SEVENTEEN4.7Gopchang Paneun Gogijip 곱창파는고깃집 공덕본점
SEVENTEEN
Hanwoo gopchang and daechang at ₩25,900 per 200g, in a Mapo office building — the restaurant is on the fourth floor, not the street-level row of chains.
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4.7Toasted Club 토스티드 클럽
A small sandwich counter that opened in Seochon in 2025, building its menu on schiacciata bread baked in-house each morning.
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4.7Mapo Jjukkumi 마포쭈꾸미
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.
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4.6Lil Burger 릴버거
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.
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4.6Deobitnam 더빛남
Deobitnam is a small Vietnamese pho counter in Songpa-dong known for beef-brisket and ox-knee-cartilage pho.
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4.6Sushi Jayang 스시자양
Sushi Jayang runs a compact counter in Jayang-dong where regulars describe it as their default neighborhood omakase rather than a special-occasion trip, serving a dinner table omakase course alongside a soy-marinated set (소유 간장) in limited daily portions.
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4.6Jinyeong Myeonok 진영면옥
Jinyeong Myeonok serves Pyongyang-style naengmyeon at ₩12,000 from a basement room in Doksan-dong, far south of the naengmyeon houses that draw the crowds downtown — and still runs out of seats.
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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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4.6Geumseonggwan 금성관
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..
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4.6Hyojedong Someori Gukbap 효제동소머리국밥
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.
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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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4.5Mugyodong Bugeo Gukjip 무교동북어국집
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.
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4.5Wonjo Naju Gomtang 원조나주곰탕
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.
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4.5Sushi Koya 스시코야
Sushi Koya started out as a delivery-only sushi operation before remodeling into a sit-down omakase counter in Dapsimni, serving a ₩39,000 dinner nigiri course and a cheaper lunch set.
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4.5Jinsim 진심
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.
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4.5Seoryeong 서령
Seoryeong is a Namdaemun pyeongyang naengmyeon specialist that also serves suyuk (boiled pork) and sinseollo (royal hot pot).
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4.5Najin Gukbap 나진국밥
A Yeosu import built around one dish — a bean-sprout-laced pork bone soup so sought-after that the original Yeosu store runs waits of several hours.
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4.4Misfits 미스피츠
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.
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4.4Imundong Geujip 이문동그집
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.
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4.4Sarangbang 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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4.4Gayang 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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4.4Yoake 요아케
A small ramen shop near Sindang building both its bowls on domestic stock — Jeju pork and Korean chicken — then blending in anchovy broth for the shoyu and clam broth for the shio, finished with a five-soy or seven-salt seasoning.
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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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4.4Damtaek 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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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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4.4Wonjo Sinchon Seolleongtang 원조신촌설렁탕
Wonjo Sinchon Seolleongtang has been licensed in Gongdeok-dong since 1979 and opens at 06:30, which makes it one of the few places in the area serving a proper bowl of ox-bone broth before work.
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4.4Hoonidoni 후니도니
A basement cheese-pork-cutlet specialist in the Le Meilleur building near Gwanghwamun/Jonggak, known for its signature cheese pork cutlet paired with cold buckwheat noodles with a free refill.
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4.4Okdongsik 옥동식
A single-dish pork gomtang specialist built around one clean, milky pork-bone broth, served in regular and large portions alongside kimchi mandu.
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4.4Misu Gukbap 미수국밥
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.
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4.4Jobaksa Tojong Sundaeguk 조박사 토종순대국
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.
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4.4Cheonan Sikdang 천안식당
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.
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4.4Gaboja Sikdang 가보자식당
A basement pork-belly grill tucked into the Jangmi Apartment shopping arcade near Jamsil, running since 2002 on official record.
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4.3Gwanghwamun 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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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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4.3Kansei 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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4.3Eulmildae 을밀대
One of the older Pyongyang-style naengmyeon houses in Seoul, in a residential pocket of Yeomni-dong near Gongdeok.
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4.3Jinmi 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.
₩15–40k4 rating sourcesMICHELIN GuideShort waits at peak
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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4.3Saemat Sikdang 새맛식당
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 over the years.
