▶ source videoInamjang 이남장
A seolleongtang specialist whose milky ox-bone broth has anchored a small Gangnam-area chain — this Samseong-dong branch keeps the format tight: soup, fried chicken, suyuk, and yukhoe, aimed at the neighborhood office crowd.
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▶ source videoDaeun Sikdang 대운식당
A Yeoksam-dong spot near Gangnam Station running two menus at once — jeyuk-bokkeum and squid stir-fries on one side, dongtae-jeon and pollack stews (frozen and fresh) on the other.
₩15–40k2 trusted mentionsShort waits at peak
▶ source videoMinamok 미남옥
A Sinsa-dong gomtang shop near Apgujeong serving milky beef bone broth, suyuk, and naepo-muchim (seasoned beef offal) to a lunch crowd of nearby office workers.
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▶ source videoHyundai Sundaeguk 현대순대국
A sundaeguk specialist tucked inside Yeongdong Market, serving pork blood-sausage soup alongside someori-gukbap and boiled pork slices (suyuk) in a no-frills format built for quick lunches.
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▶ source videoUjeong 우정
Woojeong is a Cheongdam-dong hanwoo restaurant known for a Blue Ribbon Award-winning take on Seoul-style bulgogi, gopchang jeongol (beef-intestine hot pot), and a limited-quantity deunggol (beef spinal marrow) dish.
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▶ source videoGwangpyeong Pyeongyang Naengmyeon Galbi 광평 평양냉면갈비
Gwangpyeong Pyeongyang Naengmyeon Galbi is chef Kim In-bok's Pyeongyang-style naengmyeon-and-grilled-pork restaurant in Samsung-dong, built around goldong-myeon (buckwheat cold noodles), dolbe-gogi (sliced boiled pork), and a beef-tartare-and-uni yukhoe hanwooni.
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▶ source videoGadam 가담
A longtime overseas-Chinese-run neighborhood restaurant near Apgujeong Station, known for spicy gochu tangsuyuk (sweet-and-sour pork), nanjawanseu, and samseon jjamppong — a local favorite for years before wider attention brought visible waits.
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▶ source videoHongmyeong 홍명
Hongmyeong is a Nonhyeon-dong Chinese restaurant known for handmade mandu, nanjiwan (sweet-and-sour pork patties), ganjjajang, and jjambbong — no reservations, walk-in waitlist only, with blog accounts calling peak dinner waits 'brutal.' Sung Si-kyung's Muktende returned for a second episode here, this time with singer PSY..
₩15–40k1 trusted mentionExpect lines
▶ source videoBujamaeul 부자마을
Bujamaeul is a newly opened Sinsa-dong seafood house built around a single ₩58,000 tasting course — porridge starter through sashimi, tuna sushi, and cooked seafood — served in a below-ground space near Garosu-gil with an open-air seating section.
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▶ source videoKkotsaeu Yeongbeonji 꽃새우영번지
Kkotsaeu Yeongbeonji is a Yeoksam-dong shrimp specialist built on raw Dokdo shrimp and mantis shrimp, known for a ₩30,000 soy-sauce egg rice that outgrew its role as a side dish and became a talking point on its own.
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▶ source videoHatsuno Sushi by Koji 하츠노스시
Hatsuno Sushi is Sushi Koji's conveyor-belt spinoff, tucked into the Gourmet494 food hall inside Apgujeong's Galleria department store — chef's selection nigiri and kaiten plates at a fraction of the flagship's price, no reservation needed.
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▶ source videoBrick Oven 브릭오븐
Brick Oven has served New York-style pizza from a second-floor Yeoksam-dong space since the early 2010s, baking large, foldable slices in a 550°F brick oven rather than the thin pies more common around Gangnam.
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▶ source videoJinmi Pyeongyang Naengmyeon 진미평양냉면
A Nonhyeon-dong Pyeongyang-style naengmyeon restaurant operating under the same trade name since 1991, serving cold buckwheat noodles alongside eobokjaengban (mixed boiled beef platter), mandu, jeyuk, and pyeonyuk.
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▶ source videoYeoksam-dong Bugeojip 역삼동 북어집
A no-frills taxi-driver diner near Yeoksam known for a single rice dish — bugeojjim (spicy braised dried pollack) rice set — plus grilled and braised pollack as drinking food.
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▶ source videoNamho Sikdang 남호식당
A 30-year-old Yeoksam-dong pork belly institution tucked behind a parking lot near Yeoksam Station, drawing office workers for lunchtime home-style sets and fresh (unfrozen) samgyeopsal in the evening.
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▶ source videoPungnyeonjip 풍년집
Pungnyeonjip is a Yeoksam-dong beef-rib specialist that has run on a single menu item for decades: charcoal-grilled, garlic-marinated sogalbisal (thin-sliced short rib) served with a hearty doenjang-jjigae, drawing office workers from the Gangnam-Yeoksam business district for lunch and dinner.
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▶ source videoCheongsu Hoetjip 청수횟집
A basement raw-fish (hoe) specialist near Yeoksam Station serving fresh live-fish sashimi platters alongside everyday single-serving options like hoedeopbap, mulhoe, and grilled fish.
₩15–40k1 trusted mentionShort waits at peak
Plantude Coex 플랜튜드 코엑스점
Plantude is a vegan casual-dining brand run by Pulmuone Food & Culture, and its Coex branch serves plant-based pasta and mushroom-and-tofu mains from a stall inside Starfield Coex Mall's basement level.
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▶ source videoSindonggung Gamjatang Yeoksam 신동궁감자탕 역삼본점
A Yeoksam-dong pork-bone soup house open since 1993, known for charcoal-grilled bone-in pork and gamjatang served to the neighborhood's late-night drinking crowd.
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▶ source videoMyeon Seoul 면서울
A noodle restaurant off Apgujeong Rodeo from Kim Do-yun, a chef with a Michelin star elsewhere, applying that background to a short list of Korean noodle dishes in the ₩13,000-16,000 range.
₩15–40k1 trusted mentionMichelin Bib GourmandShort waits at peak
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