▶ source videoIjo 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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▶ source videoChowon 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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▶ source videoMyeonmaru 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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▶ source videoToriwoori (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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▶ source videoUpper 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.
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▶ source videoMunbaedong 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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▶ source videoGubok 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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▶ source videoSoso 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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▶ source videoNariui 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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▶ source videoDasarang 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.
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▶ source videoNamyeongdon 남영돈
A charcoal-grilled pork restaurant in Namyeong-dong, Yongsan, widely known as one of Seoul's most sought-after grilled-pork spots, especially for gabrisal (pork outer skirt) and hangjeongsal (pork jowl).
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▶ source videoGombaeryeong 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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▶ source videoFerments 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.
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▶ source videoOurs 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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▶ source videoPajama 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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