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

Seongdong, SeoulRestaurants

Seongsu Station kalguksu with kids: egg broth at Ran Kalguksu

Ran Kalguksu (란칼국수) is a kalguksu (hand-cut noodle soup) restaurant in Seongsu-dong, Seoul, a 2-minute walk from Seongsu Station Exit 1 inside the handmade shoe district. The writer went with a child and ordered kalguksu in an egg-enriched vegetable broth, kongguksu (chilled soybean noodle soup), mini suyuk (sliced boiled pork) and kimchijeon (kimchi pancake); the broth was mild enough that the child finished the noodles too. Ran Kalguksu works equally well for a family dinner out and a weekday office lunch near Seongsu Station.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Jung-gu, SeoulRestaurants

Chungmuro beef noodle spot after Namsangol Hanok Village: Bao Seoul

Bao Seoul Chungmuro is a Taiwanese restaurant in an alley 3 minutes on foot from Chungmuro Station in Jung-gu, Seoul. After a walk through Namsangol Hanok Village, three people ordered Taiwanese beef noodles at 17,000 won, a braised pork belly rice bowl at 15,000 won and a classic bao at 12,000 won on the table tablet, sharing one noodle bowl and one rice bowl and splitting the bao in half. With its open kitchen and neon-lit room, Bao Seoul Chungmuro is an easy, different meal to work into an Euljiro or Myeongdong outing.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Nowon, SeoulRestaurants

Nowon Korean set-course dinner, candle-warmed ribs: Sutgarak Masil

Sutgarak Bansang Masil is a hanjeongsik (Korean set-course) restaurant in Nowon, Seoul, a 10-minute walk from Nowon Station Exit 1 on the second floor of the building. The course at Sutgarak Bansang Masil ran from adlay and cherry blossom porridge to spring forsythia fritters, chilled whelk salad, medicinal-herb bossam, mushroom braised short ribs and Masil tteokgalbi, with the ribs kept hot by a candle under the pottery pot and the tteokgalbi on a table hot plate. With private rooms of several sizes and baby chairs, Sutgarak Bansang Masil handles a Nowon family gathering or a meet-the-in-laws lunch without trouble.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
SejongRestaurants

Sejong jokbal restaurant seating 80: Cheongmigwan salt trotter takeout

Cheongmigwan Sejong Naseong Main Branch is a jokbal (pig trotter) and bossam restaurant on the Naseong-dong food street in Sejong. The signature dungulle (Solomon's seal) salt front trotter was ordered for takeout and eaten at home, and the insulated packaging kept it hot, with moist lean meat and chewy skin. Cheongmigwan takes groups from 7 up to 80 people, so it works for family gatherings as easily as for a takeout order.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Mapo, SeoulRestaurants

Spicy bibim guksu and perilla oil noodle lunch sets at Sangam Hoegwan

Sangam Hoegwan is a noodle restaurant in Sangam-dong, Mapo, Seoul, now inside the food court on basement level 1 of Sangam IT Tower. The order was a bibim guksu (spicy mixed noodles) dumpling set, a deulgireum milmyeon (perilla oil wheat noodles) dumpling set, kimchi pancake and a plate of four dumplings — a sweet-spicy sauce on one side and nutty perilla oil on the other — and the bigger space meant a seat with no long wait at lunchtime. Sangam Hoegwan makes an easy, easy-on-the-stomach lunch for Sangam office workers.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Yongsan, SeoulRestaurants

Haebangchon Western restaurant with cheese shell pasta: Sugar Hill

Sugar Hill is a Western restaurant and wine bar on Sinheung-ro in Haebangchon, Yongsan, Seoul. Sugar Hill's BTS meal set brings sous vide steak, cheese-stuffed shell pasta and a cheese platter, paired here with a Suntory highball, an Obok cocktail, Ebisu beer and white wine, and the cheese-packed shell pasta was easily the best tomato sauce pasta of the lot. With outdoor tables and a private third-floor room, Sugar Hill is a solid pick for a Haebangchon date.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Hwaseong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Eel buffet in Saesol-dong, Hwaseong for ₩29,900: Songrim Bok Jangeo

