4.2Ijo Sundaeguk 이조순대국
A sundaeguk shop near Yongmun Market in Yongsan running deep into pork-parts territory — head meat, a pâté-style terrine, and osori-gamtu (pork stomach lining) alongside the soup and boiled pork.
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4.6Chowon 초원
Chowon is a Namyeong-dong hanwoo restaurant near Sukdae Ipgu Station, built around its beef tongue (useol) and hanwoo jumulleok (marinated beef stir-fry).
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3.9Myeonmaru 면마루
Myeonmaru is a small noodle-and-diner joint in Sinheung Market known for kalguksu, tteok-mandu-guk, and grilled pork belly with scallion kimchi.
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3.3Toriwoori (Yongsan) 토리우리
Toriwoori runs a ₩17,000 yakitori omakase built around directly grilled skewers rather than the pricier multi-course format most yakitori spots use — the cheapest such course in the greater Seoul area, per ChopChop University.
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3.9Upper East 이태원 어퍼이스트
Upper East has been making hand-tossed pizza between Itaewon and Gyeongridan-gil for about a decade, in a corner spot near the old Itaewon Elementary back gate that draws a calmer, neighborhood crowd over Itaewon's louder main strip.
₩15–40k4 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.9Munbaedong Yukkal 문배동육칼
A Yongsan noodle institution built around yukgalguksu — a spicy, slightly tangy ox-bone broth loaded with scallions, served tsukemen-style with the wheat noodles kept separate from the soup rather than boiled together.
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4.0Gubok Mandu 구복만두
A tiny, dumplings-only spot near Sukdae Ipgu Station that hand-pleats every order — traditional pan-fried mandu, shrimp mandu, and xiaolongbao, all in the ₩7,500–8,500 range.
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3.8Soso Ramyeon Dakkkochi 소소라면 닭꼬치
A late-night ramyeon-and-dakkkochi drinking spot near Sukdae Ipgu station, known for its labokki (spicy rice cake and ramyeon stir-fried together) and grilled chicken skewers served alongside beer and soju.
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3.8Nariui Jip 나리의 집
A long-running frozen pork belly (naengdong samgyeopsal) grill house in Hannam-dong with an old-school storefront, ordered in 150g portions alongside sides like cheonggukjang.
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3.7Dasarang Steak 다사랑스테이크
A longstanding griddle-steak shop on Namyeong-dong's old 'steak alley' near Sukdaeipgu Station, known for its modeum steak — a shared griddle platter of beef, sausage, ham, and vegetables in butter and garlic seasoning — alongside a budae-jjigae.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.5Namyeongdon 남영돈
Namyeongdon serves charcoal-grilled pork in Namyeong-dong.
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3.3Gombaeryeong Iyagi 곰배령이야기
A Yongsan-gu tripe restaurant near Yongmun Market known for its per-person set of raw beef tartare (yukhoe), grilled beef tripe (gopchang-gui), and tripe hot pot (gopchang-jeongol) for around 35,000 won.
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4.5Ferments 퍼멘츠
Ferments is a Yongsan vegan restaurant and natural-wine bar built around fermentation — hummus, vegan pizza, and a fermented vegan tomato ramyeon anchor a menu paired with natural wines and house kombucha.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.2Ours Blanc 우스블랑
A bakery near Hyochang Park working mainly in laminated dough — croissants, pastries and hard-crust loaves — with coffee alongside.
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4.1Pajama Deli (Hyochang Park) 파자마델리 효창공원점
A morning-only sandwich shop by Hyochang Park, building everything on focaccia and changing fillings with the season.
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4.0Jang Ji-nyeong Ganjang Gejang 장지녕간장게장
Jang Ji-nyeong Ganjang Gejang is a premium soy-sauce crab house in Hannam-dong run by the food researcher Jang Ji-nyeong, where a two-person signature set runs ₩70,000 (about ₩35,000 a head) and layers in premium seafood like sea-urchin roe and oysters.
₩15–40k4 rating sources
4.3Namsan Makchang 남산막창
Namsan Makchang is a Bogwang-dong grill in Yongsan built around garomaksal and galmaegisal — the skirt and diaphragm cuts of pork prized for their chew — rather than the intestine its name suggests.
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4.0Dirty Dough 더티도우
Dirty Dough is a Yongni-dangil sandwich spot in Yongsan built around jambon-beurre — the ham-and-butter baguette — and other French-style baguette sandwiches.
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4.5Namsan Gwangeo 남산광어
Namsan Gwangeo is the Hannam-dong sister of Yeouido's 8beon Daemuljip — same owner, same aged-flounder-and-salt-gimbap idea that Davichi's Kang Min-kyung is a documented regular for.
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4.2Montan 몽탄
Montan is a Samgak-ji grill famous for udae galbi — a long-bone beef short rib finished over a straw fire — and long waits at busy times.
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3.9Kkachine 까치네
An evening-only anju house behind Namyeong Station, licensed here since 1993 and still built around the same short list of drinking food: stir-fried squid, a griddled egg-and-sausage scramble the menu calls gyeran-beombeok, golbaengi-muchim, and a few stews.
₩15–40k4 rating sources
4.1Crispy Pork Town 크리스피 포크 타운
A Mexican counter off Noksapyeong, licensed at this Itaewon address since 2004.
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3.8Apgujeong Jinju (Hannam) 압구정진주 한남직영점
The Hannam-dong branch of a pork grill built around gabrisal — the thin strip between the neck and the loin, cut so it stays soft — alongside samgyeopsal, moksal and hangjeongsal, all Korean pork portioned at 150g or more.
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3.6Yennal Gamjajeon 옛날감자전
Yennal Gamjajeon is a Namyeong-dong drinking house licensed since 1979, and the potato pancake it is named after — ₩16,000, or ₩18,000 buried under cheese — is what fills the room every night.
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4.2Daylit – Yongsan 데이릿 용산점
The Yongsan branch of Daylit, serving the same fusion Korean plates as Seongsu — flame-grilled jokbal over noodles, aged-kimchi yukhoe maki, jambon cream noodles — a short walk from Sinyongsan Station..
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