The Bus Stop (더버스스탑) – Tel +82-10-9083-9616 Located between Myeongdong Street and Namsan Mountain, this café is a perfect place to stop for a drink and dessert while traveling around Seoul, as its name means “bus stop”. They serve tasty coffee, ade, bubble tea, and other drinks, as well as a variety of desserts. The…

Manjok Ohyang Jokbal City Hall (만족오향족발 시청) – Homepage https://www.manjok.net/ – Tel +82-2-753-4755 Located close to City Hall station, Manjok Ohyang Jokbal specializes in jokbal (braised pigs’ feet). The restaurant has been recognized for its quality by being included in the 2023 Michelin Guide. It is recommended to try jaengban guksu (jumbo sized buckwheat noodles)…

Manjok Ohyang Jokbal Dongdaemun (만족오향족발 동대문) – Tel +82-2-2271-0880 Situated between Dongdaemun and Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), Manjok Ohyang Jokbal’s Dongdaemun branch focuses on jokbal (braised pig’s feet). In addition to their signature dish, jokbal (braised pigs’ feet), they also serve a wide array of dishes including bossam (kimchi cabbage wraps with pork), jaengban guksu…

Gobong Samgyetang (고봉삼계탕) – Tel +82-2-756-2300 Situated on Myeongdong Street, Gobong Samgyetang is renowned for samgye tang (ginseng chicken soup), which is made with plenty of invigorating Korean herbs. Patrons have the option to other delectable dishes such as dak juk (chicken porridge), jjimdak (braised chicken), and smoked duck.  – Address : 2FL, 21, Myeongdong,…

Jingogae (진고개) – Tel +82-2-2267-0955 Jingogae is a standing store that opened its doors in 1963. Its signature dish is the eobok jaengban (boiled meat slices hot pot), where thick slices of meat are stacked along with vegetables, mandu, rice cakes, and eggs, all boiled together. In addition to this, they also serve dishes such…

Dokkaebi Bulgogi (도깨비불고기) – Tel +82-2-2269-1538 Dokkaebi Bulgogi is a Korean restaurant located near Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), Cheonggyecheon Stream, and Dongdaemun Gate. Its main menu features Korean-style barbecue made with beef and pork. In addition to dishes like galbi jjim (braised galbi) and pajeon (green onion pancake), they also offer simpler options such as…

Bongpiyang (Bangi Branch) (봉피양 방이점) – Homepage http://www.bjgalbi.com Bongpiyang is an upscale restaurant serving dwaeji galbi gui (grilled pork galbi) near the Olympic Park. Its signature menus include the Pyeongyang naengmyeon (Pyeongyang cold buckwheat noodles), dwaeji galbi (grilled pork galbi), and hanu tteokgalbi (grilled Korean beef galbi patties). Bongpiyang’s dwaeji galbi (grilled pork galbi) uses…

Dongdaemun Bonga Gamasot Seolleongtang (동대문본가가마솥설렁탕) – Tel +82-2-741-1510 Dongdaemun Bonga Gamasot Seolleongtang is a seolleongtang (ox bone soup) restaurant located near Dongdaemun Fashion Market. The rich-tasting seolleongtang is boiled for 24 hours in a traditional cast-iron pot, using beef from ten different parts of the cow, and the process is visible from outside the restaurant….

Song Won (송원) – Tel +82-2-2275-3118 Song won is a Korean restaurant located in Jangchung-dong Gourmand Alley. They specialize in high-quality Korean beef barbecue such as bulgogi and galbi, seasoned with a variety of 20 different natural ingredients. Additionally, they offer traditional Korean dishes like hot stone pot rice and noodles. Across the street, visitors…

Wonjo Hosu Samgyetang (원조호수삼계탕) – Tel +82-2-848-2440 Opened in 1990, Wonjo Hosu Samgyetang is often cited as one of the three best samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) restaurants in Seoul. It has only one dish on the menu, the samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) with thick and rich soup flavored with perilla seeds. The soup comes with…