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Authentic Korean food in Seoul — what to eat, and where

The real Korean table, not a tourist-menu version of it.246 places across 9 traditional genres — gukbap and stews, Korean BBQ, naengmyeon and kalguksu, hoe, jeon, and home-style baekban — each recommended by trusted Korean food YouTubers to their own audience. 226 are walk-in and every one is verified still open against Seoul’s business registry.

six cross-verified picks to start

Each recommended by two or more independent Korean channels — the strongest authenticity signal we track.

  1. Ildeung Sikdang Mangwon · Gukbap & Hot Soups · under ₩15k — A walk-in Mangwon-dong soup shop serving haejangguk in a standard and a pork-bone version, in a Mapo-gu neighborhood known for its casual eating strip.
  2. Myeongdong Gyoja Jung-gu · Noodles · under ₩15k — A Myeongdong kalguksu institution built around one dish: a hand-cut noodle soup topped with meat, served alongside mandu and a notably garlic-forward kimchi.
  3. Namdo Bossam Pajeon Jangan-dong · Grilled Meat & K-BBQ · ₩15–40k — 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.
  4. Ipum Yeonhui-dong · Korean-Chinese · under ₩15k — Ipum is a decades-old neighborhood Chinese kitchen in Yeonhui-dong known for ganjjajang, samseon-jjambbong, and tangsuyuk, with a strict policy requiring a party's full group to be present before seating.
  5. Cheongsil Hongsil Seorae Village · Gukbap & Hot Soups · under ₩15k — A Seorae Village shop serving gamjatang alongside a lighter gamjaguk broth and jeyuk-bokkeum, with a short lunch-hour wait forming around 11:10-11:30 that clears quickly as tables turn over.
  6. Daeun Sikdang Yeoksam-dong · Gukbap & Hot Soups · ₩15–40k — 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.

Authenticity here means Koreans keep going, proven by independent verification — not an editor calling it "authentic."How ranking works → ·The method →

Good to know

What counts as authentic Korean food in Seoul?

The everyday Korean table, not a tourist-menu version of it: gukbap and stews, Korean BBQ grilled at the table, hand-cut naengmyeon and kalguksu noodles, hoe (Korean-style raw fish), jeon pancakes, and baekban home-style set meals. This page ranks 246 places across 9 of these genres — each recommended by a trusted Korean food YouTuber to a Korean audience and verified still open.

What traditional Korean dishes should a first-timer try?

Start with a bowl of gukbap (soup with rice) or seolleongtang ox-bone broth; a Korean BBQ meal of samgyeopsal pork belly; naengmyeon cold buckwheat noodles in summer; and a jeon-and-makgeolli night. Cross-verified local favorites to anchor a trip include Ildeung Sikdang, Myeongdong Gyoja, Namdo Bossam Pajeon, Ipum, Cheongsil Hongsil, Daeun Sikdang.

How is this different from a tourist "best Korean food" list?

Tourist lists rank by English reviews and fame. Here, a place only makes the list from independent Korean-curator video mentions, and its rank comes from how many separate channels agree, real waiting-line demand, and repeat visits — signals marketing can’t easily buy. No restaurant can pay to be listed.

Is authentic Korean food very spicy?

Not all of it. Plenty of staples are mild — seolleongtang, kalguksu, Pyongyang naengmyeon, galbi, many jeon — while stews and stir-fries bring the heat. Each listing shows the dish and price so you can pick your spice level. 152 of these are off the tourist radar if you want the deeper local version.

246 traditional Korean spots below, ranked · updated 2026-07-21

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  1. Ildeung Sikdang1under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Ildeung Sikdang 일등식당

    Mangwon · Haejangguk (hangover soup)

    A walk-in Mangwon-dong soup shop serving haejangguk in a standard and a pork-bone version, in a Mapo-gu neighborhood known for its casual eating strip.

    2 channels agree
  2. Myeongdong Gyoja3under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Myeongdong Gyoja 명동교자

    Jung-gu · Kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup)

    A Myeongdong kalguksu institution built around one dish: a hand-cut noodle soup topped with meat, served alongside mandu and a notably garlic-forward kimchi.

    2 channels agreeMICHELIN Guide
  3. Inamjang4under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Inamjang 이남장

    Samseong-dong · Seolleongtang (ox-bone soup)

    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.

    Repeat visits
  4. Cheongsil Hongsil5under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Cheongsil Hongsil 청실홍실

    Seorae Village · Gamjatang (pork bone stew)

    A Seorae Village shop serving gamjatang alongside a lighter gamjaguk broth and jeyuk-bokkeum, with a short lunch-hour wait forming around 11:10-11:30 that clears quickly as tables turn over.

    2 channels agree📈 Rising
  5. Ttosunine6under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Ttosunine 또순이네

    Yeongdeungpo · Doenjang Jjigae (soybean paste stew)

    A Yeongdeungpo-gu doenjang-jjigae specialist near Seonyudo Station, known for a beef-based version of the soybean paste stew served bubbling in a stone pot alongside grilled beef cuts like toshisal.

    Repeat visits
  6. Daeun Sikdang7₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Daeun Sikdang 대운식당

    Yeoksam-dong · Dongtaetang (pollack stew)

    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.

    2 channels agree
  7. Namdo Bossam Pajeon8₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Namdo Bossam Pajeon 남도보쌈파전

    Jangan-dong · Bossam (boiled pork wraps)

    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.

    2 channels agree
  8. Eomma Sundae9under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Eomma Sundae 엄마순대

    Jayang-dong · Sundae-guk (blood sausage soup)

    A Jayang-dong sundaeguk shop serving the pork blood-sausage soup with a side of head meat and sliced pork — a Gwangjin-gu neighborhood spot where waits have run consistently long since a mid-2025 Muktende feature.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  9. Yeonji Minmul Maeuntang Kalguksu11₩15–40k▶ source video

    Yeonji Minmul Maeuntang Kalguksu 연지민물매운탕칼국수

    Jayang-dong · Minmul Maeuntang (freshwater fish stew)

    A Guui-dong freshwater-fish specialist serving fish-broth noodle soup and spicy freshwater fish stew — one of the few Gukbap & Hot Soups entries built around river fish rather than pork or beef.

    1 trusted mention
  10. Ipum12under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Ipum 이품

    Yeonhui-dong · Korean-Chinese Cuisine

    Ipum is a decades-old neighborhood Chinese kitchen in Yeonhui-dong known for ganjjajang, samseon-jjambbong, and tangsuyuk, with a strict policy requiring a party's full group to be present before seating.

    2 channels agree
  11. Maru13₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Maru 마루

    Sangdo-dong · Gejang & Chef's Course (crab)

    A home-style Korean restaurant in Sangdo-dong that built a following on a 40,000-won imokase course — the owner's changing daily spread built around ganjang gejang (soy-marinated crab) and cheonggukjang, booked about a week ahead for parties of four or more.

    1 trusted mention
  12. Bapdosa Suldosa14under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Bapdosa Suldosa 밥도사술도사

    Nagwon-dong · Pocha Bar Snacks (assorted)

    A no-frills pocha (street-tent bar) in Nagwon-dong near Jongno 3-ga, serving budget-priced anju off a broad, gimbap-cheonguk-style menu -- tangsuyuk, grilled pork belly, and rolled egg are the most-cited orders, alongside a shared gukbap counter next door.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  13. Munbaedong Yukkal15under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Munbaedong Yukkal 문배동육칼

    Yongsan · Yukgaejang Kalguksu (beef noodle soup)

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  14. Mongdorine16₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Mongdorine 몽돌이네

    Euljiro · Samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly)

    An outdoor-seating (yajang) pork belly grill tucked in a narrow Euljiro alley near the Nogari-golmok drinking district, with a distant view of Namsan Tower from its patio tables.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  15. Busan Galmaegi17under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Busan Galmaegi 부산 갈매기

    Bukchang-dong · Jjigae (Korean stew)

    A City Hall Station shop specializing in saengtae-jjigae — fresh, not frozen, pollack stew — with waits clustering around the lunch rush and the start of dinner service.

    1 trusted mention
  16. Daegwangeo Hoetjip18₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Daegwangeo Hoetjip 대광어횟집

    Myeonmok-dong · Large Flounder Sashimi

    A no-frills sashimi spot near Sagajeong Station built around oversized daegwangeo (large flounder) and an unusually generous spread of banchan side dishes that can fill a table on its own.

    1 trusted mention
  17. Jinokhwa Halmae Wonjo Dakhanmari19₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Jinokhwa Halmae Wonjo Dakhanmari 진옥화할매원조닭한마리

    Jongno 5-ga · Dak Hanmari (whole chicken soup)

    The founding restaurant of Seoul's dakhanmari (whole chicken hot pot) alley near Jongno 5-ga, registered as a business since 1984 under founder Jin Ok-hwa.

    1 trusted mention
  18. Woo Lae Oak22₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Woo Lae Oak 우래옥

    Jugyo-dong · Pyongyang Naengmyeon (cold noodles)

    A long-running Pyeongyang-style naengmyeon house in Jung-gu known for its mild, buckwheat-forward cold noodles alongside bulgogi and other grilled beef.

    1 trusted mention📈 RisingMICHELIN Bib Gourmand
  19. Gwanghwamun Gukbap23under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Gwanghwamun Gukbap 광화문국밥

    Jeong-dong · Dwaeji Gukbap (pork rice soup)

    A pork gukbap specialist near Gwanghwamun known for a clean, low-gaminess broth and for being among the early adopters of thinly sliced suyuk as a side alongside its pig blood sausage.

    1 trusted mentionMICHELIN Guide
  20. Hyeongje Yukhoe24₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Hyeongje Yukhoe 형제육회

    Jongno 4-ga · Yukhoe (Korean beef tartare)

    Hyeongje Yukhoe (Hyeongje Yukhoe Bonjeom) sits at the entrance to Gwangjang Market's yukhoe alley, known for yukhoe-bibimbap and nakji-tangtangi (chopped live octopus), drawing both local regulars and international visitors.

    1 trusted mention
  21. Ohyang Mandu25under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Ohyang Mandu 오향만두

    Yeonhui-dong · Mandu (Korean dumplings)

    A decades-old neighborhood Chinese-Korean joint in Yeonhui-dong known for hand-made dumplings and five-spice roast pork (ohyang-jangyuk) served in an old-school dining room with red lanterns out front.

    1 trusted mention
  22. Gubok Mandu26under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Gubok Mandu 구복만두

    Galwol-dong · Mandu (Korean dumplings)

    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.

    1 trusted mentionMICHELIN Guide
  23. Gwangeo 2 Mari27₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Gwangeo 2 Mari 광어2마리

    Junggok-dong · Gwang-eo Hoe (flounder sashimi)

    A no-frills raw-fish stall at the entrance to Jungok Jeil Market in Gwangjin-gu, built on build-your-own combos — pick two fish, such as flounder with rockfish or mullet, at prices well under most Seoul hoe spots.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  24. Yangnam Hanwoo Jeongyuk Sikdang28₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Yangnam Hanwoo Jeongyuk Sikdang 양남한우정육식당

    Yangpyeong-dong 1-ga · Hanwoo (Korean beef BBQ)

    Yangnam Hanwoo Jeongyuk Sikdang is a long-running Yangpyeong-dong hanwoo butcher-restaurant prized for kkotdeungsim (marbled sirloin) and chadolbagi at relatively accessible prices, with staff grilling the meat tableside.

    1 trusted mention
  25. Seoryeong30₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Seoryeong 서령

    Namdaemunno 5-ga · Pyongyang Naengmyeon (cold noodles)

    Seoryeong is a Namdaemun pyeongyang naengmyeon specialist that also serves suyuk (boiled pork) and sinseollo (royal hot pot).

    1 trusted mention📈 RisingMICHELIN Bib Gourmand
  26. Jinguk Haejangguk31under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Jinguk Haejangguk 진국해장국

    Seongsu-dong 2-ga · Haejangguk (hangover soup)

    A tiny old-school haejangguk counter tucked inside Ttukdo Cheongchun Market in Seongsu, built around a beef-blood-and-tripe soup (yangseonji haejangguk) and salt-grilled beef tripe, at prices locals call unusually cheap for the neighborhood.

    1 trusted mention
  27. Keunjip32under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Keunjip 큰집

    Guro-dong · Mukeunji Samgyeopsal (pork belly)

    A tiny, signboard-less pork belly spot near Namguro Station known for mukeunji samgyeopsal (pork belly grilled with well-aged kimchi) and jumeokgogi, run out of a handful of tables and open only four days a week.

    1 trusted mention
  28. Badatga33₩15–40kNo line▶ source video

    Badatga 바닷가

    Sadang-dong · Hoe Jeongsik (sashimi set meal)

    A no-frills Sadang-dong hoetjip near Isu Station built around a single value-priced set menu — hoe, sushi, muchim, grilled fish, fried seafood, a clear fish-soup jiri-tang, and albap all served together.

    1 trusted mention
  29. Gobau Jumeok Sogeumgui34₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Gobau Jumeok Sogeumgui 고바우주먹소금구이

    Noryangjin · Salt-Grilled Jumeokgogi (pork bites)

    A husband-and-wife-run salt-grilled pork house near Noryangjin Station, open since 1991 and long popular with the neighborhood's exam-prep student crowd.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  30. I Sikdang35₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    I Sikdang 이식당

    Pyeongchang-dong · Hanwoo (Korean beef BBQ)

    I Sikdang is a small, counter-seat hanwoo restaurant in Pyeongchang-dong, a neighborhood better known for scenery than restaurants, built around yuksashimi, a galbi jeongsik set, and a diced raw-beef rice bowl.

    1 trusted mention
  31. Midong Sikdang36under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Midong Sikdang 미동식당

    Migeun-dong · Izakaya (aged sashimi & bar snacks)

    Midong Sikdang is a tiny izakaya tucked down a quiet lane by an old rail line in Migeun-dong, serving a chef's-choice course of aged sashimi and Japanese-style bar snacks for around 10,000 won a head.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  32. Okdongsik37under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Okdongsik 옥동식

    Seogyo-dong (Hapjeong) · Dwaeji Gomtang (pork bone soup)

    A single-dish pork gomtang specialist built around one clean, milky pork-bone broth, served in regular and large portions alongside kimchi mandu.

    1 trusted mentionMICHELIN Bib Gourmand
  33. Bokdoni Buchu Samgyeopsal38₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Bokdoni Buchu Samgyeopsal 복돈이 부추삼겹살

    Namhyeon-dong · Samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly)

    A Namhyeon-dong samgyeopsal restaurant near Sadang Station known for domestic fresh pork belly served with a house chive (buchu) relish that reviewers describe as divisive rather than universally loved.

    1 trusted mention
  34. Jinsim39under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Jinsim 진심

    Chungmuro · Dwaeji Gukbap (pork rice soup)

    A clear-broth pork gukbap spot that opened in Chungmuro in 2024, using Jeju black pork (Nanchuk Matdon) for a clean, non-greasy soup aimed at the neighborhood office lunch crowd.

    1 trusted mention
  35. Hampyeong Gukbap40under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Hampyeong Gukbap 함평국밥

    Sangbong · Gukbap & Yukhoe (rice soup + raw beef)

    A Sangbong-dong shop that, despite its gukbap name, centers on raw beef — yukhoe and thin-sliced yuk-sashimi — alongside a napa-cabbage soup with rice.

    1 trusted mention
  36. Myeongdong Seoseogalbi41₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Myeongdong Seoseogalbi 명동서서갈비

    Myeongdong · Seoseo Galbi (standing short ribs)

    A standing-style so-galbi (thin ox rib) joint near Euljiro-ipgu station in Myeongdong, grilled tableside over charcoal drums with no seats at the counter — diners eat standing up.

    1 trusted mention
  37. Meokgeorijip42under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Meokgeorijip 먹거리집

    Sangbong · Sundae-guk (blood sausage soup)

    A 24-hour sundae-guk shop by Sangbong Station serving the soup alongside a plate of boiled pork — one of several Jungnang-gu sundae-guk spots the Muktende channel has covered, with weekend waits reportedly running from 15 minutes up to 90..

    1 trusted mention
  38. Mugyodong Bugeo Gukjip43under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Mugyodong Bugeo Gukjip 무교동북어국집

    Da-dong · Bukeo Haejangguk (dried pollack soup)

    A single-dish dried-pollack hangover soup counter near Gwanghwamun that has run since a 1978 registered opening, popular with nearby office workers for its consistent 10,000-won bowl and self-serve side dishes.

    1 trusted mention
  39. Heungbuga44₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Heungbuga 흥부가

    Gwansu-dong · Bossam (boiled pork wraps)

    A roughly 30-year-old bossam (boiled pork wrap) tavern tucked into Jongno 3-ga's Bossam Alley, serving squid, octopus, and oyster bossam alongside anju like dak-doritang (spicy braised chicken) and oyster jeon, with extras such as gamjatang and myeongnan (seasoned pollock roe) frequently given on the house.

    1 trusted mention
  40. Chowon45over ₩40kLines▶ source video

    Chowon 초원

    Namyeong-dong · Hanwoo (Korean beef BBQ)

    Chowon is a Namyeong-dong hanwoo restaurant near Sukdae Ipgu Station, built around its beef tongue (useol) and hanwoo jumulleok (marinated beef stir-fry).

    1 trusted mention
  41. Botong Saramdeul46₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Botong Saramdeul 보통사람들

    Banpo-dong · Pojangmacha (indoor tent bar)

    A neighborhood pojangmacha (indoor tent-bar) near Nonhyeon Station serving classic anju like grilled and steamed oysters, kimchi sujebi, and egg soup, known for packed tables even on weeknights and a winter outdoor-seating (yajang) setup.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  42. Gadam47₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Gadam 가담

    Sinsa-dong · Korean-Chinese Cuisine

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  43. Blue Hof48₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Blue Hof 블루호프

    Jangan-dong · Chicken & Beer (hof)

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  44. Chungbuk Sundae49under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Chungbuk Sundae 충북순대

    Heukseok-dong · Sundae-guk (blood sausage soup)

    A sundae shop inside Heukseok Market centered on its sundaeguk, with offal hot pot and pork liver rounding out the menu.

    1 trusted mention
  45. Eunjin Pocha50₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Eunjin Pocha 은진포차

    Mullae-dong (near Yeouido) · Pocha (fish bar snacks)

    Eunjin Pocha is a Mullae-dong pocha on the Yeouido side of the neighborhood, built around spicy braised byeongeo (filefish/pomfret) alongside raw byeongeo hoe and soy-marinated crab — now split across two branches to handle demand.

    1 trusted mention
  46. Hyangmi51₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Hyangmi 향미

    Myeong-dong · Korean-Chinese Cuisine

    Hyangmi is part of Myeongdong's overseas-Chinese restaurant row, best known among diners for clam stir-fry (jogae-bokkeum) and pan-fried guotie dumplings alongside beef noodle soup and tangsuyuk.

    1 trusted mention
  47. Chodang52under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Chodang 초당

    Jongno 6-ga · Baekban (home-style set meal)

    A decades-old Jeolla-style home-cooking spot tucked in the alleys near Jongno 6-ga's flower and fabric markets, known for braised mackerel, spicy pork ssambap, and hearty banchan spreads at old-school prices.

    1 trusted mention
  48. Yeongdong Jokbal (Yangjae Main Branch)54₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Yeongdong Jokbal (Yangjae Main Branch) 영동족발

    Yangjae-dong · Jokbal (braised pig's trotters)

    Running since 1985 and now spread across four numbered branches on the same Yangjae-dong block, Yeongdong Jokbal is routinely named one of Seoul's three great jokbal houses, praised for braised pig's trotter without the medicinal-herb smell some competitors carry, served alongside jjangban makguksu and haemul pajeon.

    1 trusted mention
  49. Geumseonggwan55under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Geumseonggwan 금성관

    Guro Digital Complex · Gomtang (beef bone soup)

    A Naju-style gomtang shop near Guro Digital Complex serving clear ox-bone broth and galbitang to the district's weekday lunch crowd, with a line that forms during office hours and clears out by evening..

    1 trusted mention
  50. Nangman Budae-jjigae56under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Nangman Budae-jjigae 낭만부대찌개

    Guro Digital Complex · Budae Jjigae (army stew)

    A budae-jjigae spot near Guro Digital Complex whose house version comes with a cheese-and-garlic sauce twist, alongside a stir-fried take on the same army-stew ingredients — a weekday-lunch-only shop that draws a queue right at noon.

    1 trusted mention
  51. Tough Ne-imo57₩15–40kNo line▶ source video

    Tough Ne-imo 터프네이모

    Onsu-dong · Pojangmacha (indoor tent bar)

    A worn-in neighborhood pojangmacha (tented street-bar style pub) near Onsu Station, run by an outspoken 'imo' (auntie) who serves grilled pork and stir-fried squid off a menu with barely any prices written down.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  52. Su Sutbul Jikhwa Kkochi BBQ58₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Su Sutbul Jikhwa Kkochi BBQ 수숯불직화꼬치바베큐

    Junggok-dong · Kkochi (grilled skewers)

    A charcoal-grilled skewer bar in Gunja-dong known for chicken, pork belly, and heart skewers cooked to order over live coals, with a scratch-paper order system typical of the neighborhood's old-school spots.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  53. Baegildo59₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Baegildo 백일도

    Jungok-dong · Hoe (yellowtail sashimi)

    A raw-fish (hoe) restaurant tucked inside Jungok Jeil Market in Gwangjin-gu, known for giant amberjack (daebang-eo) served by the season, corkage-free, alongside mulhoe and seafood platters.

    1 trusted mention
  54. Namwon Tongdak60under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Namwon Tongdak 남원통닭

    Jegi-dong · Korean Fried Chicken

    Namwon Tongdak has fried chicken in Jegi-dong's Gyeongdong Market chicken alley since the 1980s, running a main shop and an annex that both fill up daily with market-goers and destination diners.

    1 trusted mention
  55. Najin Gukbap61under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Najin Gukbap 나진국밥

    Dangsan-dong · Dwaeji Gukbap (pork rice soup)

    A Yeosu import built around one dish — a bean-sprout-laced pork bone soup so sought-after that the original Yeosu store reportedly runs waits of several hours.

    1 trusted mention
  56. Sin Gimchi Saeng Samgyeopsal62₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Sin Gimchi Saeng Samgyeopsal 신김치생삼겹살

    Hapjeong-dong · Samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly)

    A basement-level Hapjeong samgyeopsal restaurant known for its aged-kimchi pairing alongside pork belly, collar, and jowl cuts.

    1 trusted mention
  57. Damtaek63under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Damtaek 담택

    Seogyo-dong · Ramen & Donburi (Japanese rice bowls)

    Damtaek serves a chicken-based clear shio ramen — plus a yuzu variant — out of a small Seogyo-dong storefront, and has since earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand listing.

    1 trusted mentionMICHELIN Bib Gourmand
  58. Daege Sinrang Jogae Sinbu64₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Daege Sinrang Jogae Sinbu 대게신랑조개신부

    Hongik-dong (Wangsimni area) · Jogaejjim (steamed clams)

    A crab-and-clam specialist near Wangsimni Station, best known for its aged-kimchi clam steam (mukeunji-jogaejjim) piled high with clams, plus a seafood hot pot and a live-octopus ramyeon.

    1 trusted mention
  59. Oeyanggan65₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Oeyanggan 외양간

    Sadang-dong · Beef Samhap (scallop & aged kimchi)

    A beef specialty-cuts joint in Sadang-dong built around a samhap combo — grilled beef odd cuts, scallop, and aged kimchi eaten together, capped off with a beef-brisket soybean-paste stew and fried rice.

    1 trusted mention
  60. Yennal Macha67₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Yennal Macha 옛날마차

    Sinjeong-dong · Hoe (raw fish sashimi)

    Yennal Macha is a neighborhood raw fish (hoe) restaurant in Sinjeong-dong, built around generous sharing platters — anchovy hoe-muchim, seasonal daebang-eo (giant flounder), and mixed raw fish sets meant for two.

    1 trusted mention
  61. Wonjo Chueotang68under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Wonjo Chueotang 원조추어탕

    Isu · Chueotang (loach soup)

    An Isu-station mudfish-soup specialist serving chueotang, fish porridge, and fried mudfish as a boshin (health-tonic) meal — waits build in the evening dinner rush but early lunch visits are usually wait-free.

    1 trusted mention
  62. Hwangdo Bajirak Kalguksu69under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Hwangdo Bajirak Kalguksu 황도바지락칼국수

    Seokchon-dong · Bajirak Kalguksu (clam noodle soup)

    A clam noodle soup specialist near Seokchon Station serving a tight menu of bajirak kalguksu, jumbo mandu, and mini bossam, with free unlimited barley rice and makgeolli for anyone ordering a bowl of noodles.

    1 trusted mention
  63. Soba Sikdang70under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Soba Sikdang 소바식당

    Seongsu-dong 2-ga · Soba (Japanese buckwheat noodles)

    Soba Sikdang is a small Seongsu-dong Japanese-noodle spot known for cold soba (naeng-soba) and an egg-topped minced-pork cutlet (tamago menchi-katsu).

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  64. Cheonan Sikdang71under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Cheonan Sikdang 천안식당

    Yeouido-dong · Bulgogi (marinated grilled beef)

    Cheonan Sikdang is a Yeouido home-style baekban restaurant inside Gyeongdo Building, favored by office workers for gochujang-bulgogi and yeolmu-bibimbap, served with a changing tray of banchan reviewers describe as tasting close to a home-cooked meal.

    1 trusted mention
  65. Gayang Kalguksu72under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Gayang Kalguksu 가양칼국수

    Yeouido-dong · Kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup)

    Gayang Kalguksu has run a single-menu mushroom hot pot since 1988 — knife-cut noodles in a spicy mushroom broth, with unlimited mushroom and vegetable refills.

    1 trusted mention
  66. Nongbu-wa Dak-dongne73under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Nongbu-wa Dak-dongne 농부와닭동네

    Yeouido-dong · Korean Fried Chicken

    Nongbuwa Dakdongne has poured old-style fried chicken and draft beer near Yeouinaru Station since well before the area's office towers went up, and the menu still leans on retro fried chicken and dakbal rather than trend-chasing flavors.

    1 trusted mention
  67. Hongmyeong74₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Hongmyeong 홍명

    Nonhyeon-dong · Korean-Chinese Cuisine

    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..

    1 trusted mention
  68. Tosokchon Samgyetang76₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Tosokchon Samgyetang 토속촌

    Chebu-dong · Samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup)

    A landmark samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) restaurant tucked in the Chebu-dong alleys near Gyeongbokgung's west gate, long known as a stop for visiting dignitaries.

    1 trusted mention
  69. Dapeojwo77₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Dapeojwo 다퍼줘

    Jegi-dong (near Cheongnyangni Station / Gyeongdong Market) · Sashimi & Seafood

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  70. Chunhyang Mien78under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Chunhyang Mien 춘향미엔

    Wangsimni · Dumplings & Noodles

    Chunhyang Mien's original Wangsimni branch serves Shenyang-style Chinese noodles, including bibimmyeon with cilantro, a half-and-half pork-and-chive mandu plate, and a spicy mala onmyeon, alongside gaoliang liquor.

    1 trusted mention
  71. Gaboja Sikdang79under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Gaboja Sikdang 가보자식당

    Sincheon-dong · Samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly)

    A basement pork-belly grill tucked into the Jangmi Apartment shopping arcade near Jamsil, running since 2002 on official record.

    1 trusted mention
  72. Mandu-ran80under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Mandu-ran 만두란

    Mangwon-dong · Mandu (Korean dumplings)

    A compact Chinese-style dumpling spot in Mangwon-dong known for pan-fried gyoza, dongpo pork, and cold liangban noodles, drawing regular walk-in lines at peak lunch and dinner hours.

    1 trusted mention
  73. Anju Maeul81₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Anju Maeul 안주마을

    Seochon · Seasonal Seafood Bar Snacks

    A Seochon anju bar built around a rotating spread of seasonal seafood dishes — herring roe bibimbap, thick-cut hoe, and grilled gopchang served alongside soju and makgeolli.

    1 trusted mention
  74. Jinmi Pyeongyang Naengmyeon82₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Jinmi Pyeongyang Naengmyeon 진미평양냉면

    Nonhyeon-dong · Pyongyang Naengmyeon (cold noodles)

    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.

    1 trusted mentionMICHELIN Guide
  75. Ihanjin Sukseonghoe83₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Ihanjin Sukseonghoe 이한진숙성회

    Cheonho-dong · Sukseonghoe (aged sashimi)

    A single-menu specialist built around one dish: patented sukseonghoe, thick-cut dry-aged flounder sashimi, served with a spicy maeuntang finish in Cheonho-dong, Gangdong-gu.

    1 trusted mention
  76. Ujeong84over ₩40kLines▶ source video

    Ujeong 우정

    Cheongdam-dong · Hanwoo (Korean beef BBQ)

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  77. Deobitnam85under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Deobitnam 더빛남

    Songpa-dong · Vietnamese Pho

    Deobitnam is a small Vietnamese pho counter in Songpa-dong known for beef-brisket and ox-knee-cartilage pho.

    1 trusted mention
  78. Hosujip86₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Hosujip 호수집

    Jungnim-dong · Dak-dori-tang & Chicken Skewers

    A Jungnim-dong institution built around two things: a fiery dakdoritang (braised chicken stew) simmered in a shared pot, and chicken skewers grilled over charcoal briquettes that regulars order two per person.

    1 trusted mention
  79. Somunnan Seongsu Gamjatang87under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Somunnan Seongsu Gamjatang 소문난성수감자탕

    Seongsu-dong · Gamjatang (pork bone stew)

    A 24-hour Seongsu-dong gamjatang shop known for its pork-spine and potato stew and a lighter single-serving gamjaguk bowl, with dedicated solo seating that lets single diners skip the line entirely.

    1 trusted mention
  80. Nariui Jip88₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Nariui Jip 나리의 집

    Hannam-dong · Frozen Samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly)

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  81. Cheongwaok89under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Cheongwaok 청와옥

    Euljiro · Sundae-guk (blood sausage soup)

    An Euljiro sundaeguk shop pairing the soup with pyeonbaek-jjim, cypress-steamed pork — waits are common even on weekdays, and the Tabling app at the door lets you queue remotely instead of standing in line.

    1 trusted mention
  82. Hwayukgye90₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Hwayukgye 화육계

    Euljiro 3-ga · Jokbal & Dakbal (trotters + feet)

    Hwayukgye is an Euljiro 3-ga chicken-feet-and-trotter bar where reviewers highlight the mubbyeo-dakbal (boneless spicy chicken feet) and a flying-fish-roe rice ball, with a wait considered a near-permanent fixture of the place.

    1 trusted mention
  83. Songok91under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Songok 송옥

    Bukchang-dong · Memil Guksu (buckwheat noodles)

    A longtime buckwheat-noodle specialist in Bukchang-dong near City Hall, best known for its pan-memil (cold buckwheat noodles with dipping broth) and hot nabi udon, drawing a steady lunch crowd of nearby office workers.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  84. Gwanghwamun Mijin92under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Gwanghwamun Mijin 광화문미진

    Jongno 1-ga · Naeng Memil (cold buckwheat noodles)

    A cold buckwheat noodle (naengmemil) specialist near Gwanghwamun that regularly draws long lines — walk-in registration through the Tabling app only, no advance booking.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  85. Sandong Gyoja93₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Sandong Gyoja 산동교자

    Myeongdong 2(i)-ga · Korean-Chinese Cuisine

    A surviving fixture in Myeongdong's shrinking overseas-Chinese restaurant cluster, known for ohyangjangyuk (five-spice sliced meat), Chinese-style tempura, samseon jjamppong, and kkanpunggi, with BYO corkage and Suijingfang liquor on offer.

    1 trusted mention
  86. Brick Oven94₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Brick Oven 브릭오븐

    Yeoksam-dong · Pizza & Pasta

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  87. Jinju Hoegwan95₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Jinju Hoegwan 진주회관

    Seosomun-dong · Kongguksu (cold soybean noodle soup)

    A Seosomun-dong noodle institution near City Hall, regarded as one of Seoul's '3 great kongguksu' (chilled soybean noodle soup) shops.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  88. Sundae Ilbeonji96under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Sundae Ilbeonji 순대일번지

    Mangwon · Sundae-guk (blood sausage soup)

    A Mangwon-dong sundae-guk shop known for a consistent line-up, with even weekday visits reporting up to an hour's wait at lunch and dinner peaks; the mid-afternoon break window is the way around it.

