Skip to content
Kinda DecentBars2026 preview

#362Global

Pine & Co

Seoul, South Korea · Retro-themed basement cocktail bar · Asia

Pine & Co is a basement cocktail bar whose vintage sign and entrance recall 1980s–90s Seoul. It has also explored interactive drinks menus, including a Game Menu viewed on phones or handheld devices.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-30

Plan Your Visit

B1, 33 Seolleung-ro 157-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South KoreaApgujeong / Gangnam

Style
Retro-themed basement cocktail barChecked 2026-09-30 · Source
Menu
The owner describes cocktails.Checked 2026-10-02 · Source

Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

37.1 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

Read the full calculation
Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
68.1
World's 50 Best
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Top 500 Bars
12.5
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
68.7
Serious press
9.8
Social Vibes
56.0

Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%

Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.

Social Vibes

Score read updated:

positive1 cited source; source types shown below· medium confidence

Sentiment score

80/ 100

The existing 80/100 remains the proprietary Social Vibes score. This source review clarifies the evidence without recalculating it.

Score context

Speakeasy in Apgujeong praised for high-tech yet cosy lounge feel, experimental sustainable cocktails and symbolic pine/pineapple concept. Lab equipment and creative serves like Ant Love Corn noted.

Guest sources checked:

This review checks the linked sources. The stored summary and themes remain a proprietary interpretation, rather than a fresh customer survey.

Guest score details

Highlights in the stored read

  • creative experimental cocktails
  • sustainability and upcycling
  • cosy lounge vs lab tech
  • speakeasy discovery

Reservations in the stored read

  • hard to find

The stored excerpt is retained in the original record but is omitted here because its source text or exact-room attribution could not be independently verified.

This read cites editorial or award context. Those links are distinct from guest accounts; only the reviewed links in Reviews & press count toward Press.

Award & ranking citations in this read

Read the press coverage below ↓

Crowd signal

Google 4.7★ across 147 reviews.

View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.

Awards

Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.

Top 500 Bars

Regional Recognition

Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.

Reviews & press