Jokbal restaurant near Hongik Univ. Station popular with tourists
Manjok Ohyang Jokbal Hongdae Station Branch is a jokbal (braised pork trotter) restaurant a short walk from Hongik University Station in Mapo, Seoul. The five-spice ohyang jokbal here had chewy skin, moist meat, and almost no gamey smell, and the place stayed busy with Japanese and Chinese tourists plus a steady stream of delivery and takeout orders. It's a solid, no-fail pick when you need a filling meal in Hongdae.