6am Korean breakfast soft tofu stew in Gangseo, Seoul: Maetdolroman
Maetdolroman Deungchon Branch is a sundubu (soft tofu stew) restaurant a 3-minute walk from Exit 6 of Yangcheonhyanggyo Station in Gangseo, Seoul, where the soybeans are ground in-house to make the tofu. Maetdolroman opens at 6am, and this early-morning visit covered the hanwoo beef sundubu (11,000 won) and the perilla seed sundubu (9,000 won), with the self-serve sundubu corner still being prepped at that hour. For a warm, easy-on-the-stomach Korean breakfast, Maetdolroman Deungchon Branch is a solid choice.