Vault Steakhouse

02What to order

• Porterhouse set for two, three or fourWith salads, bacon, sides, dessert and coffee: 700 g for two at ₩340,000, 1,000 g for three at ₩490,000, 1,500 g for four at ₩680,000.
• Bone-in cuts by weightDry-aged for more than 28 days, priced per 100 g: porterhouse ₩37,000, bone-in ribeye ₩35,000, T-bone ₩34,000, L-bone ₩33,000. Each steak has a minimum weight.
• Vault signature baconA slab smoked over apple-wood chips, cut about 1 cm thick and served with maple syrup; ₩27,000.
• Weekday lunch setA 200 g wet-aged steak with pasta, ₩84,000 a head (House A, ₩92,000), for two or more; or the Vault Burger of USDA Prime chuck roll, ₩30,000.

03The beef

The beef is USDA Prime only, from Black Angus according to Maekyung Economy and Hankyung; the house says it hand-picks within the top 3 % of Prime and imports it itself. MICHELIN noted it was raised without antibiotics or growth hormones. Two ageings share the menu: the bone-in cuts — porterhouse, T-bone, L-bone and bone-in ribeye — are dry-aged for more than 28 days, while the boneless tenderloin, New York strip and ribeye are wet-aged for more than 14; the house website also mentions four to five weeks. The ageing room sits beside the kitchen with its pieces arranged by date, and the house says it uses the same equipment and method as Peter Luger.

04The fire

The steak is cooked with no butter, only its own fat (Maekyung 2019). In 2015 Maison Korea noted no oil and no salt before cooking, and doneness offered only as rare, medium rare or medium.

05The story

Vault opened in 2014; it marked its fourth anniversary in October 2018 with a promotion that ran to 30 November. Its press archive lists several Korean food programmes, and in 2019 it supplied boxed meals for about 1,000 VIP guests at the KLPGA Hana Financial Group Championship at Sky72, on Yeongjong-do. In 2015 the porterhouse cost ₩24,000 per 100 g.

06The practical

Vault is on the 2nd floor of 22 Apgujeong-ro 72-gil, Gangnam-gu (95-15 Cheongdam-dong), with valet parking. It opens 12:00–22:00 on weekdays and 11:00–22:00 at weekends and on holidays, with a 15:00–17:00 break and last orders at 20:30. Corkage is ₩50,000 per 750 ml bottle of wine and ₩100,000 for whisky or bottles over 1 l, one bottle per table. Book through CatchTable or Naver Booking, both linked from the house website, or call 02-544-9235.

Address

2F, 22 Apgujeong-ro 72-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Phone

+82 2-544-9235

Website

vaultsteakhouse.co.kr

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