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Restaurants in Korea, told firsthand by local bloggers — with photos and Google Maps.

Jongno, SeoulRestaurants

Jongak Station pizza pub: a whole pizza each at Didi's Pizza Pub

Didi's Pizza Pub Jongno Main Branch is a pizza pub near Jongak Station and the Jongno-gu Office in Seoul that serves handmade dough pizzas with beer. Two of us came at lunch and each ordered a whole pizza — the handmade dough Didi's Pizza at 14,000 won and the handmade dough Didi's Buldak (fire chicken) Pizza at 14,800 won — and the long, pide-shaped dough came out plump with cheese that stretched. The dough at Didi's Pizza Pub is on a different level from frozen dough, and both pizzas were cleared between us.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Seocho, SeoulRestaurants

Seocho pizza restaurant with squid gnocchi tteokbokki: Dooblock Isu

Dooblock Isu is a pizza and pasta restaurant in Seocho, Seoul, a short walk from Exit 5 of Chongshin University (Isu) Station. Two people shared the diavola pizza at 22,800 won and the whole squid gnocchi tteokbokki at 24,800 won, ordered with a chosen spice level, and the contrast between chewy rice cakes and soft potato gnocchi plus the seafood savouriness left both plates empty. Dooblock Isu suits blind dates and wedding-invitation gatherings that want something other than the usual pasta.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Gangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Mexican restaurant in Yeoksam-dong, Seoul with free parking: Chilango

Chilango Seolleung Main Branch is a Mexican restaurant on Yeoksam-ro 67-gil in Gangnam, Seoul. A taco plate for two costs 54,000 won, served with meat, seafood and vegetables to wrap to taste, and Chilango has about 3 free parking spots on site plus a pet-friendly terrace. The ingredients taste clearly different from franchise tacos, making Chilango Seolleung worth a return visit.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Namyangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Woo samgyeop 3+1 and ₩3,000 soju at Chadolpung, a Namyangju BBQ

Chadolpung Dasan Station Branch is a beef brisket and woo samgyeop (thin-sliced beef belly) BBQ restaurant on the 1st floor of MH Tower on Dasan-jungang-ro in Namyangju, Gyeonggi. For its 6th anniversary customer thank-you event, Chadolpung serves woo samgyeop as a buy-3-get-1-free deal with soju and beer at ₩3,000, so one visit meant grilling plenty of beef and finishing with chadol doenjang jjigae (brisket soybean paste stew). Chadolpung is an easy stop before or after Dasan King Jjimjilbang and a strong pick for a budget-friendly company dinner near Dasan Station.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Gimhae, GyeongnamRestaurants

Jangyu hangover kalguksu restaurant with extra chili: Seosan Dongjuk

Seosan Dongjuk Kalguksu is a dongjuk clam kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) restaurant in Jangyu, Gimhae, near the Yulha café street and Seyoung Richel Apartments. Nursing a hangover from the night before, the writer ordered the ₩9,000 clam kalguksu with extra cheongyang chili for a fiery broth, then added the ₩15,000 ojaknae seafood pancake and Jipyeong makgeolli (rice wine). For a spicy bowl that clears out a rough morning after, Seosan Dongjuk Kalguksu does the job.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Gwacheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

₩11,900 braised beef short rib set in Gwacheon: Gohyang Sogalbijjim

Gohyang Sogalbijjim Gwacheon is a braised beef short rib (sogalbijjim) restaurant on Gwanmun-ro near Gwacheon Government Complex Station in Gyeonggi. The basic set costs ₩11,900 and the extra-large ₩13,900, and both arrive with doenjang stew (soybean paste stew) and a self-serve side dish bar, plus bibimbap mixed with seasoned seaweed flakes and bean sprouts and potato noodles stirred into the leftover sauce. With no afternoon break time and baby chairs on hand, Gohyang Sogalbijjim Gwacheon works just as well for a solo meal as for a family dinner.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Mapo, SeoulRestaurants

Seogyo-dong pork belly restaurant, 200g for ₩9,900: Mapo Gui Madang

Mapo Gui Madang Seogyo Direct Branch is a frozen pork belly (naengsam) restaurant on World Cup Buk-ro in Seogyo-dong, Mapo, Seoul. Frozen pork belly is ₩9,900 for 200g, and two people ate 4 servings, refilled the scallion kimchi twice, and finished with jjolmyeon (spicy chewy noodles). The scallion kimchi alone carried a full bowl of rice, so Mapo Gui Madang is worth a return trip whenever a frozen pork belly craving hits.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Songpa, SeoulRestaurants

Garak Market sashimi shop: 70,000-won live platter to go, Narae Susan

Narae Susan is a sashimi shop at Garak Market in Songpa, Seoul, located in Unit 48 on the first floor of the Garak Mall sales building. A premium live mixed sashimi platter (70,000 won) was reserved ahead and packed for takeout with name tags on each cut, a free serving of abalone sashimi and a yellow cooler bag. The thick-cut slices and the careful packing both satisfied, so Narae Susan is the pick for sashimi takeout at Garak Market.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Gwangsan, GwangjuRestaurants

Katsu and spicy ttangcho udon in Cheomdan, Gwangju: Jeongseong Katsu

Jeongseong Katsu, Cheomdan Branch is a katsu (breaded pork cutlet) restaurant on the 1st floor of the CMC parking tower in Ssangam-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, a 3-minute walk from Cheomdan General Hospital. On a weekday visit after the lunch rush, the order was the triple mixed katsu at 14,900 won plus pocha ttangcho udon (spicy udon), Jeongseong homemade curry and an extra bowl of rice, and the fiery udon broth worked as a hangover cure after the night before. Parking behind the building is free for up to 2 hours, so Jeongseong Katsu is an easy stop by car in Cheomdan.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Bucheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Kid-friendly Bucheon kalguksu and takeaway kimchi: Jakdong Hongdukkkae

Jakdong Hongdukkkae Kalguksu Bucheon Main Branch is a kalguksu (knife-cut noodle) restaurant with its own house-made noodles, sitting below a hill in Jakdong, Bucheon for more than 10 years. Two servings of clam kalguksu came to 11,000 won, the noodles go into the boiling broth at the table and are ready after two turns of the hourglass, and the side kimchi was good enough to take home at 1.5kg for 20,000 won. The noodles and seafood broth were solid, but the real kick at Jakdong Hongdukkkae was the kimchi and the jorippong rice-puff brittle at the end.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Changwon, GyeongnamRestaurants

Changwon Bukmyeon gukbap with dumplings: Myeongin Dwaeji Gukbap

Myeongin Dwaeji Gukbap is a pork soup (gukbap) restaurant near Bukmyeon Hot Spring in Changwon, Gyeongnam. Lunch here came to 27,000 won in total: mixed gukbap for 10,000 won, an extra-large mixed gukbap for 11,000 won and dumplings for 6,000 won, along with dressed chives, a self-serve side dish corner and an icy cold coffee for dessert. If you want a hearty, filling meal, the extra-large bowl at Myeongin Dwaeji Gukbap is the one to order.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
Suseong, DaeguRestaurants

Dusan-dong, Daegu seafood restaurant: red snow crab at Andamiro

Andamiro is a seafood restaurant in Dusan-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu, right by the Deuran-gil restaurant strip. The small seafood banquet set costs 59,000 won and arrives as a basket of pre-cleaned red snow crab, flounder sashimi, whelk and boiled sliced octopus, abalone and scallops, with seafood ramyeon ordered on the side. For this price, Andamiro delivers an impressive number of genuinely fresh seafood dishes.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored