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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4.6Baegildo 백일도
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.
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4.6Mullae Golmokjip 문래골목집
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.
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4.6Chowon 초원
Chowon is a Namyeong-dong hanwoo restaurant near Sukdae Ipgu Station, built around its beef tongue (useol) and hanwoo jumulleok (marinated beef stir-fry).
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4.6Yeongdong Jokbal (Yangjae Main Branch) 영동족발
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.
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4.5Yeonhaejang 연해장 신당
Pork gopchang jeongol — offal hot pot — is the whole point here, ordered small, medium or large for the table and finished with an aged-kimchi gopchang fried rice.
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4.5Namsan Gwangeo 남산광어
Namsan Gwangeo is the Hannam-dong sister of Yeouido's 8beon Daemuljip — same owner, same aged-flounder-and-salt-gimbap idea that Davichi's Kang Min-kyung is a documented regular for.
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4.5Haengundong Jogae 행운동조개
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.
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4.5My Name Is 마이네임이즈 신당
A Sindang-dong café that opens in the afternoon and runs to midnight, which is what sets it apart in a neighbourhood that mostly closes early.
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4.5Namyeongdon 남영돈
Namyeongdon serves charcoal-grilled pork in Namyeong-dong.
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4.5Mokpo Hoe Center 목포회센타
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.
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4.5Ferments 퍼멘츠
Ferments is a Yongsan vegan restaurant and natural-wine bar built around fermentation — hummus, vegan pizza, and a fermented vegan tomato ramyeon anchor a menu paired with natural wines and house kombucha.
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4.5Gwangyeong Susan 광영수산
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.
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4.4Jogaedo 조개도
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.
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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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.4Simibe 시미베
An evenings-only Japanese room on the second floor of a Toegye-ro building in Sindang, working through small plates — mentaiko potato, yuba, grilled pork jowl — alongside a sashimi platter presented as a cake.
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BTS Jungkook · SEVENTEEN Mingyu · ASTRO Cha Eun-woo4.4Yeongdonggyo Jip 영동교집 청담직영점
BTS Jungkook · SEVENTEEN Mingyu · ASTRO Cha Eun-woo
A Cheongdam grill working mostly with Jeju pork — naengsam, chilled and thin-sliced, at ₩21,000 for black pork and ₩18,000 for white, plus a nurungji kkeopdegi at ₩12,000.
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4.4Neungdong Minari Seongsu 능동미나리 성수지점
Korean soup and gukbap in Seongdong, Seoul.
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4.4Blur 블러 합정
An afternoon-to-late café above the Hapjeong backstreets, open from 1pm to 11pm.
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TWICE Momo·Sana4.3Bangi Donga 방이돈가
TWICE Momo·Sana
A Bangi-dong pork house where the three main cuts — samgyeopsal, almoksal and gabrisal — all sit at ₩19,000 for 170 to 180g, and every stew and noodle side is ₩6,000.
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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.
₩15–40k5 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.3Dining Neul 다이닝늘 홍대점
A tasting-menu restaurant near Hongdae, running four dinner courses of increasing length and a single lunch set at 35,000 won — the cheapest way into the kitchen.
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4.3Oeyanggan 외양간
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.
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4.3Hampyeong Gukbap 함평국밥
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.
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BLACKPINK · BTS Jimin·Jungkook4.3Geumdwaeji Sikdang 금돼지식당
BLACKPINK · BTS Jimin·Jungkook
A Sindang-dong pork house near Yaksu Station working with thick bone-in cuts — bonsamgyeop at ₩19,000 for 150g, deungmoksal ₩24,000, nunkkot moksal ₩23,000 — and an ₩8,000 kimchi jjigae as the standard finish.
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4.3Kochi 코치
A yakitori counter in Seongsu-dong 2-ga that grills chicken by the part — thigh with spring onion, tail, gizzard-side cuts, cartilage, wing, neck — at ₩3,000–3,800 a skewer, plus a straw-grilled whole thigh.
