and how much we actually ordered
Low Terrace is often described as a pasta restaurant, but the menu has enough variety to build a meal for people with very different preferences.
| Menu | Price checked |
|---|---|
| Burrata tomato salad | KRW 13,000 |
| Avocado crab salad | KRW 13,000 |
| Minari oil pasta | KRW 17,000 |
| Green onion cream pasta | KRW 17,000 |
| Cold sesame pasta | KRW 17,000 |
| Ragu tomato pasta | KRW 17,000 |
| Vodka rosé pasta | KRW 17,000 |
| Gosari cream risotto | KRW 17,000 |
| Miso beef risotto | KRW 17,000 |
| Pumpkin cream gnocchi | KRW 18,000 |
| Truffle cream gnocchi | KRW 18,000 |
| Low Terrace lasagna | KRW 19,000 |
| Salchisal steak | KRW 38,000 |
We ordered around seven dishes in total, including the two steaks, for our family group with two children.
That sounds like a lot. I initially thought we might have ordered too much.
But once everyone started sharing, the plates disappeared faster than expected.
The individual dishes are not unusually large, so I would not assume that one pasta plate is a generous two-person main.
How I would order for a family:
Treat each pasta, risotto or gnocchi as one sharing plate rather than a large two-person dish. With parents and children together, I would mix the pasta dishes with steak, lasagna or risotto instead of ordering only noodles.
Treat each pasta, risotto or gnocchi as one sharing plate rather than a large two-person dish. With parents and children together, I would mix the pasta dishes with steak, lasagna or risotto instead of ordering only noodles.
The weekend corkage rule was different from what I expected
This is the one detail I would definitely check if you are planning a birthday dinner with wine.
Before we went, I had seen information describing Low Terrace as corkage-free.
However, when we visited on Sunday, we were told that free corkage did not apply on weekends.
My understanding from the conversation at the restaurant was that the free-corkage benefit was for weekdays.
Weekend corkage:
If bringing wine is important, confirm the current corkage policy when you book. I would not rely only on an older post that simply says "corkage free."
If bringing wine is important, confirm the current corkage policy when you book. I would not rely only on an older post that simply says "corkage free."
What international visitors should know
Korean name:
로우테라스
Korean address:
경기 성남시 수정구 청계산로5길 8 1층
Reservation:
We used Catchtable before our Sunday visit.
Open Low Terrace on Catchtable
Menu style:
Pasta, gnocchi, risotto, lasagna, salads and steak.
Children:
We visited with two children.
For our family,
having steak and mild cream-based dishes alongside pasta made ordering easy.
English menu:
I did not separately verify whether a full English menu is currently available.
Foreign card acceptance:
I did not separately verify overseas-card compatibility.
Useful Korean menu words
미나리 = minari / Korean water parsley
고사리 = gosari / bracken fern
살치살 = salchisal / a marbled beef cut
뇨끼 = gnocchi
리조또 = risotto
미나리 = minari / Korean water parsley
고사리 = gosari / bracken fern
살치살 = salchisal / a marbled beef cut
뇨끼 = gnocchi
리조또 = risotto
What worked well — and what I would keep in mind
What I liked
- Quiet neighborhood setting for a family meal
- The restaurant still looked well maintained after about a year
- Enough menu variety for people who do not want pasta
- Fresh ingredients, especially in the minari pasta
- Easy to share several different dishes across the table
What I would keep in mind
- Individual portions are not particularly large
- A larger group may need more dishes than expected
- The free-corkage information I had seen online did not apply on Sunday
- This is more useful for visitors already around Seongnam or Pangyo than for someone sightseeing in central Seoul
FAQ
Do I need a reservation for Low Terrace?
We reserved through Catchtable before our Sunday family meal. For a weekend or a larger group, I would reserve rather than arrive without a booking.
Is Low Terrace good for families with children?
It worked well for us with two children and my parents. The restaurant was quiet enough to talk, and the mix of steak, pasta and gnocchi made it easier to order for different preferences.
Is Low Terrace corkage-free?
Not on our Sunday visit. We were told that the free-corkage benefit did not apply on weekends. If bringing wine matters to you, check the current policy when reserving.
Are the portions large?
Not especially. Our family ordered around seven dishes, including two steaks, and once everyone shared, the amount did not feel excessive.
What should I order if I do not like pasta?
The salchisal steak worked well for my parents. The menu also includes risotto, lasagna and salads, so you do not need to build the entire meal around pasta.
Would I return?
Yes — especially if I were bringing my parents or guests to Godeung-dong again.
This was already our second visit, and the fact that the restaurant still felt well maintained after about a year mattered to me.
I liked the minari pasta, the steak worked for my parents, and the quieter neighborhood atmosphere suited a family birthday.
I would simply order generously for a larger group and confirm the corkage rule in advance if we planned to bring wine.
This was already our second visit, and the fact that the restaurant still felt well maintained after about a year mattered to me.
I liked the minari pasta, the steak worked for my parents, and the quieter neighborhood atmosphere suited a family birthday.
I would simply order generously for a larger group and confirm the corkage rule in advance if we planned to bring wine.
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