Samgyetang · Jongno & Gwangjang
Tosokchon Samgyetang
Whole young chicken, ginseng and rice in a milky broth.
GyeongbokgungSolo-friendly
Neighbourhood guide
Where to eat in Jongno & Gwangjang
종로·광장시장
The historic centre. Gwangjang Market is the easiest place in Seoul to eat like a local with zero Korean: point, sit at the counter, eat. West of the palace, Seochon has the famous samgyetang house.
Subway: Jongno 5-ga (Line 1), Gyeongbokgung (Line 3), Euljiro 4-ga (Line 2/5)
16 places
Bindaetteok · Jongno & Gwangjang
Soonhee's Bindaetteok
Gwangjang Market's crispiest mung-bean pancakes.
Jongno 5-gaSolo-friendly
Gukbap · Jongno & Gwangjang
Gwanghwamun Gukbap
Clean, clear pork gukbap near the palace and City Hall.
GwanghwamunSolo-friendly
Tteokbokki · Jongno & Gwangjang
Wonjo Jeong Halmeoni Gireum Tteokbokki
Stir-fried “oil tteokbokki” in Tongin Market, near the palace.
GyeongbokgungSolo-friendly
Naengmyeon · Jongno & Gwangjang
Woo Lae Oak
Icy Pyongyang naengmyeon in a dining room unchanged since the 1940s.
Euljiro 4-gaSolo-friendly
Kalguksu · Jongno & Gwangjang
Hwangsaengga Kalguksu
Milky beef-bone kalguksu and giant dumplings in Bukchon.
AngukSolo-friendly
Kalguksu · Jongno & Gwangjang
Gohyang Kalguksu
₩7,000 kalguksu at a Gwangjang Market counter.
Jongno 5-gaSolo-friendly
Kimchi jjigae · Jongno & Gwangjang
Eunjujeong
Kimchi stew you wrap in greens, in an Euljiro back alley.
Euljiro 4-ga
Kimchi jjigae · Jongno & Gwangjang
Gwanghwamunjip
A tiny kimchi-stew house behind Gwanghwamun.
GwanghwamunSolo-friendly
Bibimbap · Jongno & Gwangjang
Kkotbap-e Pida
Organic, beautifully wrapped bibimbap in Insadong.
AngukSolo-friendly
Bibimbap · Jongno & Gwangjang
Buchon Yukhoe
Raw-beef bibimbap in Gwangjang Market's yukhoe alley.
Jongno 5-gaSolo-friendly
Bindaetteok · Jongno & Gwangjang
Bakga Bindaetteok
Stone-milled pancakes and a full jeon spread, steps from Soonhee's.
Jongno 5-gaSolo-friendly
Bindaetteok · Jongno & Gwangjang
Yeolchajip
Bindaetteok and makgeolli in Jongno's Pimatgol, the old-fashioned way.
Jonggak
Ganjang Gejang · Jongno & Gwangjang
Keungiwajip
Soy-marinated crab in a hanok by the Bukchon lanes.
Anguk
Hotteok · Jongno & Gwangjang
Gwangjang Hotteok
Classic sweet hotteok on the edge of Gwangjang Market.
Jongno 5-gaSolo-friendly
Bungeoppang · Jongno & Gwangjang
Chonggakne Bungeoppang
Gwangjang Market’s bungeoppang stall, pizza filling included.
Jongno 5-gaSolo-friendly
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