Hongdae hanok restaurant packed at 7pm on a weekend: Anok
Anok is a hanok-style Korean restaurant in Hongdae, Seoul, a 7-minute walk from Exit 9 of Hongik University Station. Every table at Anok was full at 7pm on a weekend, where the meal ran from clear gomtang (beef bone soup) to steamed pork tail and the signature Pyongyang naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles) — the broth deep and savory, the pork tail generous for the price. Quieter and more composed than most Hongdae spots, Anok works just as well for family gatherings and anniversaries as for a couple's dinner.