4.8Ocheonnyang Pocha 오천냥포차
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.
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4.4Anju Maeul 안주마을
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.
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4.4Jujeon 주전
Jujeon is a jeon house in the Yaksu market alley that fries every pancake to order instead of reheating a tray made earlier — a modumjeon platter of assorted jeon, a shrimp-and-squid haemul pajeon, plus yukjeon, nokdujeon and a crisp potato version, all sized for a makgeolli table.
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4.4Horang Silbi 호랑실비
A seafood-forward anju pub tucked in an alley off Sindang Jungang Market (registered address in Hwanghak-dong, Jung-gu).
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4.3Chelsea's Highball 첼시스하이볼
Chelsea's Highball is a highball bar on a side street off Cheongdam-dong's luxury strip, built around whisky-and-soda pours that start at ₩8,000 — Suntory and Jim Beam classics alongside house builds like the Jeju cacao — and backed by full-size bar plates rather than token snacks: fish and chips, a chilli hot dog, baked blue cheese with endive.
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4.3Eomeoniwa Adeul 어머니와아들
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.
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4.2Somunnan Sungokju 소문난순곡주
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.
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4.1Bapdosa Suldosa 밥도사술도사
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.
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4.1Kkumkkuneun Darakbang 꿈꾸는다락방
A neighborhood pojangmacha-style grill bar in Junggok-dong, run out of an old-school (nopo) space with outdoor yajang seating.
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4.1Midong Sikdang 미동식당
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.
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4.0Anju Nara 안주나라
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.
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4.0Tough Ne-imo 터프네이모
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.
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4.0Blue Hof 블루호프
Blue Hof is a small, old-school neighborhood chicken-and-beer pub in Jangan-dong, serving crisp fried chicken, tteokbokki, and cheap draft beer out of a six-table room that has been running since 1997.
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3.9Kkachine 까치네
An evening-only anju house behind Namyeong Station, licensed here since 1993 and still built around the same short list of drinking food: stir-fried squid, a griddled egg-and-sausage scramble the menu calls gyeran-beombeok, golbaengi-muchim, and a few stews.
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3.9Ms Odeng Bar Ms오뎅바
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.
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3.9Heungbuga 흥부가
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.
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3.9Nadeulmok Sikdang 나들목식당
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.
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3.9Mannyang House 만냥하우스
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.
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3.9Eunjin Pocha 은진포차
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.
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3.8Soso Ramyeon Dakkkochi 소소라면 닭꼬치
A late-night ramyeon-and-dakkkochi drinking spot near Sukdae Ipgu station, known for its labokki (spicy rice cake and ramyeon stir-fried together) and grilled chicken skewers served alongside beer and soju.
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3.8Pildong Bunsik 필동분식
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.
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3.6Yennal Gamjajeon 옛날감자전
Yennal Gamjajeon is a Namyeong-dong drinking house licensed since 1979, and the potato pancake it is named after — ₩16,000, or ₩18,000 buried under cheese — is what fills the room every night.
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3.5Kkorang Chikin 꼬랑치킨
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.
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3.4Botong Saramdeul 보통사람들
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.
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3.0Seorae Imone 서래이모네
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.
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2.7Kim Dachi 김다찌
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.
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