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4.3Igane Yangkkochi 이가네양꼬치 합정점
Lamb skewers in Hapjeong, sold by the 250g portion — loin skewers and lamb chops — with a grilled eggplant dish and a cold onmyeon to finish.
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- 뉴라인 건축사사무소Photos coming soon — links inside
4.3NEWLINE ARCHITECTS & LOUNGE 뉴라인 건축사사무소
Café and bakery in Jongno, Seoul.
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4.3Ujeong 우정
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.
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4.3Namsan Makchang 남산막창
Namsan Makchang is a Bogwang-dong grill in Yongsan built around garomaksal and galmaegisal — the skirt and diaphragm cuts of pork prized for their chew — rather than the intestine its name suggests.
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4.3Wando Jeonbok 완도전복
A small abalone counter near Yaksu Station, licensed here since 2003, working through one ingredient four ways: porridge, raw, grilled, and grilled in butter.
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NCT Doyoung4.3Atta Tongdak 아따통닭 아차산본점
NCT Doyoung
An old-style fried chicken shop in Guui-dong where a whole bird is ₩7,000 — two for ₩13,000, three for ₩19,000.
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4.3Ijo Galbi 이조갈비
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.
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4.2New Order Club 뉴오더클럽
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.
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4.2Myeongdong Seoseogalbi 명동서서갈비
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.
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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.
₩15–40k4 rating sourcesRisingWalk right in- 광화문 뚝감Photos coming soon — links inside
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4.2Dosakmyeon Gongbang (Jamsil) 도삭면공방
Dosakmyeon Gongbang (Jamsil) in Songpa, Seoul.
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4.2Ojingeo Chamchi 오징어참치
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.
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4.2Ttukdojigi 뚝도지기
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.
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4.2Tubul Hanwoo Cheonguk (Main Branch) 투뿔 한우천국 본점
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.28beon Daemuljip 8번 대물집
8beon Daemuljip is a Yeouido flounder house that ages its gwangeo and serves it with a salt gimbap you wrap in the sashimi — the combination Davichi's Kang Min-kyung recreates on her own channel and names a longtime favorite.
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4.2Cheongsongsan Ojingeo 청송산오징어
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.
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4.2RUFRUF 러프러프 성수
A Seongsu cheesecake bakery — strawberry crumble and apple-cinnamon crumble are the two the shop is known for — with a short coffee list beside them, the RUF latte included.
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4.1Ojingeo Maeul 오징어마을
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.
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4.1Uri Bada Susan 우리바다수산
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.
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4.1Monggol Saeng Sogeumgui 몽골 생소금구이
Monggol Saeng Sogeumgui grills unfrozen pork salted rather than marinated — ₩16,000 for 200g — and keeps beef on the same board: sirloin, brisket and ox intestine at ₩22,000.
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4.1Pungnyeonjip 풍년집
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.
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4.1Buyeo Sikpum 부여식품
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.
₩15–40k4 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
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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4.1Wangdomae Hoe Eosijang 왕도매회어시장
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.
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4.1Sin Gimchi Saeng Samgyeopsal 신김치생삼겹살
A basement-level Hapjeong samgyeopsal restaurant known for its aged-kimchi pairing alongside pork belly, collar, and jowl cuts.
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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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NCT Haechan4.0Chupungnyeong Kal Samgyeopsal 추풍령칼삼겹살 압구정점
NCT Haechan
A samgyeopsal house off Dosan-daero in Sinsa where the signature is kal-saeng-samgyeopsal at ₩19,000 — thick-cut fresh pork scored before it hits the grill.
₩15–40k5 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.0Meokgeori Yanggopchang 먹거리양곱창
Meokgeori Yanggopchang is a long-running Sinsa grill house for beef offal — gopchang, yang and daechang seared at the table and eaten with grilled white kimchi.
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4.0Eomeoni Daeseongjip 어머니 대성집
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.
under ₩15k4 rating sourcesBlue Ribbon SurveyShort waits at peak
4.0Nongoeul 논고을
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.
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4.0I Sikdang 이식당
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.