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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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4.3Aeseonghoegwan Hanwoo Gomtang 애성회관 한우곰탕
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.
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4.3Nangman Budae-jjigae 낭만부대찌개
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.
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4.3Gwangpyeong 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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4.3Mandu-ran 만두란
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.
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4.3A Slice 어슬라이스
A sandwich counter tucked into a residential block in Changjeon-dong, close enough to Hongdae to be walkable but hard enough to find that most people arrive with directions open.
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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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4.3Kyungin Museum of Fine Art Traditional Tea Garden 경인미술관 전통다원
A traditional tea garden set in the courtyard of Kyung-in Museum of Fine Art in Insa-dong, where outdoor tables sit among a hanok compound that has drawn tea drinkers since the late 1990s.
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4.3Ohyang Mandu 오향만두
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.
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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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4.3Chungbuk Sundae 충북순대
A sundae shop inside Heukseok Market centered on its sundaeguk, with offal hot pot and pork liver rounding out the menu.
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4.3Chamjoeun Kong 참조은,콩
A tofu maker at the mouth of Gyeongdong Market whose smoked-duck barbecue became the reason people queue.
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4.3Chuncheon Makguksu 춘천막국수
A buckwheat noodle house in an alley by Yaksu Station, licensed at this address since 1982.
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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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4.3Janggun Ppolttagu Charcoal Grill 장군 뽈따구 숯불구이
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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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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4.2Woo 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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4.2Ours Blanc 우스블랑
A bakery near Hyochang Park working mainly in laminated dough — croissants, pastries and hard-crust loaves — with coffee alongside.
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4.2Daewoo Budae Jjigae 대우부대찌개
Daewoo Budae Jjigae has fed the Yeoksam office blocks since 2004 with army stew at ₩16,000 — and an upgraded ₩25,000 version built on sirloin rather than processed meat, which is the reason people cross the district for it.
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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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4.2Bekind Banh Mi 비카인드 반미
A banh mi counter on the ground floor of an office tower near Euljiro 3-ga, grilling pork belly to order for the crispy pork roll and slow-cooking a ragu for the other.
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4.2Nomajin Jeongyuk Sikdang 노마진 정육식당
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.
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4.2Buil Galmaegi 부일갈매기
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.
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4.2Gwanghwamun Gukbap 광화문국밥
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.
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4.2Buheung Chuksan 부흥축산
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.
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4.2Miryang 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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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.
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4.2New Delhi 뉴델리
An Indian restaurant off Apgujeong-ro, licensed at this address since 1991 — old enough to predate almost every other Indian kitchen in Seoul.
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4.2Yeongdeok Hoe Sikdang 영덕회식당
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.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.2Yongma Haejangguk 용마해장국
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.
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4.2Myeon Seoul 면서울
A noodle restaurant off Apgujeong Rodeo from Kim Do-yun, a chef with a Michelin star elsewhere, applying that background to a short list of Korean noodle dishes in the ₩13,000-16,000 range.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesMichelin Bib GourmandShort waits at peak
4.2Montan 몽탄
Montan is a Samgak-ji grill famous for udae galbi — a long-bone beef short rib finished over a straw fire — and one of the longest-queue grills in Seoul: walk-in only, no bookings taken, with lines that can run for hours.
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4.2Myeongdong 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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4.2Ijo Sundaeguk 이조순대국
A sundaeguk shop near Yongmun Market in Yongsan running deep into pork-parts territory — head meat, a pâté-style terrine, and osori-gamtu (pork stomach lining) alongside the soup and boiled pork.
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NCT Doyoung·Haechan4.1Yeongcheon Yeonghwa 영천영화 청담점
NCT Doyoung·Haechan
A Cheongdam hanwoo house built around raw beef: yukhoe at ₩45,000 and a yukhoe bibimbap at ₩21,000 that works as a solo lunch.
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4.1Inamjang 이남장
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.
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4.1Yeonji Minmul Maeuntang Kalguksu 연지민물매운탕칼국수
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.
