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Late Order, Seoul Restaurants

Writes about small restaurants around Seoul, usually visited near closing time. · Writes about: Restaurants

PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Weekday ₩53,000 jokbal-bossam lunch set in Myeongdong: Miss Jokbal

Miss Jokbal Seoul Myeongdong Branch is a jokbal (braised pig's trotters) and bossam (boiled pork) restaurant in Myeongdong, Seoul, about a 2-minute walk from Euljiro 1-ga Station. At 1:30 pm on a weekday the writer walked in with no wait and had the jokbal-bossam set (53,000 won) with jaengban guksu (spicy tray noodles), steamed egg and anchovy rice balls, and the complimentary kimchi kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) and salad were also tasty. The bossam was more tender than the jokbal, so much so that next time the writer would order just bossam, which made it a satisfying lunch.

Written Jul 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJongno, SeoulRestaurants

Anguk date pizza restaurant: hot pepperoni, lasagna tip, Low Five

Low Five Anguk is a pizza and pasta restaurant on Bukchon-ro in Jongno, Seoul, about a 5-minute walk from Anguk Station. On a Thursday around 1:30pm, the writer and a friend walked into Low Five Anguk without a wait and ordered a 26,000 won half-and-half pizza (hot pepperoni and hot chili potato), a 23,000 won classic lasagna and an 18,000 won Alfredo cream pasta. The hot pepperoni pizza was the best dish, but the lasagna's sauce is too similar to the pizza's, so pick a different dish if you are ordering pizza.

Written Jul 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Solo ramen before a Seoul Station train: spicy motsu ramen at Mentsuru

Mentsuru City Hall Branch (멘츠루 시청점) is a ramen shop in Jung-gu, Seoul, a 3-minute walk from City Hall Station Exit 10, and it is busy with solo diners even at 2 p.m. on a weekday. The order was spicy shoyu ramen (₩11,500), motsu ramen (offal ramen, ₩15,000) with extra spice for a hearty kick, hormone-don (grilled offal rice bowl, ₩15,000) and handmade karaage (₩7,000). Mentsuru's broth is quite salty in the Japanese style, so ask for less salt if you are sensitive, but it is a great ramen stop while waiting for a train at Seoul Station.

Written Aug 5, 2026Sponsored
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