    1 trusted mention
  89. Obok Sundaeguk97under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Obok Sundaeguk 오복순대국

    Mullae · Sundae-guk (blood sausage soup)

    A Mullae-dong sundaeguk shop known for selling out within two hours of opening, serving a full set of pork blood-sausage soup with boiled pork; Saturday opening-run crowds draw the heaviest first-come lines.

    1 trusted mention
  90. Mullae Golmokjip98₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Mullae Golmokjip 문래골목집

    Mullae-dong · Korean Duck Dishes

    A Mullae-dong duck specialist tucked down a narrow alley shared by two dining rooms, known for stir-fried duck with vegetables, a mixed duck hot-pot stew, and fried rice finished with flying-fish roe.

    1 trusted mention
  91. Syaolongbao99under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Syaolongbao 샤오롱바오

    Jayang-dong · Dim Sum

    A Jayang-dong dumpling counter built around xiaolongbao soup dumplings, with a fuller menu of beef noodle soup, wonton noodles, and steamed bao rounding out the small dining room.

    1 trusted mention
  92. Hyundai Sundaeguk100under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Hyundai Sundaeguk 현대순대국

    Nonhyeon · Sundae-guk (blood sausage soup)

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  93. Poseokjeong101₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Poseokjeong 포석정

    Banpo-dong · Samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly)

    A rooftop grill on the 10th floor of Seoul Express Bus Terminal, Poseokjeong has been serving Jirisan heritage-breed pork belly over open-air tables since 1986.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  94. Pildong Myeonok102₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Pildong Myeonok 필동면옥

    Pildong 3-ga · Pyongyang Naengmyeon (cold noodles)

    A long-running Pyongyang-style naengmyeon institution near Chungmuro, unchanged in format since it opened in the early 1990s: cold buckwheat noodles, a steamed dumpling platter, and sliced boiled pork (jeyuk) as the core order.

    1 trusted mention📈 RisingMICHELIN Bib Gourmand
  95. Heosimtanhoe103over ₩40kLines▶ source video

    Heosimtanhoe 허심탄회

    Seokchon-dong · Hoemuchim (spicy mixed raw fish salad)

    A raw-fish specialist (회무침 전문점) in Seokchon-dong, Songpa-gu, open since 1987.

    1 trusted mention
  96. New Order Club104₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    New Order Club 뉴오더클럽

    Yeonnam-dong · Pizza & Italian Cuisine

    New Order Club bakes wood-fired pizza from a half-basement space where Yeonnam-dong's main street meets the Gyeongui Line forest path, building its menu around loaded, ingredient-heavy pies rather than classic Neapolitan minimalism.

    1 trusted mention
  97. Aeseonghoegwan Hanwoo Gomtang105under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Aeseonghoegwan Hanwoo Gomtang 애성회관 한우곰탕

    Bukchang-dong · Hanwoo Gomtang (beef bone soup)

    Aeseonghoegwan has been simmering hanwoo (100%-domestic Korean beef) bone broth into gomtang from this Bukchang-dong storefront since 2003, running a strict one-dish-per-person policy that keeps its small dining room turning over fast.

    1 trusted mention
  98. Jogaedo106₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Jogaedo 조개도

    Seongsu-dong 2-ga · Grilled Clams

    Jogaedo is a grilled-shellfish specialist near Ttukdo Market in Seongsu, built around a spread of grilled clams, steamed shellfish, and a shellfish-broth ramen finisher.

    1 trusted mention
  99. Yaksu Sundaeguk107under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Yaksu Sundaeguk 약수순대국

    Yaksu · Sundae-guk (blood sausage soup)

    A sundae-guk shop near Yaksu station in Sindang-dong serving both the soup and a plate of its own house-made sundae.

    1 trusted mention
  100. Seochon Gyedanjip108₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Seochon Gyedanjip 서촌계단집

    Chebu-dong · Seafood Pocha (tent bar)

    A seafood pocha perched on a Seochon staircase alley, known for raw whelk (chamsora), seasonal gizzard shad sashimi, and a seafood-loaded ramen.

    1 trusted mention
  101. Eomeoniwa Adeul109under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Eomeoniwa Adeul 어머니와아들

    Hongeun-dong · Hongtak (fermented skate with makgeolli)

    Eomeoniwa Adeul is the dakbokkeumtang stall at the entrance to Hongeun-dong's Pobangteo Market, a Blue Ribbon Survey pick that first drew attention through Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant.

    1 trusted mention
  102. Gyejeol Sikdang111₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Gyejeol Sikdang 계절식당

    Cheonho-dong · Boiled Monkfish & Seasonal Seafood

    A neighborhood seafood tavern in Cheonho-dong built around agwi suyuk (steamed monkfish with bean sprouts) and byeongeo jorim (braised pomfret), served alongside skate bibimbap, grilled sea bream, and oyster bossam at old-school prices.

    1 trusted mention
  103. Anju Nara112₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Anju Nara 안주나라

    Jayang-dong · Hongeo Samhap (fermented skate trio)

    Anju Nara is a long-running skate (hongeo) specialist tucked in an alley near Konkuk University, built around a hongeo samhap platter of fermented skate served with boiled pork and aged kimchi, alongside a skate-broth ramyeon and a skate liver soup.

    1 trusted mention
  104. Songnim Sikdang113under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Songnim Sikdang 송림식당

    Jayang-dong · Dwaeji Bulgogi (spicy grilled pork)

    A taxi-drivers' diner (gisa-sikdang) in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, known for dwaeji bulbaek — spicy marinated pork stir-fried tableside — served with a free-refill seonji haejangguk (ox-blood hangover soup).

    1 trusted mention
  105. Allaeseukaeseo On Yeoneoga Masinneun Jip114₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Allaeseukaeseo On Yeoneoga Masinneun Jip 알래스카에서 온 연어가 맛있는 집

    Jegi-dong · Salmon Sashimi

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  106. Doryang115₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Doryang 도량

    Tongui-dong · 중식/코스

    Doryang is Lim Tae-hoon's Tongui-dong Chinese restaurant, serving a dongpo-yuk braised pork belly and hwe-guo hot pot alongside à la carte wok dishes.

    1 trusted mention
  107. Owolui Gimbap116under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Owolui Gimbap 오월의 김밥

    Bongcheon-dong · Gimbap (rice & seaweed rolls)

    A takeout-only gimbap counter near Nakseongdae Station known for oversized rolls stuffed with filling — the bap-doduk ("rice thief") and salad gimbap are the best-sellers, and with no seating, orders go through a phone pre-booking system to beat weekend waits that can run 1-2 hours.

    1 trusted mention
  108. Incheonjip117₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Incheonjip 인천집

    Da-dong · Bossam (boiled pork wraps)

    Incheonjip is a roughly 50-year-old tavern up a narrow staircase in Dadong, near Euljiro-ipgu Station.

    1 trusted mention
  109. Daehan-ok118over ₩40kShort wait▶ source video

    Daehan-ok 대한옥

    Singil-dong · Seolleongtang & Oxtail Suyuk

    A long-running Yeongdeungpo Market-area diner specializing in ox tail, known for kkori-suyuk (boiled ox tail) and a lighter seolleongtang (ox bone soup) bowl.

    1 trusted mention
  110. Mapo Jjukkumi119under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Mapo Jjukkumi 마포쭈꾸미

    Euljiro 3(sam)-ga · Grilled Jjukkumi (baby octopus & pork)

    A no-frills Euljiro-3(sam)-ga spot built around a single hero dish: cheolpan jju-sam, baby octopus and pork belly stir-fried together on a hot griddle.

    1 trusted mention
  111. Haengbokhan Sikdang120₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Haengbokhan Sikdang 행복한식당

    Seongsu-dong 2(i)-ga · Samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly)

    A long-running Seongsu-dong grilled-pork-belly spot serving a single-menu lineup of fresh samgyeopsal with a side doenjang jjigae, plus a separate lunchtime baekban service.

    1 trusted mention
  112. Kkumkkuneun Darakbang121under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Kkumkkuneun Darakbang 꿈꾸는다락방

    Junggok-dong · Naeng-samgyeopsal (frozen pork belly)

    A neighborhood pojangmacha-style grill bar in Junggok-dong, run out of an old-school (nopo) space with outdoor yajang seating.

    1 trusted mention
  113. Darak122under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Darak 다락

    Dohwa-dong · Jeukseok Tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes)

    A long-running jeukseok tteokbokki (stir-fried rice cake hot pot) and soju spot tucked in a small tteokbokki alley in Mapo-gu's Dohwa-dong, operating in the same neighborhood since the mid-1990s and also known locally as a filming location for a Korean drama.

    1 trusted mention
  114. Wonjo Mapo Kkeopdegi-jip123₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Wonjo Mapo Kkeopdegi-jip 원조마포껍데기집

    Gongdeok-dong · Yeontan Gyeopdae (grilled pork skin)

    A decades-old charcoal-grill house in Gongdeok-dong, Mapo, known for its pork skin (kkeopdegi) and salt-grilled pork cooked over yeontan briquettes in a worn, retro dining room that has also served as a filming location.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  115. Manna Bunsik124under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Manna Bunsik 만나분식

    Pilun-dong · Tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes)

    A decades-old neighborhood tteokbokki shop tucked into Pilun-dong near Sajik Park, known for jjolbokk-i (tteokbokki mixed with jjolmyeon noodles) alongside gimbap, odeng, and fried snacks in an old-school schoolyard-stall setting.

    1 trusted mention
  116. Malgeunsaem125under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Malgeunsaem 맑은샘

    Mangu-dong · Tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes)

    A tiny counter-service tteokbokki shop by the gates of Hyewon Girls' school in Mangu-dong, running since 1994 and simmering its tteokbokki to order in a shared pot for around 2,500 won a serving.

    1 trusted mention
  117. Golmok Tteokbokki126under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Golmok Tteokbokki 골목떡볶이

    Munjeong-dong · Tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes)

    A self-service tteokbokki counter tucked in a Munjeong-dong back alley, serving a sweet, broth-heavy gukmul-style tteokbokki alongside sundae and fried mandu — grab a tray and order at the counter.

    1 trusted mention
  118. Sinheung Tteokbokki127under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Sinheung Tteokbokki 신흥떡볶이

    Namgajwa-dong · Tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes)

    A tiny tteokbokki stall tucked inside Moraenae Market (모래내시장) near Gajwa Station, long known in the neighborhood as one of Seoul's old-school market tteokbokki spots — milled rice cake in a spicy-sweet sauce, served with a side of bean sprout soup.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  119. Segosi128₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Segosi 세꼬시

    Seongnae-dong · Gwang-eo Sekkoshi (flounder sashimi)

    A single-menu raw fish spot in Seongnae-dong, Gangdong-gu, serving only flounder segosi (thinly sliced hoe with a distinctive chewy texture) since 1999.

    1 trusted mention
  120. Wonjo Naju Gomtang129under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Wonjo Naju Gomtang 원조나주곰탕

    Banghwa-dong · Naju Gomtang (beef bone soup)

    A long-running gomtang specialist in Banghwa-dong, Gangseo-gu, near Gaehwasan and Banghwa stations, serving a clear ox-bone and beef broth soup alongside a suyuk (boiled beef) side.

    1 trusted mention
  121. Buyeo Sikpum130₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Buyeo Sikpum 부여식품

    Inhyeon-dong · Daegu-Style Makchang (pork intestines)

    A grilled-intestine (makchang) spot in Jung-gu's Inhyeon-dong printing-shop alley, known for Daegu-style pork makchang grilled at the table over an open-air (yajang) setup, alongside a spicy pork-and-kimchi jjaglagi stew.

    1 trusted mention
  122. Sarangbang Kalguksu131under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Sarangbang Kalguksu 사랑방칼국수

    Chungmuro 3(sam)-ga · Dak Baeksuk & Kalguksu

    A Chungmuro-Euljiro alleyway noodle shop running since 1982, known for a two-item menu: hand-cut kalguksu and a whole/half chicken dak-baeksuk set served with rice, both priced around 8,500-10,000 won.

    1 trusted mention
  123. Cheonghae132₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Cheonghae 청해

    Pildong · Modeumhoe (assorted sashimi)

    A decades-old neighborhood raw-fish spot tucked into a Pildong side street near Chungmuro station, known for a generous, low-priced assorted-hoe course that regulars jokingly call "imokase" for its chef's-choice feel.

    1 trusted mention
  124. Saemat Sikdang133under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Saemat Sikdang 새맛식당

    Guui-dong · Samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly)

    Saemat Sikdang is a back-alley grilled-pork-belly counter near Guui Station, built around samgyeopsal priced at roughly 10,000 won for 200g and soju at 4,000 won — pricing that has held steady across years of blog visits.

    1 trusted mention
  125. Baekbujangjip134under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Baekbujangjip 백부장집

    Gongpyeong-dong · Dak Hanmari (whole chicken soup)

    A long-running dakhanmari (whole chicken hot pot) specialist near Jonggak in Gongpyeong-dong, Jongno-gu, operating since 1968.

    1 trusted mention
  126. Namyeongdon135₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Namyeongdon 남영돈

    Namyeong-dong · Charcoal-Grilled Pork

    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).

    1 trusted mention
  127. Ojingeo Chamchi136under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Ojingeo Chamchi 오징어참치

    Cheonho-dong · Hoe (raw fish sashimi)

    A budget raw-fish (hoe) restaurant near Cheonho Station in Gangdong-gu, known for a large mixed-sashimi platter and seasonal yellowtail (daebang-eo) at prices well below typical hoe restaurants.

    1 trusted mention
  128. Daeha Sikdang137₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Daeha Sikdang 대하식당

    Chebu-dong · Sotddukkeong Samgyeopsal (wok-lid)

    A Seochon neighborhood grilling spot serving a single-item menu of pork belly cooked on a cauldron-lid grill (sotddukkeong samgyeopsal), a format tied to the old-school 노포 (nopo) dining tradition of the area.

    1 trusted mention
  129. Bada Hoesarang (Yeonnam Main Branch)138₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Bada Hoesarang (Yeonnam Main Branch) 바다회사랑 1호점

    Yeonnam-dong · Daebang-eo Hoe (yellowtail sashimi)

    A Yeonnam-dong hoe (raw fish) restaurant known for thick-cut, aged daebangeo (giant yellowtail amberjack) sashimi, sold by the plate in small, medium, and large sizes alongside a spicy maeuntang stew.

    1 trusted mention
  130. Yeongdeok Hoe Sikdang139₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Yeongdeok Hoe Sikdang 영덕회식당

    Chungmuro · Makhoe (mixed sashimi)

    A Chungmuro raw-fish institution running since 1970, known for makhoe (mixed raw fish salad tossed with vegetables and gochujang) served in a small, no-frills dining room.

    1 trusted mention
  131. Cheongsongsan Ojingeo140₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Cheongsongsan Ojingeo 청송산오징어

    Namhyeon-dong · Squid Sashimi & Braised Squid

    A Namhyeon-dong live-squid specialty restaurant operating since 1993, known for live squid sashimi and whole steamed squid, often ordered as a half-and-half combo.

    1 trusted mention
  132. Ajossine Nakjijjim141under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Ajossine Nakjijjim 아저씨네낙지찜

    Changcheon-dong · Nakjijjim (braised octopus)

    A Sinchon octopus stir-fry joint that has run the same corner near Yonsei-ro since 1995, best known for its samgyeop-nakjijjim (octopus with pork belly) and spicy raw octopus salad.

    1 trusted mention
  133. Masinneun Samgyeopsal142under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Masinneun Samgyeopsal 맛있는 삼겹살

    Namdaemun Market · Samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly)

    A no-frills pork belly grill house tucked in an alley of Namdaemun Market, serving just two things well: plain saeng samgyeopsal and a gochujang-marinated version, both grilled tableside and finished off with a shared pan of fried rice.

    1 trusted mention
  134. Igyeongmun Sundae-Gopchang144under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Igyeongmun Sundae-Gopchang 이경문순대곱창

    Donui-dong · Sundae-Gopchang Jeongol (hot pot)

    A longstanding Jongno-3-ga hot pot shop known for its sundae-gopchang jeongol — a shared stew of blood sausage and beef tripe served in small/medium/large pot sizes — plus individually sized sagol and spicy sundae-guk soup bowls at lunch.

    1 trusted mention
  135. Uri Bada Susan145₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Uri Bada Susan 우리바다수산

    Seongsan-dong · Yellowtail & Live Fish Sashimi

    A live fish and sashimi restaurant near Mangwon Station, best known for its winter daebangeo (giant yellowtail amberjack) course served family-style in shared set sizes for two or more.

    1 trusted mention
  136. Seogung146₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Seogung 서궁

    Yeouido-dong · Korean-Chinese Cuisine

    Operating in Yeouido since 1978, Seogung is a Korean-Chinese restaurant that unusually skips jjajangmyeon and jjamppong altogether, centering its menu on rice and soup dishes like japchaebap, ohyangjangyuk, and tangsuyuk.

    1 trusted mention
  137. Ijo Galbi158under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Ijo Galbi 이조갈비

    Muhak-dong · Korean BBQ

    Ijo Galbi is a no-frills grill house near Sindang Station whose short menu, despite the name, centers on frozen pork belly rather than galbi — rounded out by a kkotgetang (blue crab stew) that reviewers often finish the meal with.

    1 trusted mention
  138. Nongoeul160₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Nongoeul 논고을

    Sadang-dong · Korean BBQ

    A charcoal-grill house in Sadang built on chamnamu-fired galbisal (beef rib meat) and fresh duck loin, popular enough to draw a roughly 100-meter line during evening rush hour near Sadang Station.

    1 trusted mention
  139. Ojingeo Sesang162₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Ojingeo Sesang 오징어세상

    Jamsil-dong · Squid Sashimi

    A long-running Jamsil-dong seafood spot near Jamsil-saenae Station, known for affordable hoe (raw fish) and squid plates — daebang-eo (giant amberjack) served for roughly 20,000 won per person, alongside squid sashimi and whole steamed squid.

    1 trusted mention
  140. Pungseong Gamjatang163under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Pungseong Gamjatang 풍성감자탕

    Guui · Gamjatang (pork bone stew)

    A Guui-station gamjatang shop open 24 hours, serving the standard pork-spine stew alongside a pork-bone hangover soup.

    1 trusted mention
  141. Beoneoseubonsa Geonneopyeon Galbisal164₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Beoneoseubonsa Geonneopyeon Galbisal 비너스본사건너편갈비살

    Banpo-dong · Grilled Sogalbisal (beef short rib meat)

    A beef short-rib-meat (galbisal) grill house named for its literal location — directly across from Venus Fashion's headquarters in Banpo-dong.

    1 trusted mention
  142. Hyojero165under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Hyojero 효제루

    Hyoje-dong · Korean-Chinese Cuisine

    Hyojero is a Chinese restaurant near Jongno 5-ga run by a former owner of Hapjeong's Florida Banjeom, reopened under its current name in Hyoje-dong in 2023, serving jjajangmyeon, tangsuyuk, and haemul-jjambbong.

    1 trusted mention
  143. Cheoni Ogyeopsal166under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Cheoni Ogyeopsal 천이오겹살

    Seogyo-dong · Frozen Samgyeopsal & Ogyeopsal

    A longtime frozen-pork-belly specialist near Hapjeong Station in Seogyo-dong, open since 1995 and recognized as a certified 'good price' (chakan gagyeok) business for keeping menu prices low — blog accounts note only a single price increase in roughly two decades.

    1 trusted mention
  144. Byeollan-ori167₩15–40kNo line▶ source video

    Byeollan-ori 별난오리

    Changsin-dong · Smoked Duck & Duck Stew

    A no-frills Dongdaemun-area duck house built around a two-item menu — electric-grilled smoked duck and a duck hot pot — that it has served from the same second-floor spot off Jongno 46-gil since 2005.

    1 trusted mention
  145. Ildeungjip168under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Ildeungjip 일등집

    Daeheung-dong · Sappyeo Haejangguk (ox bone soup)

    A well-worn ox-bone hangover soup counter near Ewha Womans University, simmering sobbyeo-haejangguk from beef bones for hours and serving it with house-made kimchi.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  146. Kansei169over ₩40kShort wait▶ source video

    Kansei 칸세이

    Garak-dong · Ramyeon (instant noodle soup)

    Kansei is a Garak-dong restaurant with a split identity: a ₩12,000 ramen counter by day, built around a chicken-broth ramen with ajitama egg, chashu, and wonton, and a multi-course tasting kitchen by night.

    1 trusted mention
  147. Gwonyeongsu Daega Jeongol170₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Gwonyeongsu Daega Jeongol 권영수대가전골

    Gyeongdong Market · Jeongol (hot pot)

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  148. Soso Ramyeon Dakkkochi171under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Soso Ramyeon Dakkkochi 소소라면 닭꼬치

    Namyeong-dong · Rabokki & Chicken Skewers

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  149. NIKU KING BURGER172₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    NIKU KING BURGER 니꾸킹버거

    Yeonnam-dong · Handmade Burgers

    Niku King Burger serves sous-vide beef patties — cooked low at 56°C for two hours, then seared hard for a deep crust — from a compact spot tucked into the Yeonnam-dong backstreets near Hongik University.

    2 trusted mentions
  150. Ojingeo Maeul173₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Ojingeo Maeul 오징어마을

    Yeongdeungpo-dong · Squid Sashimi

    A raw-squid specialist near Yeongdeungpo Station that has run out of the same storefront since 2008, built on ojingeo-hoe (live squid sashimi) priced well below typical hoe-jip rates.