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4.1Baetgodong 뱃고동
Baetgodong has been licensed off the Apgujeong Rodeo strip since 1990 and still sells a squid bulgogi baekban — the stir-fry, rice and a spread of side dishes — for ₩9,000, which is roughly what a coffee costs on the next street.
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4.1Tosokchon Samgyetang 토속촌
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.
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4.1Yamato Tendon 야마토텐동
A counter-seating tendon (tempura rice bowl) specialist near Anam Station and Korea University, known for a rotating lineup of fried toppings over rice — the signature Yamato Tendon, conger eel (anago), wagyu beef (gyu), and a chicken tempura soba.
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4.1Gohyang Sundae Gukbap 고향순대국밥
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.
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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.
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4.1Ildeung Sikdang 일등식당
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.
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4.1Igyeongmun Sundae-Gopchang 이경문순대곱창
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.
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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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4.1Pildong 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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesMICHELIN Bib GourmandShort waits at peak
4.1Byeollan-ori 별난오리
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesWalk right in
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
4.1Cheongseokgol 청석골
Cheongseokgol has fed Nonhyeon-dong office workers since 1996 and runs as two restaurants in one room: a cheap baekban lunch — a set that rotates by weekday, doenjang jjigae, kongnamul gukbap, all under ₩11,000 — and thick-cut fresh pork belly grilled at the table in the evening.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.1Pajama Deli (Hyochang Park) 파자마델리 효창공원점
A morning-only sandwich shop by Hyochang Park, building everything on focaccia and changing fillings with the season.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesRising
4.1Crispy Pork Town 크리스피 포크 타운
A Mexican counter off Noksapyeong, licensed at this Itaewon address since 2004.
₩15–40k3 rating sources
4.1Piyangok 피양옥
Piyangok is a Pyeongyang-style cold-noodle house — moved from Cheongdam to Apgujeong in 2023 — that Davichi's Kang Min-kyung names her favorite pyeongyang naengmyeon.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.1Namho Sikdang 남호식당
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.1Cheongsil Hongsil 청실홍실
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.
under ₩15k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.1Wonjo Chueotang 원조추어탕
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.
under ₩15k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.1Wonjo Seongnae Boldegijip 원조 성내볼데기집
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.
under ₩15k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.1Bada Hoesarang (Yeonnam Main Branch) 바다회사랑 1호점
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.
₩15–40k1 rating sourceExpect lines
4.1Ichizen (Mangwon) 이치젠 망원점 (본점)
A tempura-rice-bowl (tendon) specialist in Mangwon-dong known for fresh, carefully fried tempura over rice in a small Japanese-style dining room, drawing frequent weekend queues.
under ₩15k1 rating sourceExpect lines
4.0Chamsutgui Yukhyang 참숯구이육향
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.
₩15–40k5 rating sources
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.
₩15–40k4 rating sourcesExpect lines
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
BTS Jin·Jungkook4.0Hamgyeongdo Chapssal Sundae 함경도찹쌀순대
BTS Jin·Jungkook
A Garak-dong sundae house running a full spread rather than a single bowl: sundaeguk at ₩11,000, a Hamgyeongdo jeongsik at ₩15,000, modeum and suyuk at ₩23,000, and sundae on its own at ₩13,000.
₩15–40k4 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.0Jungnimdong Mulgogi 중림동 물고기
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.
over ₩40k4 rating sourcesExpect lines
4.0Minamok 미남옥
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.
under ₩15k4 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.
under ₩15k4 rating sourcesRisingShort waits at peak
4.0Yeongsu Bunsik 영수분식
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.
₩15–40k4 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.0Ttosunine 또순이네
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.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.0Gamcho Sikdang 감초식당
A charcoal pork-rib house that has been licensed on Yangnyeongseo-gil, inside Gyeongdong Market, since 1999.
₩15–40k3 rating sources
4.0Hosujip 호수집
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
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
4.0Jinju Hoegwan 진주회관
A Seosomun-dong noodle institution near City Hall, regarded as one of Seoul's '3 great kongguksu' (chilled soybean noodle soup) shops.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesRisingExpect lines
4.0Hwangdo 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.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.0Jungnimjang Seolleongtang 중림장설렁탕
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.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.0Dapeojwo 다퍼줘
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
4.0Jiwoojeong 지우정
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
4.0Itsuya 이츠야
Itsuya is a walk-in-only, lunch-only tonkatsu tasting counter in Seogyo-dong, run by a Cordon Bleu-trained chef working cuts like tenderloin, sirloin, and pork collar.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesExpect lines
4.0Cheongwaok 청와옥
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.
under ₩15k2 rating sourcesExpect lines
4.0Donbul 1971 돈불1971
A Jeju-pork charcoal grill house in Sinchon's Changcheon-dong, open since 2014, serving briquette-charred pork grilled tableside by staff.
under ₩15k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.9Gul-gwa Jjim Sarang 굴과찜사랑
An oyster and steamed-seafood house near Wangsimni, licensed here since 2004.
₩15–40k5 rating sources
3.9Cheoni Ogyeopsal 천이오겹살
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, with only a single price increase in roughly two decades since opening.
under ₩15k4 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
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.
under ₩15k4 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
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
3.9Hyeongje Yukhoe 형제육회
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.
₩15–40k4 rating sourcesExpect lines
3.9Cheongsongok 청송옥
A Jung-gu institution near City Hall serving jangteo-gukbap, a spicy Gyeongsang-style beef soup that has run under this registration since 1973.
under ₩15k4 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.9Ildeungjip 일등집
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.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesRisingShort waits at peak
3.9Daeun Sikdang 대운식당
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.9Munbaedong Yukkal 문배동육칼
A Yongsan noodle institution built around yukgalguksu — a spicy, slightly tangy ox-bone broth loaded with scallions, served tsukemen-style with the wheat noodles kept separate from the soup rather than boiled together.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.9Golmok Tteokbokki 골목떡볶이
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.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.9Songnim Sikdang 송림식당
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).
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.9Pungseong Gamjatang 풍성감자탕
A Guui-station gamjatang shop open 24 hours, serving the standard pork-spine stew alongside a pork-bone hangover soup.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.9Daehan-ok 대한옥
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.
over ₩40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.9Eulji Kalguksu 을지칼국수
Eulji Kalguksu pulls its noodles by hand into a beef-bone broth and sells them at ₩11,000, with the same bowl available under a lid of hand-folded dumplings.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.9Yeoksam-dong Bugeojip 역삼동 북어집
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.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesRisingShort waits at peak
3.9Bukhansan Insujae 인수재
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.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
3.9Sindonggung Gamjatang Yeoksam 신동궁감자탕 역삼본점
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.
under ₩15k3 rating sources
3.9Namdo Bossam Pajeon 남도보쌈파전
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.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesExpect lines
3.9Hamheung Naengmyeon 함흥냉면
A Hamheung-style cold noodle house licensed at this Yeongdeungpo address since 1972.
under ₩15k1 rating source
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.
₩15–40k4 rating sourcesExpect lines
3.8Hoya Sushi & Tuna (Main Branch) 호야초밥참치 본점
A sushi and tuna (chamchi-hoe) specialist near Konkuk University (Konkuk-dae), running generous set menus of sushi, sashimi, and rice bowls alongside an optional omakase course.
₩15–40k4 rating sourcesRisingExpect lines
3.8Songok 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.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.8Beoneoseubonsa Geonneopyeon Galbisal 비너스본사건너편갈비살
A beef short-rib-meat (galbisal) grill house named for its literal location — directly across from Venus Fashion's headquarters in Banpo-dong.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
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.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.8Imun Seolnongtang 이문설농탕
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.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesMICHELIN GuideShort waits at peak
3.8Maru Sushi 마루스시
Maru Sushi is a small neighborhood counter near Soongsil University in Sangdo-dong, with about six counter seats and two or three tables serving an entry-level omakase alongside an A-set nigiri from ₩14,000.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
3.8Matjoeun Sundaeguk 맛좋은 순대국
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.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
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
3.8Apgujeong Jinju (Hannam) 압구정진주 한남직영점
The Hannam-dong branch of a pork grill built around gabrisal — the thin strip between the neck and the loin, cut so it stays soft — alongside samgyeopsal, moksal and hangjeongsal, all Korean pork portioned at 150g or more.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesRising
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.
under ₩15k2 rating sourcesExpect lines
3.7Munhwaok 문화옥
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.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesWalk right in
3.7Meokgeorijip 먹거리집
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 running from 15 minutes up to 90..
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
3.7Poseokjeong 포석정
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
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
3.7Seongcheon Makguksu (Nonhyeon) 성천막국수 논현점
Seongcheon Makguksu keeps a four-line menu — buckwheat noodles cold in broth or tossed with sauce, at ₩9,000, and a plate of boiled pork to go with them — from a ground-floor unit on Gangnam-daero, on the Seocho-gu side of Nonhyeon Station.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
3.7Bokgukjip Bbokjji (Ojang-dong) 복국집뽁찌(오장동점)
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.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesWalk right in
3.7Uldolmok Jumeokgogi 울돌목 주먹고기
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.7Chanyangjip 찬양집
Chanyangjip serves exactly two things, both ₩9,000: haemul kalguksu — hand-cut wheat noodles in a broth built on clams and mussels — and handmade dumplings.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.7Somunnan Seongsu Gamjatang 소문난성수감자탕
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.
under ₩15k2 rating sourcesExpect lines
3.7MK2 엠케이투
A modern glass-walled cafe in Changseong-dong (Seochon) known for Italian-style granita and mid-century vintage furniture — popular since 2015.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.6Seouljip 서울집
A hand-folded mandu house on a Yeoksam back street, built around dumplings the kitchen makes itself — a single-serving mandu-guk in clear broth, and a shared mandu jeongol that also comes in mushroom and aged-kimchi versions.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesRising
3.6Obok Sundaeguk 오복순대국
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.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
3.6Sundae Ilbeonji 순대일번지
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.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesRisingExpect lines
3.6Igane Gamasot Seolleongtang 이가네가마솥설렁탕
Igane Gamasot Seolleongtang has simmered ox bones in Nokbeon-dong since 1991 and serves the broth two ways — ₩14,000 with a bowl of rice, ₩15,000 with rice cooked in a stone pot.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.6Yetmat Seoul Bulgogi 옛맛서울불고기
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.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
3.6Manna Bunsik 만나분식
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.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.6Ildeungbau 일등바우
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesRisingShort waits at peak
3.6Yaksu Sundaeguk 약수순대국
A sundae-guk shop near Yaksu station in Sindang-dong serving both the soup and a plate of its own house-made sundae.
under ₩15k2 rating sourcesExpect lines
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.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesExpect lines
3.6Cheonghae 청해
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.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
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
3.5Soba 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).
under ₩15k3 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
3.4Bokdoni 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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
3.3Sikyung Yangkkochi 시경양꼬치
Sikyung Yangkkochi grills lamb in the residential blocks near Samyang Sageori, from ₩15,000 for a portion of cumin skewers up to ₩29,000 for a whole rack of ribs, with mala soup, guobaorou and dumplings filling out a Chinese-Korean menu.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
3.3Gombaeryeong Iyagi 곰배령이야기
A Yongsan-gu tripe restaurant near Yongmun Market known for its per-person set of raw beef tartare (yukhoe), grilled beef tripe (gopchang-gui), and tripe hot pot (gopchang-jeongol) for around 35,000 won.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesWalk right in
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
3.2Daeyeong Sikdang 대영식당
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.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
3.0Hatsuno Sushi by Koji 하츠노스시
Hatsuno Sushi is Sushi Koji's conveyor-belt spinoff, tucked into the Gourmet494 food hall inside Apgujeong's Galleria department store — chef's selection nigiri and kaiten plates at a fraction of the flagship's price, no reservation needed.
₩15–40k3 rating sourcesWalk right in
2.9Jinjinbari Hoejip 진진바리횟집
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.
₩15–40k3 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.
under ₩15k3 rating sourcesRisingExpect lines
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.
₩15–40k2 rating sourcesExpect lines
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