4.2Gwonyeongsu Daega Jeongol 권영수대가전골
A jeongol specialist inside Gyeongdong Market, Seoul's largest traditional herbal-medicine and produce market, cooking tripe and dumpling hot pots tableside for the market's communal dining stalls.
₩15–40k4 rating sourcesExpect lines
4.0Eomeoni Daeseongjip 어머니 대성집
A single-dish haejang-guk specialist in Yongdu-dong that has run out of the same Dongdaemun-gu spot for years, serving nothing but its beef-and-vegetable hangover soup.
under ₩15k4 rating sourcesBlue Ribbon SurveyShort waits at peak
3.9Namdo Bossam Pajeon 남도보쌈파전
A Jangan-dong specialist in namdo-style bossam (boiled pork wraps) and pajeon, served with a spread of three house-fermented kimchis — geotjeori, pa-kimchi, and bossam-kimchi.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesExpect lines
4.5Sushi Koya 스시코야
Sushi Koya started out as a delivery-only sushi operation before remodeling into a sit-down omakase counter in Dapsimni, serving a ₩39,000 dinner nigiri course and a cheaper lunch set.
₩15–40k4 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.8Namwon Tongdak Byeolgwan 남원통닭 별관
Namwon Tongdak fries whole chickens in the Gyeongdong Market chicken alley in Jegi-dong, in a thin, crackling batter that regulars distinguish from the chain fried chicken sold everywhere else.
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3.2Daeyeong Sikdang 대영식당
A neighborhood beef butcher-restaurant in Jangan-dong running since 1998, Daeyeong Sikdang sells specialty cuts straight off the case, best known for its assorted grilled platter and beef yukhoe, with a spicy yukgaejang for the table.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.3Wooil Sikdang 우일식당
A butcher-shop-attached raw beef grill in a residential Jangan-dong backstreet, open since 1993 — order fresh-cut cuts (chadolbagi, anchangsal, jebichuri) straight from the case at prices well below typical Seoul beef-house rates.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.2Jangwon Dakhanmari 장원닭한마리
Jangwon Dakhanmari serves just two dishes — whole chicken hot pot (dak-hanmari) simmered in a clear broth with rice cakes and glass noodles, and a spicier braised version (dak-dori-tang) — cooked tableside and sized for two to four people.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
3.5Deunggalbi-ui Sinhwa 등갈비의신화
A grill spot near University of Seoul in Jeonnong-dong known for LA-style pork back ribs (LA-galbi) and deungalbi, alongside grilled beef short rib slices and a bean-paste rice side.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.0Blue Hof 블루호프
Blue Hof is a small, old-school neighborhood chicken-and-beer pub in Jangan-dong, serving crisp fried chicken, tteokbokki, and cheap draft beer out of a six-table room that has been running since 1997.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.4Imundong Geujip 이문동그집
A longtime Hanwoo beef-grill spot near Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, known for thick-cut chadolbagi (beef brisket) and galbisal at prices that stay reasonable even as Hanwoo costs climb, plus a beef tripe hot pot (so-gopchang jeongol) regulars order alongside the grilled cuts.
₩15–40k4 rating sourcesExpect lines
3.7Seommaeul Hoejip 섬마을횟집
A long-running sashimi restaurant near Cheongnyangni Station and Gyeongdong Market, known for large flounder and rockfish sashimi plates at prices well below typical Seoul hoe restaurants.
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4.0Dapeojwo 다퍼줘
A no-frills raw-seafood shop inside Cheongnyangni's Gyeongdong Market seafood arcade ("바다먹거리장터"), known for cheap per-item pricing on abalone, shrimp, crab, and assorted raw fish rather than a buffet format despite the name.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
3.9Allaeseukaeseo On Yeoneoga Masinneun Jip 알래스카에서 온 연어가 맛있는 집
A decades-old salmon specialist near Korea University station in Jegi-dong, serving thick-cut raw salmon sashimi alongside salmon sushi, a salmon stew, and a short banchan lineup built around the same fish.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.3Janggun Ppolttagu Charcoal Grill 장군 뽈따구 숯불구이
A roughly 30-year-old neighborhood charcoal grill near Hoegi Station serving a short, focused menu built around grilled pork jowl (ppolttagu) and beef skirt/hanger steak (anchangsal), plus raw beef tartare (yuk-sashimi).
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesExpect lines
4.0Gamcho Sikdang 감초식당
A charcoal pork-rib house that has been licensed on Yangnyeongseo-gil, inside Gyeongdong Market, since 1999.
₩15–40k3 rating sources
4.3Chamjoeun Kong 참조은,콩
A tofu maker at the mouth of Gyeongdong Market whose smoked-duck barbecue became the reason people queue.
under ₩15k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
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