Songrim Bok Jangeo Freshwater Eel All-You-Can-Eat Saesol Direct Branch is an eel barbecue restaurant in Saesol-dong, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, where domestic Japonica freshwater eel is all-you-can-eat for 29,900 won per adult. Alongside the eel, duck neck meat and pork belly can be taken freely from the self-service corner and grilled, and a full bottle of bokbunja (Korean black raspberry wine) arrived as a free service. With a 2-hour time limit and 3 hours of free parking in front of the restaurant, Songrim Bok Jangeo is an easy place to drive to for a restorative meal.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Sokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho fish market sashimi platter, ₩60,000: Jinmi Hwareo Center

Jinmi Hwareo Center is a sashimi restaurant in the basement seafood hall of Sokcho Tourist and Fishery Market in Sokcho, Gangwon. The assorted sashimi platter for two costs 60,000 won and came with flounder, cobia, brill and sea squirt, packed in an insulated bag with an ice pack plus vegetables, chili sauce and ssamjang, so it travelled easily back to the accommodation. The fish was sweet and springy, making Jinmi Hwareo Center a solid pick for sashimi takeout in Sokcho.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Pyeongtaek, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pyeongtaek gukbap with a baby chair: Old Gyeongseong Sundaeguk

Old Gyeongseong Sundaeguk Pyeongtaek Jije Dongsak Branch is a sundaeguk (blood sausage soup) and pork soup restaurant on Mosan 1-gil in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi. On a lunch visit with mom and a baby, sundaeguk and pork soup cost 11,000 won each, staff set up the baby chair themselves, and the self-serve bar held cucumber peppers and raw onion alongside the kkakdugi. With a large parking lot and a clean dining room, Old Gyeongseong Sundaeguk is an easy choice for a meal with a baby or with older parents.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Goyang, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ilsan braised pork rib restaurant with a mild set for two: Jimidang

Jimidang Ilsan Main Branch is a spicy braised pork rib (deungalbi-jjim) restaurant that has stood in a residential neighborhood on Baekseok-ro 108beon-gil in Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi for eight years. The gamchiltagyeok (spicy) rib set for two, 43,000 won, was ordered at the mild level and came with gondre rice and Bongpyeong buckwheat pancake, and the staff brought a cushion the moment they saw the pregnant guest, on top of free bean sprout refills. The heat at Jimidang tastes clean rather than artificial, making it an Ilsan braised rib spot worth a return visit.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Cheongju, ChungbukRestaurants

Gangnae Chinese restaurant with cream jjamppong: Julseoneun Banjeom

Julseoneun Banjeom Gangnae is a neighborhood Chinese restaurant on Wolgok-gil in Gangnae-myeon, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju, with fusion dishes alongside the classics. This visit's order was lemon tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork) at 13,900 won, pork loin ganjajang (black bean noodles) at 9,000 won and stir-fried cream jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup) at 12,000 won, and the cream jjamppong came out smooth and more sweet than rich. If you like the soft flavor of cream pasta, the cream jjamppong at Julseoneun Banjeom is the one to order.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
Bucheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Bucheon Ojeong-gu seolleongtang for 30–40 group bookings: Hanchon

Hanchon Seolleongtang Bucheon Kkachiul Station Branch is a seolleongtang (ox bone soup) restaurant on the 2nd floor at 37 Kkachi-ro 74beon-gil, Ojeong-gu, Bucheon. The meal was a basic seolleongtang with a small order of kimchi mandu (3 dumplings), rice stirred into the clean, mild broth, and the hall at Hanchon Seolleongtang is wide enough to take reservations for 30 to 40 people, so solo diners, families and large groups all fit. A dependable pick in Bucheon's Ojeong-gu when a warm bowl of soup is what you want.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored