3▶ from the source videoMyeongdong Gyoja 명동교자
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.
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22▶ from the source videoWoo Lae Oak 우래옥
A long-running Pyeongyang-style naengmyeon house in Jung-gu known for its mild, buckwheat-forward cold noodles alongside bulgogi and other grilled beef.
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30▶ from the source videoSeoryeong 서령
Seoryeong is a Namdaemun pyeongyang naengmyeon specialist that also serves suyuk (boiled pork) and sinseollo (royal hot pot).
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63▶ from the source videoDamtaek 담택
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.
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69▶ from the source videoHwangdo Bajirak Kalguksu 황도바지락칼국수
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.
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70▶ from the source videoSoba Sikdang 소바식당
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).
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72▶ from the source videoGayang Kalguksu 가양칼국수
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.
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82▶ from the source videoJinmi Pyeongyang Naengmyeon 진미평양냉면
A Nonhyeon-dong Pyeongyang-style naengmyeon restaurant operating under the same trade name since 1991, serving cold buckwheat noodles alongside eobokjaengban (mixed boiled beef platter), mandu, jeyuk, and pyeonyuk.
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85▶ from the source videoDeobitnam 더빛남
Deobitnam is a small Vietnamese pho counter in Songpa-dong known for beef-brisket and ox-knee-cartilage pho.
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91▶ from the source videoSongok 송옥
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.
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Gwanghwamun Mijin 광화문미진
A cold buckwheat noodle (naengmemil) specialist near Gwanghwamun that regularly draws long lines — walk-in registration through the Tabling app only, no advance booking.
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95▶ from the source videoJinju Hoegwan 진주회관
A Seosomun-dong noodle institution near City Hall, regarded as one of Seoul's '3 great kongguksu' (chilled soybean noodle soup) shops.
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102▶ from the source videoPildong Myeonok 필동면옥
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.
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131▶ from the source videoSarangbang Kalguksu 사랑방칼국수
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.
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169▶ from the source videoKansei 칸세이
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.
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178▶ from the source videoMiryang Son Mandu 밀양손만두
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.
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179▶ from the source videoGwangpyeong Pyeongyang Naengmyeon Galbi 광평 평양냉면갈비
Gwangpyeong Pyeongyang Naengmyeon Galbi is chef Kim In-bok's Pyeongyang-style naengmyeon-and-grilled-pork restaurant in Samsung-dong, built around goldong-myeon (buckwheat cold noodles), dolbe-gogi (sliced boiled pork), and a beef-tartare-and-uni yukhoe hanwooni.
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222▶ from the source videoMyeonmaru 면마루
Myeonmaru is a small noodle-and-diner joint in Sinheung Market known for kalguksu, tteok-mandu-guk, and grilled pork belly with scallion kimchi.
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234▶ from the source videoSinchon Jeukseok Saeng Udong 신촌즉석생우동
Sinchon Jeukseok Saeng Udong is a small hand-pulled udon counter in Daeheung-dong known for its fried-tofu udon and spicy kimchi udon.
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