This study investigated the status of the space of the Korean restaurants located in Seoul by selecting high quality modernized Korean restaurants in New Korean style. As a result, there were six traditional elements on average out of ten space design elements. Traditional element were shown in the restaurant name of the external space by using the traditional meaning and the character of the Korean language. Also there was many traditional elements expressed by using inkstones, ink sticks, Korean tablewares, moon jars as the props of the internal space and five cardinal colors and ivory color as colors. This study will be the reference to present the status of traditional elements when designing modernized Korean restaurants in the future. However, follow-up studies such as the studies on the expression way of traditionality will need to be carried out for in-depth analysis of the traditional elements.