    1 trusted mention
  151. Daeheung Yangdari Barbecue174₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Daeheung Yangdari Barbecue 대흥양다리바베큐

    Konkuk (Jayang-dong) · Yangkkochi (grilled lamb skewers)

    A lamb specialist on Konkuk University's yangkkochi (lamb skewer) strip, serving whole roasted lamb leg alongside standard skewers — a step beyond the neighborhood's usual hunting-pocha bar scene.

    1 trusted mention
  152. Bongja Maratang175₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Bongja Maratang 봉자마라탕

    Jayang-dong · Mala Chinese Cuisine

    A Jayang-dong malatang restaurant in the neighborhood's 'China Street' cluster, run by ethnic Chinese owners and known for offal-based dishes alongside classics like gyeongjang yukseul and eohyang yukseul (shredded pork stir-fries).

    1 trusted mention
  153. Ocheonnyang Pocha176under ₩15kNo line▶ source video

    Ocheonnyang Pocha 오천냥포차

    Jayang-dong · Anju Pocha (drinking-food tent bar)

    A no-frills pocha tucked into Jayang-dong's old market alley, serving anju plates priced 5,000-15,000 won at outdoor yajang tables near Ttukseom.

    1 trusted mention
  154. Ijo Sundaeguk177under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Ijo Sundaeguk 이조순대국

    Yongmun Market · Sundae-guk (blood sausage soup)

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  155. Miryang Son Mandu178under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Miryang Son Mandu 밀양손만두

    Gye-dong · Mandu & Kalguksu (dumplings + noodles)

    Miryang Son Mandu is a hand-made dumpling shop in Bukchon's Gye-dong known for sagol kalmandu (beef-bone-broth noodle-dumpling soup) and kimchi mandu.

    1 trusted mention
  156. Gwangpyeong Pyeongyang Naengmyeon Galbi179₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Gwangpyeong Pyeongyang Naengmyeon Galbi 광평 평양냉면갈비

    Samsung-dong · Pyongyang Naengmyeon (cold noodles)

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  157. Horang Silbi180₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Horang Silbi 호랑실비

    Hwanghak-dong · Assorted Seafood Bar Snack Spread

    A seafood-forward anju pub tucked in an alley off Sindang Jungang Market (registered address in Hwanghak-dong, Jung-gu).

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  158. Pyeonuibang181₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Pyeonuibang 편의방

    Yeonhui-dong · Mandu (Korean dumplings)

    Pyeonuibang is a Shandong-style Chinese restaurant on the Yeonhui-dong/Yeonnam-dong border, serving a range of mandu — pan-fried, boiled, and fish-based — alongside tangsuyuk, a spicy bean-sprout jjambbong, and five-spice braised pork.

    1 trusted mention
  159. Yeongsu Bunsik182₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Yeongsu Bunsik 영수분식

    Seongsu-dong 2-ga · Gopchang Stir-Fry & Makchang

    A stall inside Seongsu's old Ttukdo Market known for gopchang (beef tripe) stir-fry and charcoal-grilled makchang, drawing weekend lines that regulars have tracked for years.

    1 trusted mention
  160. Nadeulmok Sikdang183₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Nadeulmok Sikdang 나들목식당

    Yangpyeong-dong · Samgyeopsal (outdoor grill pub)

    A no-frills mat-jip attached to a corner mart near the Yangpyeong-dong riverside, Nadeulmok Sikdang is known for open-air samgyeopsal grilled at plastic tables under the trees, alongside simple staples like ramyeon, gimbap, and bibim guksu.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  161. Pildong Haemul184₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Pildong Haemul 필동해물

    Pildong-dong · Assorted Seafood (street food cart)

    A no-frills seafood pojangmacha near Chungmuro that has run since the mid-1990s (public registry), serving only raw and lightly prepared seafood — no meat, no rice.

    1 trusted mention
  162. Lil Burger185₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Lil Burger 릴버거

    Jayang-dong · Handmade Burgers

    Lil Burger, run by chef Lee Won-il near Ttukseom Hangang Park, keeps its menu to a short list of composed burgers — cheese, classic, jalapeño-cumin, and an egg Benedict burger — made with more chef-kitchen attention than a typical burger counter.

    1 trusted mention
  163. Imun Seolnongtang186under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Imun Seolnongtang 이문설농탕

    Gyeonji-dong · Seolleongtang (ox-bone soup)

    A seolleongtang institution just off Jongak Station, billed in its feature video as over a century old and among Korea's oldest continuously operating restaurants.

    1 trusted mentionMICHELIN Guide
  164. Matjoeun Sundaeguk187under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Matjoeun Sundaeguk 맛좋은 순대국

    Jayang-dong · Sundae-guk (blood sausage soup)

    A Jayang-dong shop built entirely around one dish — the sundae-guk that gives it its name, "Delicious Sundae-guk." A 2025 TV feature has stretched peak-time lines longer, with some regulars now switching to takeout.

    1 trusted mention
  165. Eomeoni Daeseongjip188under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Eomeoni Daeseongjip 어머니 대성집

    Yongdu-dong · Haejangguk (hangover soup)

    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.

    1 trusted mentionBlue Ribbon Survey
  166. Yongma Haejangguk189under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Yongma Haejangguk 용마해장국

    Mangu-dong · Haejangguk (hangover soup)

    A single-dish haejangguk (hangover soup) counter near Yongma Park serving a clear, garlic-forward broth loaded with ox bone, blood sausage, and napa cabbage — one menu item, done one way, for decades.

    1 trusted mention
  167. Wooil Sikdang191₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Wooil Sikdang 우일식당

    Jangan-dong · Grilled Fresh Beef

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  168. Onggi Kkotgejang192₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Onggi Kkotgejang 옹기꽃게장

    Dobong-dong · Kkotgejang (marinated blue crab)

    Onggi Kkotgejang has run its all-you-can-eat soy- and spice-marinated crab set in Dobong-gu for years, pricing female crab portions from around ₩4,000 each.

    1 trusted mention
  169. Haenghwachon193₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Haenghwachon 행화촌

    Myeong-dong · Korean-Chinese Cuisine

    Haenghwachon is a longtime overseas-Chinese-run restaurant in Myeongdong's cluster of Chinese eateries near the former Chinese embassy quarter, known for jjajangmyeon, jjambbong, and tangsuyuk.

    1 trusted mention
  170. Mokpo Sikdang194₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Mokpo Sikdang 목포식당

    Seogyo-dong · Seafood Imokase (chef's course)

    Tucked inside Yeongjin Jonghap Market near Hapjeong/Mangwon, this no-menu-board diner serves a flat-rate imokase course (roughly 40,000 won per person) — a rotating spread of seasonal seafood (abalone, sashimi, steamed and stewed blue crab), grilled fish, yukjeon, and home-style banchan meant for sharing over drinks.

    1 trusted mention
  171. Yetmat Seoul Bulgogi196under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Yetmat Seoul Bulgogi 옛맛서울불고기

    Changjeon-dong · Galbitang (short rib soup)

    A Mapo-gu galbitang and bulgogi spot near Gwangheungchang Station known for piling its beef short-rib soup and charcoal-grilled beef with far more meat than the price suggests.

    1 trusted mention
  172. Dasarang Steak197₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Dasarang Steak 다사랑스테이크

    Namyeong-dong · Teppanyaki Steak

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  173. Wangdomae Hoe Eosijang199₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Wangdomae Hoe Eosijang 왕도매회어시장

    Junggok-dong · Hoe (yellowtail & flounder sashimi)

    A raw-fish (hoe) restaurant inside Junggok Jeil Market in Gwangjin-gu, known for seasonal amberjack (bangeo) and flounder sashimi sets at market-stall prices, with a long-running banchan spread.

    1 trusted mention
  174. Haengundong Jogae200₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Haengundong Jogae 행운동조개

    Bongcheon-dong · Grilled & Steamed Clams

    A no-frills clam grill near Seoul National University Station, piling raw clams and scallops onto a tabletop grill in three sizes plus a seafood noodle chaser.

    1 trusted mention
  175. Janggun Gulbossam201₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Janggun Gulbossam 장군굴보쌈

    Gwansu-dong · Gul Bossam (oysters with boiled pork)

    A long-running spot in Jongno 3-ga's boiled-pork-wrap alley, known for its oyster bossam (gulbossam) alongside stir-fried squid and pork-spine soup.

    1 trusted mention
  176. Mokpo Hoe Center202over ₩40kLines▶ source video

    Mokpo Hoe Center 목포회센타

    Bongcheon-dong · Hwaleohoe (live fish sashimi)

    A no-frills raw-fish specialist in Bongcheon-dong serving one thing well: flounder hoe (raw sashimi) set platters in small, medium, and large sizes, each piled with a generous spread of banchan and side dishes.

    1 trusted mention
  177. Misfits203₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Misfits 미스피츠

    Sadang-dong · Handmade Burgers

    Misfits has built a decade-long run in Sadang on smoked, house-ground burger patties and a lineup of unconventional specialty burgers — black truffle shrimp, harissa butter shrimp, and a spicy 'Volcano' burger — that set it apart from standard Korean burger shops.

    1 trusted mention
  178. Jangwon Dakhanmari204₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Jangwon Dakhanmari 장원닭한마리

    Dapsimni-dong · Dak Hanmari (whole chicken soup)

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  179. Buheung Chuksan205₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Buheung Chuksan 부흥축산

    Sangbong-dong · Jeongyuk Sikdang (butcher-shop BBQ)

    A butcher-style restaurant in Sangbong where diners choose beef and pork cuts straight from the case, already a known neighborhood spot before it drew a wider audience.

    1 trusted mention
  180. Bukhansan Insujae206under ₩15kLines▶ source video

    Bukhansan Insujae 인수재

    Suyu-dong · Galmaegisal (grilled pork skirt meat)

    A mountain-valley grill house tucked into the Bukhansan foothills in Suyu-dong, reached by a roughly 15-20 minute hike from the nearest trailhead parking.

    1 trusted mention
  181. Wonjo Seongnae Boldegijip207under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Wonjo Seongnae Boldegijip 원조 성내볼데기집

    Seongnae-dong · Daegu Ppolzzim & Codfish Stew

    A 1986-permitted, old-school Seongnae-dong shop specializing in cod cheek (ppolddegi) dishes — spicy or clear cod cheek stew, steamed cod cheek, and cod cheek hot pot.

    1 trusted mention
  182. Maekbanseok Jogaegui208₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Maekbanseok Jogaegui 맥반석 조개구이

    Sangdong-dong · Grilled Clams

    A small, longtime clam-grill spot near Sangdo-dong's Seongdae Market, run by an elderly couple and known for stone-plate grilled clams, oysters, and a well-priced flounder hoe.

    1 trusted mention
  183. Pungnyeonjip209₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Pungnyeonjip 풍년집

    Yeoksam-dong · Sogalbisal (grilled beef short rib meat)

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  184. Buil Galmaegi210over ₩40kLines▶ source video

    Buil Galmaegi 부일갈매기

    Samjeon-dong · Galmaegisal & Specialty Pork Cuts

    Buil Galmaegi is a Jamsil-area grilled meat institution open since 1983, known for specialty cuts sold by the portion — pork galmaegisal (skirt meat), beef tongue, jebichuri, and grilled ox tail among them.

    1 trusted mention
  185. Imundong Geujip211₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Imundong Geujip 이문동그집

    Imun-dong · Grilled Hanwoo (Korean beef)

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  186. Eunseong Hoejip212under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Eunseong Hoejip 은성회집

    Gwangjang Market · Daegu Maeuntang (spicy cod stew)

    A stall inside Gwangjang Market whose name promises raw fish (hoejip) but whose real draw is a spicy daegu maeuntang, a cod stew loaded with roe and milt that keeps regulars coming back.

    1 trusted mention
  187. Chamsutgui Yukhyang213₩15–40k▶ source video

    Chamsutgui Yukhyang 참숯구이육향

    Guro-dong (Guro Digital Complex) · Grilled Meat

    Chamsutgui Yukhyang is a charcoal grill in Guro Digital Complex using only domestic charcoal, serving pork belly and pork neck by the cut alongside a truffle-oil japaguri finisher.

    1 trusted mention
  188. Munhwaok214under ₩15kNo line▶ source video

    Munhwaok 문화옥

    Euljiro · Seolleongtang (ox-bone soup)

    An Euljiro seolleongtang shop serving the milky ox-bone soup side by side with jok-tang, ox-foot soup — a straightforward walk-in operation open since morning, with most of the confusion travelers report actually belonging to the popular naengmyeon shop next door.

    1 trusted mention
  189. Ttukdojigi220₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Ttukdojigi 뚝도지기

    Seongsu-dong · Seafood Pocha (tent bar)

    A seafood pocha (street-style tavern) tucked into Seongsu's Ttukdo Market, known for a sprawling outdoor (yajang) seating area and fresh raw and steamed seafood — assorted platters, chopped live octopus, and seafood ramen among the regulars' picks.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  190. Bujamaeul221over ₩40kShort wait▶ source video

    Bujamaeul 부자마을

    Sinsa-dong · Assorted Seafood

    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.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  191. Myeonmaru222₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Myeonmaru 면마루

    Yongsan-dong 2-ga · Kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup)

    Myeonmaru is a small noodle-and-diner joint in Sinheung Market known for kalguksu, tteok-mandu-guk, and grilled pork belly with scallion kimchi.

    1 trusted mention
  192. Iljeomsa223₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Iljeomsa 일점사

    Seocho-dong · Marinated Sogalbisal (short rib meat)

    A Gyodae-area beef house built around one showpiece order: a hefty 700g plate of charcoal-grilled marinated so-galbisal, backed by buchaesal and charcoal-smoked samgyeopsal for those who want variety.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  193. Gohyang Sundae Gukbap224under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Gohyang Sundae Gukbap 고향순대국밥

    Yeonsinnae · Sundae-guk (blood sausage soup)

    A Yeonsinnae sundae-guk shop built around a full spread of house-made blood sausage — the sundae platter, sundae-guk, and a sulguk meant to pair with drinking, served in Eunpyeong-gu's Yeonsinnae market district.

    1 trusted mention
  194. Ms Odeng Bar225₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Ms Odeng Bar Ms오뎅바

    Hapjeong-dong · Ojingeo Tongjjim (whole braised squid)

    A Hapjeong-dong pocha-style spot that, despite the 'odeng bar' name, is best known among regulars for its chongal ojingeo-jjim (braised baby cuttlefish) and spicy sujebi noodle soup rather than fish-cake skewers — a small, no-reservations counter and table setup that has drawn a loyal late-night crowd since opening in 2011.

    1 trusted mention
  195. Misu Gukbap226under ₩15kNo line▶ source video

    Misu Gukbap 미수국밥

    Sindang-dong · Dwaeji Gukbap (pork rice soup)

    Misu Gukbap serves a clear, mild pork-bone gukbap in Sindang-dong's Jungang Market area — a lighter style than the usual spicy version, priced around 10,000 won a bowl.

    1 trusted mention
  196. Namho Sikdang227₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Namho Sikdang 남호식당

    Yeoksam-dong · Samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly)

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  197. Bomun Susan228₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Bomun Susan 보문수산

    Bomun-dong 4-ga · Hwaleohoe (live fish sashimi)

    A long-running neighborhood hoe (raw fish sashimi) house in Bomun-dong, known for its outdoor yard (야장) seating and a la carte fresh fish — including seasonal gizzard shad and live octopus — alongside a maeuntang stew finish.

    1 trusted mention
  198. Daeyeong Sikdang229₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Daeyeong Sikdang 대영식당

    Jangan-dong · Specialty Beef Cuts

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  199. Dongarae230₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Dongarae 돈가래

    Dongsomun-dong · Salt-Grilled Pork Neck

    A single-menu grill spot near Hanseongdae-ipgu station — salt-grilled pork neck (mokssal) is the only thing on the menu, cooked over charcoal, and it's what's kept the place running for decades.

    1 trusted mention
  200. Hanilsanghoe (Gogiroom)231₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Hanilsanghoe (Gogiroom) 한일상회

    Seongsu-dong 2-ga · Naengsam (frozen grilled pork belly)

    A market-alley grill inside Ttukdo Market in Seongsu, known locally as 'Gogiroom' and run under the registered name Hanilsanghoe.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  201. Sungkyunkwan Gamjatang232₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Sungkyunkwan Gamjatang 성균관감자탕

    Daehangno · Gamjatang (pork bone stew)

    A Daehangno gamjatang-jeongol spot near Sungkyunkwan University, serving the pork-bone and potato hot pot alongside kimchi-jjim to the Hyehwa theater district's dinner crowd — busiest during university semester evenings, quieter over school breaks.

    1 trusted mention
  202. Minamok233under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Minamok 미남옥

    Apgujeong · Gomtang (beef bone soup)

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  203. Sinchon Jeukseok Saeng Udong234under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Sinchon Jeukseok Saeng Udong 신촌즉석생우동

    Daeheung-dong · Udon

    Sinchon Jeukseok Saeng Udong is a small hand-pulled udon counter in Daeheung-dong known for its fried-tofu udon and spicy kimchi udon.

    1 trusted mention
  204. Tubul Hanwoo Cheonguk (Main Branch)235₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Tubul Hanwoo Cheonguk (Main Branch) 투뿔 한우천국 본점

    Bangi-dong · Grilled Hanwoo Sirloin

    A grade-1++ hanwoo (Korean beef) grilled-meat spot in Songpa-gu's Bangi-dong food alley, known for pricing premium sirloin below what comparable cuts fetch elsewhere in the city.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  205. Cheongsongok236under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Cheongsongok 청송옥

    Seosomun-dong · Jangteo Gukbap (market-style rice soup)

    A Jung-gu institution near City Hall serving jangteo-gukbap, a spicy Gyeongsang-style beef soup that has run under this registration since 1973.

    1 trusted mention
  206. Seommaeul Hoejip237₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Seommaeul Hoejip 섬마을횟집

    Cheongnyangni-dong · Hoe (raw fish sashimi)

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  207. Jobaksa Tojong Sundaeguk238under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Jobaksa Tojong Sundaeguk 조박사 토종순대국

    Jamsil · Sundae-guk (blood sausage soup)

    A Jamsil sundaeguk shop serving a top-grade version of the soup, with weekday lunch pulling waits from nearby office workers but weekends typically walk-in.

    1 trusted mention
  208. Jungnimjang Seolleongtang240under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Jungnimjang Seolleongtang 중림장설렁탕

    Jungnim-dong · Seolleongtang (ox-bone soup)

    A longstanding ox-bone soup house near Seoul Station, Jungnimjang Seolleongtang has served its milky seolleongtang broth from the same Jungnim-dong storefront for decades, alongside doganitang (ox knee-cartilage soup), kkorigomtang (oxtail soup), and a combination boiled-beef platter for sharing over drinks.

    1 trusted mention
  209. Mangwondong Kaljjamppong241under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Mangwondong Kaljjamppong 망원동칼짬뽕

    Mangwon-dong · Jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup)

    A Mangwon-dong noodle shop built around kaljjamppong — knife-cut noodles in a spicy broth — served alongside jjajang and mini tangsuyuk, all priced under ₩10,000.

    1 trusted mention
  210. Jungnimdong Mulgogi242over ₩40kLines▶ source video

    Jungnimdong Mulgogi 중림동 물고기

    Jungnim-dong · Assorted Sashimi Course

    A dinner-only sashimi course spot in Jungnim-dong near Seoul Station, known for a single set assorted-sashimi menu (모둠회코스) that includes live mackerel sashimi, a fish not commonly served raw elsewhere in Seoul.

    1 trusted mention
  211. Seorae Imone243over ₩40kLines▶ source video

    Seorae Imone 서래이모네

    Seorae Village · Imokase (bar-snack chef's course)

    A reservation-driven anju bar in Seorae Village serving an omakase-style course of Korean drinking snacks ("imokase") — seafood, braises, and pan-fried dishes arrive in a steady stream built for sharing over drinks.

    1 trusted mention
  212. Donggang Haemuljjim246over ₩40kShort wait▶ source video

    Donggang Haemuljjim 동강해물찜

    Seogyo-dong · Haemuljjim (braised seafood)

    A long-running seafood restaurant in Seogyo-dong near Hongdae, known for an imokase (chef's-choice) course built around braised haemul-jjim, monkfish stew, grilled fish, and oyster pancake, with seasonal seafood changing what's served.

    1 trusted mention
  213. Cheongsu Hoetjip247₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Cheongsu Hoetjip 청수횟집

    Yeoksam-dong · Wild-Caught Live Fish Sashimi

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  214. Gombaeryeong Iyagi248₩15–40kNo line▶ source video

    Gombaeryeong Iyagi 곰배령이야기

    Wonhyoro 2(i)-ga · Hanwoo Yukhoe, Gopchang & Jeongol

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  215. Tosang Makhoe249₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Tosang Makhoe 토상막회

    Hawangsimni-dong · Sashimi & Seafood

    A long-running raw-fish and seafood tavern (hoe-jip) tucked in a back alley near Wangsimni, run by an older couple and known for an imokase-style course: order a plate of hoe (sliced raw fish) or the lobster seafood ramen and a running set of seafood side dishes (steamed clams, sea squirt, scallops, grilled shrimp) keeps arriving.

