Seoul food map

Samgyeopsal · Dongdaemun & Sindang

Geumdwaeji Sikdang

The pork BBQ that made Sindang a destination.

Samgyetang · Jongno & Gwangjang

Tosokchon Samgyetang

Whole young chicken, ginseng and rice in a milky broth.

Dakhanmari · Dongdaemun & Sindang

Jinokhwa Halmae Dakhanmari

The original "one whole chicken" pot, boiled at your table.

Bindaetteok · Jongno & Gwangjang

Soonhee's Bindaetteok

Gwangjang Market's crispiest mung-bean pancakes.

Samgyeopsal · Dongdaemun & Sindang

Yukjeon Sikdang

Thick pork cuts grilled for you, one stop from Dongdaemun.

Samgyeopsal · Myeongdong

Wangbijib Myeongdong

Charcoal pork and beef in the middle of Myeongdong.

Gukbap · Myeongdong

Hadongkwan

Clear beef-bone gomtang, served only until it runs out.

Gukbap · Jongno & Gwangjang

Gwanghwamun Gukbap

Clean, clear pork gukbap near the palace and City Hall.

Gukbap · Hongdae & Mangwon

Okdongsik

One perfect bowl of clear pork soup, at a single counter.

Tteokbokki · Dongdaemun & Sindang

Mabokrim Halmeoni Jip

The grandmother who started Sindang-dong tteokbokki in 1953.

Tteokbokki · Hongdae & Mangwon

Ttobogetji Tteokbokki

Hongdae's cult pan tteokbokki, finished with fried rice.

Tteokbokki · Jongno & Gwangjang

Wonjo Jeong Halmeoni Gireum Tteokbokki

Stir-fried “oil tteokbokki” in Tongin Market, near the palace.

Samgyetang · Myeongdong

Korea Samgyetang

Seoul's first samgyetang house, by City Hall since 1960.

Samgyetang · Myeongdong

Baekje Samgyetang

A long-running samgyetang house on a Myeongdong side street.

Naengmyeon · Jongno & Gwangjang

Woo Lae Oak

Icy Pyongyang naengmyeon in a dining room unchanged since the 1940s.

Naengmyeon · Myeongdong

Pildong Myeonok

The purist's Pyongyang naengmyeon, sprinkled with chilli flakes.

Naengmyeon · Dongdaemun & Sindang

Ojang-dong Hamheung Naengmyeon

Chewy Hamheung-style noodles with spicy marinated raw fish.

Kalguksu · Myeongdong

Myeongdong Kyoja

The kalguksu Seoul has queued for since 1966.

Kalguksu · Jongno & Gwangjang

Hwangsaengga Kalguksu

Milky beef-bone kalguksu and giant dumplings in Bukchon.

Kalguksu · Jongno & Gwangjang

Gohyang Kalguksu

₩7,000 kalguksu at a Gwangjang Market counter.

Kimchi jjigae · Jongno & Gwangjang

Eunjujeong

Kimchi stew you wrap in greens, in an Euljiro back alley.

Kimchi jjigae · Jongno & Gwangjang

Gwanghwamunjip

A tiny kimchi-stew house behind Gwanghwamun.

Kimchi jjigae

Guldari Sikdang

Gongdeok's legendary kimchi stew with thick slabs of pork.

Jokbal · Seongsu

Seongsu Jokbal

Soft, glossy pork trotters in a no-frills neighbourhood hall.

Jokbal · Dongdaemun & Sindang

Pyeongando Jokbal

The grandmother of Jangchung-dong's jokbal street.

Jokbal · Myeongdong

Manjok Ohyang Jokbal

Five-spice jokbal by City Hall.

Dakhanmari · Dongdaemun & Sindang

Won Halmae Somunnan Wonjo Dakhanmari

Dakhanmari Alley's other original, with set menus that make ordering easy.

Dakhanmari · Dongdaemun & Sindang

Myeongdong Dakhanmari

Despite the name, a late-night dakhanmari house in Dongdaemun's alley.

Bibimbap · Myeongdong

Mongmyeok Sanbang

Neat, seasonal bibimbap on the walk up Namsan.

Bibimbap · Jongno & Gwangjang

Kkotbap-e Pida

Organic, beautifully wrapped bibimbap in Insadong.

Bibimbap · Jongno & Gwangjang

Buchon Yukhoe

Raw-beef bibimbap in Gwangjang Market's yukhoe alley.

Korean fried chicken

Gyeyeolsa

The fried chicken Seoul crosses town for, in hillside Buam-dong.

Korean fried chicken · Myeongdong

Yeongyang Center

Myeongdong's rotisserie chicken, turning since 1960.

Korean fried chicken

Yangjae Dakjip

Old-school market fried chicken that became a Seoul legend.

Bindaetteok · Jongno & Gwangjang

Bakga Bindaetteok

Stone-milled pancakes and a full jeon spread, steps from Soonhee's.

Bindaetteok · Jongno & Gwangjang

Yeolchajip

Bindaetteok and makgeolli in Jongno's Pimatgol, the old-fashioned way.

Hongdae & Mangwon

Mangwon Market

Graze your way through Seoul's friendliest local market.

Ganjang Gejang · Jongno & Gwangjang

Keungiwajip

Soy-marinated crab in a hanok by the Bukchon lanes.

Ganjang Gejang

Pro Ganjang Gejang (Sinsa)

The Sinsa crab house that made the street famous.

Ganjang Gejang

Gebang Sikdang

Modern gejang sets in Gangnam, solo-sized.

Hotteok · Myeongdong

Namdaemun Yachae Hotteok

The savoury hotteok Namdaemun Market queues for.

Hotteok · Jongno & Gwangjang

Gwangjang Hotteok

Classic sweet hotteok on the edge of Gwangjang Market.

Hotteok · Hongdae & Mangwon

Seoul Hotteok (Yeonnam)

New-style hotteok by Hongdae, open till midnight.

Bungeoppang · Jongno & Gwangjang

Chonggakne Bungeoppang

Gwangjang Market’s bungeoppang stall, pizza filling included.

Bungeoppang · Seongsu

Childish

Salt-bread bungeoppang in a Seongsu café.