₩15–40k4 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.0Sinpungnu Gopchang-gui 신풍루 곱창구이
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.
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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.
₩15–40k4 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.0Su Sutbul Jikhwa Kkochi BBQ 수숯불직화꼬치바베큐
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.
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4.0Daeheung Yangdari Barbecue 대흥양다리바베큐
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.0Daege Sinrang Jogae Sinbu 대게신랑조개신부
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.
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4.0Daegwangeo Hoetjip 대광어횟집
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.
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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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3.9Jinokhwa Halmae Wonjo Dakhanmari 진옥화할매원조닭한마리
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.
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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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3.9Hyundai Sundaeguk 현대순대국
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.
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3.9Wonjo Mapo Kkeopdegi-jip 원조마포껍데기집
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.
₩15–40k4 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.9Bongja Maratang 봉자마라탕
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).
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3.9Heosimtanhoe 허심탄회
A raw-fish specialist (회무침 전문점) in Seokchon-dong, Songpa-gu, open since 1987.
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3.9Upper East 이태원 어퍼이스트
Upper East has been making hand-tossed pizza between Itaewon and Gyeongridan-gil for about a decade, in a corner spot near the old Itaewon Elementary back gate that draws a calmer, neighborhood crowd over Itaewon's louder main strip.
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3.9Gwangeo 2 Mari 광어2마리
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.
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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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3.9Ojingeo Sesang 오징어세상
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.
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3.9Allaeseukaeseo On Yeoneoga Masinneun Jip 알래스카에서 온 연어가 맛있는 집
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.
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3.9Dongarae 돈가래
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.
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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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3.9Nongbu-wa Dak-dongne 농부와닭동네
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.
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3.8Nariui Jip 나리의 집
A long-running frozen pork belly (naengdong samgyeopsal) grill house in Hannam-dong with an old-school storefront, ordered in 150g portions alongside sides like cheonggukjang.
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3.8Seochon Gyedanjip 서촌계단집
A seafood pocha perched on a Seochon staircase alley, known for raw whelk (chamsora), seasonal gizzard shad sashimi, and a seafood-loaded ramen.
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3.8Kkotsaeu Yeongbeonji 꽃새우영번지
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.
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3.8Iljeomsa 일점사
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.
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3.8Jinguk Haejangguk 진국해장국
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.
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3.8Byeorak Gauri 벼락가우리
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
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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3.8Mokpo Sikdang 목포식당
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.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.8Seodaemun Yangkkochi 서대문양꼬치
Seodaemun Yangkkochi grills lamb skewers on a rotating rack upstairs on a Yeonnam-dong corner, and the kitchen behind them is a full Chinese one — a lamb hot pot, mala xiangguo, guobaorou and stir-fried dishes that make it a dinner rather than a snack.
₩15–40k1 rating sourceShort waits at peak
3.7Mongdorine 몽돌이네
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.7Dasarang Steak 다사랑스테이크
A longstanding griddle-steak shop on Namyeong-dong's old 'steak alley' near Sukdaeipgu Station, known for its modeum steak — a shared griddle platter of beef, sausage, ham, and vegetables in butter and garlic seasoning — alongside a budae-jjigae.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.7Sungkyunkwan Gamjatang 성균관감자탕
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.7Ishindon Haemul-samhap 이신돈해물삼합
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.
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3.7Bomun Susan 보문수산
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.
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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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3.6Yennal Macha 옛날마차
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.
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3.6Janggun Gulbossam 장군굴보쌈
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.
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3.5Gobau Jumeok Sogeumgui 고바우주먹소금구이
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.5Deunggalbi-ui Sinhwa 등갈비의신화
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
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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3.4Bokdoni Buchu Samgyeopsal 복돈이 부추삼겹살
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.
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3.4Maekbanseok Jogaegui 맥반석 조개구이
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.3Hwayukgye 화육계
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.
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3.3Tosang Makhoe 토상막회
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.0Cheongsu Hoetjip 청수횟집
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.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
2.7Eomma Sundae 엄마순대
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.
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