    1 trusted mention
  216. Deunggalbi-ui Sinhwa250₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Deunggalbi-ui Sinhwa 등갈비의신화

    Jeonnong-dong · LA Galbi & Deungalbi (short ribs)

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  217. Upper East251₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Upper East 이태원 어퍼이스트

    Itaewon-dong · Pizza

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  218. Yeongdeok Mulhoejip252₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Yeongdeok Mulhoejip 영덕물회집

    Hagye-dong · Mulhoe (cold raw fish soup)

    A Hagye-dong mul-hoe (raw fish in chilled spicy broth) restaurant that an elderly couple has run since 1993, best known for a menu that regulars say has barely moved in price for years.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  219. Gwangyeong Susan253₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Gwangyeong Susan 광영수산

    Guro-dong · Mulhoe (cold raw fish soup)

    A neighborhood seafood and hoe (raw fish) restaurant near Guro-dong / Sindorim, run by an elderly couple and known for mulhoe (cold raw-fish soup) at prices that visitors say have stayed largely unchanged for over a decade.

    1 trusted mention
  220. Mapo Gamjaguk254₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Mapo Gamjaguk 마포감자국

    Suyu-dong · Gamjaguk (potato soup)

    A 40-plus-year neighborhood gamjaguk restaurant near the 4·19 Democracy Cemetery area in Suyu-dong, known for a clear, light broth distinct from typical thicker gamjatang.

    1 trusted mention
  221. Taeyangsusan255₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Taeyangsusan 태양수산

    Cheonho-dong · Hoe (aged & assorted sashimi)

    A budget-friendly sashimi (hoe) spot near Amsa Station in Gangdong-gu, known for aged sashimi (sukseonghoe) and assorted sashimi platters served with a steady stream of drinking side dishes (anju).

    1 trusted mention
  222. Sinpungnu Gopchang-gui256under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Sinpungnu Gopchang-gui 신풍루 곱창구이

    Bongcheon-dong · Gopchang (grilled beef intestines)

    A single-item beef-tripe grill in Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak-gu, serving hanwoo sogopchang (soft beef tripe) grilled at the table, with a two-person portion running around 30,000 won total.

    1 trusted mention
  223. Pildong Bunsik257under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Pildong Bunsik 필동분식

    Pildong · Dak Kkochi (charcoal chicken skewers)

    A charcoal-grill anju bar tucked in a Chungmuro backstreet since 1994, best known for coal-fired chicken skewers, grilled ginkgo nuts, and blanched cuttlefish — a second-round drinking-food spot rather than a bunsik shop despite the name.

    1 trusted mention
  224. Kkorang Chikin258under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Kkorang Chikin 꼬랑치킨

    Haengdang-dong · Indoor Pocha (chicken & bar snacks)

    An old-school (노포) self-service pojangmacha-style pub in Haengdang-dong near Wangsimni, known for its whole chicken and a wide lineup of drinking snacks — nakji-bokkeum, golbaengi, dak-doritang, altang, and odolppyeo.

    1 trusted mention
  225. Mannyang House259under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Mannyang House 만냥하우스

    Changcheon-dong · Pocha Bar Snacks (tteokbokki & more)

    A basement-level pocha across from Yonsei University's main sports field, running since 2011 and known among students for old-school drinking-food prices — most anju dishes fall between 10,000 and 15,000 won.

    1 trusted mention
  226. Ildeungbau260₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Ildeungbau 일등바우

    Garak-dong · Ganjang Gejang (soy-marinated crab)

    Ildeungbau has run the same jeonnam-style seafood menu near Garak Market for more than 20 years, serving soy sauce-marinated crab from around ₩9,000 a portion alongside vinegar-dressed raw octopus and a rotating lunch teukseon set.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  227. Somunnan Sungokju269₩15–40kNo line▶ source video

    Somunnan Sungokju 소문난순곡주

    Mia-dong · Makgeolli & Bar Snacks

    A 1990s-era neighborhood makgeolli bar near Mia Station, known for a huge lineup of regional makgeolli (40+ varieties) and cheap, generous anju like live octopus, mussel soup, raw oysters, and pan-fried dishes served as set courses.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  228. Bangadari Gamjaguk270under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Bangadari Gamjaguk 방아다리 감자국

    Jongno 6-ga · Gamjaguk (potato soup)

    A single-dish institution near Jongno, this place has served exactly one thing for years: gamjaguk, a pork-bone soup with potato and napa cabbage simmered each morning in one large pot until it runs out, usually by early afternoon.

    1 trusted mention
  229. Nomajin Jeongyuk Sikdang271under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Nomajin Jeongyuk Sikdang 노마진 정육식당

    Samjeon-dong · Jeongyuk Sikdang (charcoal BBQ)

    A butcher-shop-style grill (jeongyuk-sikdang) near Samjeon Station selling raw cuts at near-wholesale prices — pork belly runs about 8,900 won per 200g, with a 1,000 won per-person table-charge and self-serve soju/beer.

    1 trusted mention
  230. Hyojedong Someori Gukbap272under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Hyojedong Someori Gukbap 효제동소머리국밥

    Dongdaemun · Someori Gukbap (ox head soup)

    An old-school Dongdaemun soup shop built around someori-gukbap (ox-head bone soup) and a market-style jangteo-gukbap, the kind of place market insiders point newcomers toward.

    1 trusted mention
  231. Haochi Shiba273₩15–40k▶ source video

    Haochi Shiba 하오츠시바

    Dangsan-dong (near Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Station) · Korean-Chinese Cuisine

    Haochi Shiba is a newly opened Japanese-Chinese-leaning restaurant near Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Station, built around a baiju-focused drink list with an aged-kimchi braised pork rice bowl as its early standout order, alongside tantanmyeon and a mala-mayo dish.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  232. Yetgol Saenggogi274₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Yetgol Saenggogi 옛골생고기

    Bongcheon-dong · Samgyeopsal & Ssambap (wrap rice)

    A neighborhood grill house near Bongcheon Station that has run for over 30 years on its Jeolla-style banchan spread — ten-plus rotating side dishes surrounding grilled pork belly, pork jowl, and ssambap set meals.

    1 trusted mention
  233. Haitang Maratang275under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Haitang Maratang 하이탕 마라탕

    Guro-dong · Mala Chinese Cuisine

    Haitang Maratang is a self-serve mala tang and mala xiangguo counter near Guro Digital Complex, drawing a steady weekday lunch crowd of office workers with its build-your-own noodle-soup format and kkwabaerou (sweet-and-sour crispy pork) on the side.

    1 trusted mention
  234. Bokgukjip Bbokjji (Ojang-dong)276under ₩15kNo line▶ source video

    Bokgukjip Bbokjji (Ojang-dong) 복국집뽁찌(오장동점)

    Ojang-dong · Bokguk (pufferfish soup)

    A pufferfish (bok-eo) specialty restaurant in Ojang-dong, Jung-gu, serving bok-jiri (clear pufferfish soup), bok-bulgogi, and a multi-dish bbokjji course set — an accessibly priced way into a fish often treated as a special-occasion splurge elsewhere in Seoul.

    1 trusted mention
  235. Kim Dachi277₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Kim Dachi 김다찌

    Sadang-dong · Anju-kase (chef's bar-snack course)

    A tiny bar-counter spot near Sadang station built around a chef-curated anju course rather than a fixed menu — a rotating parade of seafood, meat, and seasonal side dishes served one after another by a single owner-chef at a small dachi counter.

    1 trusted mention
  236. Kkotsaeu Yeongbeonji278over ₩40kShort wait▶ source video

    Kkotsaeu Yeongbeonji 꽃새우영번지

    Yeoksam-dong · Ganjang Gyeran-bap (soy sauce egg rice)

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  237. Jinjinbari Hoejip279₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Jinjinbari Hoejip 진진바리횟집

    Hwagok-dong · Hoe Jeongsik (sashimi set meal)

    A long-running Hwagok-dong hoetjip (raw fish restaurant) built around a set omakase-style course, best known for its 17,000-won hoe jeongsik (sashimi set meal) that pairs raw fish with sashimi sushi and side dishes.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  238. Jiwoojeong280₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Jiwoojeong 지우정

    Suyu-dong · Fresh Hanwoo Sirloin

    Jiwoojeong is a no-frills Korean beef and pork grill near Gaori Station in Suyu-dong, holding a city 'fair-price' certification for keeping hanu (Korean beef) sirloin around 21,000 won per 180-200g order — well under typical Seoul beef-grill pricing.

    1 trusted mention
  239. Ishindon Haemul-samhap281₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Ishindon Haemul-samhap 이신돈해물삼합

    Hwayang-dong · Haemul Samhap (seafood trio)

    A long-running neighborhood restaurant in Hwayang-dong near Konkuk University, known for haemul-samhap, a shared platter combining grilled pork belly, seafood, and aged kimchi, served from a minimum 2-person portion.

    1 trusted mention
  240. Byeorak Gauri282₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Byeorak Gauri 벼락가우리

    Jamsil-dong (Jamsil-saenae / Sincheon area) · Sukseonghoe (aged sashimi)

    A long-running aged-sashimi (sukseonghoe) restaurant in Jamsil-saenae, serving tiered set courses -- Byeorak, Gauri, and a premium Teuk-sashimi course -- built around a steady stream of seafood side dishes alongside the raw fish.

    1 trusted mention
  241. Donbul 1971283under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Donbul 1971 돈불1971

    Changcheon-dong (Sinchon) · Samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly)

    A Jeju-pork charcoal grill house in Sinchon's Changcheon-dong, open since 2014, serving briquette-charred pork grilled tableside by staff.

    1 trusted mention
  242. Janggun Ppolttagu Charcoal Grill284₩15–40kLines▶ source video

    Janggun Ppolttagu Charcoal Grill 장군 뽈따구 숯불구이

    Hwigyeong-dong · Charcoal-Grilled Pork

    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).

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  243. Yeoksam-dong Bugeojip285under ₩15kShort wait▶ source video

    Yeoksam-dong Bugeojip 역삼동 북어집

    Yeoksam-dong · Bukeojjim (braised dried pollack)

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  244. Uldolmok Jumeokgogi286₩15–40kShort wait▶ source video

    Uldolmok Jumeokgogi 울돌목 주먹고기

    Guui-dong · Jumeokgogi (grilled pork bites)

    A long-running Guui-dong grilled pork joint near Guui Station best known for jumeokgogi, a hand-cut pork specialty, alongside cuts like galmaegisal and hangjeongsal.

    1 trusted mention📈 Rising
  245. Sindonggung Gamjatang Yeoksam288under ₩15k▶ source video

    Sindonggung Gamjatang Yeoksam 신동궁감자탕 역삼본점

    Yeoksam-dong · Gamjatang (pork bone stew)

    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.

    1 trusted mention
  246. Osegyehyang293under ₩15kShort wait

    Osegyehyang 오세계향

    Gwanhun-dong (Insadong) · Vegan Korean-Chinese

    Osegyehyang is a fully plant-based restaurant tucked into a Gwanhun-dong alleyway near Insadong, running a menu that mixes Korean and Chinese vegan cooking — jjajangmyeon, mul-naengmyeon, and sundubu bibimbap made without meat or animal stock.

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