Korean in South Korea - 681 Restaurant Picks | Page 24

Hangari sujebi, hand-torn dough soup, comes in a deep, thick-walled crock shaped like a hangari jar, which keeps the an…

Wanggalbitang, a big bowl of beef short rib soup, lands on the table almost as soon as you order. Its broth is clear an…

The two-storey building is shoes-off, and the ground floor has a play area for children with arcade machines. The menu…

Since 1975, this Sindaebang institution has served kkori-jjim, braised oxtail heaped with scallions and meant to be dra…

This drivers' restaurant beside the Wonju IC lays out soy-marinated raw crab, grilled fish, spicy stir-fried pork and d…

Beef short ribs braised with jujubes, ginkgo nuts, mushrooms and pine nuts until the meat slips off the bone anchor the…

Wine and whisky can be brought in with no corkage fee, and whisky is poured into dedicated glasses, so the Korean dishe…

Even the main hall feels close to a private room, with tables spaced wide apart behind partitions, and separate rooms a…

No pork blood goes into this sundae: the casing holds a pale mix of vegetables and meat, closer to a dumpling filling,…

Black-tinted, thin noodles arrive under a heap of spicy seasoned raw pollack in this Hamhung-style naengmyeon. Nobody p…

Lettuce wraps are the menu, yet the first thing people reach for is the glossy stone-pot rice cooked from Yeoju grain.…

After taking a number and waiting, diners sit on the floor of a small room and the whole table is carried in. Rooms are…

Only one dish appears on the menu: clam kalguksu, noodle soup with clams and zucchini, cooked after ordering, which tak…

Weekdays start from the base san-jeongsik. Deul-jeongsik adds abalone stuffed with shiitake, hae-jeongsik adds borigulb…

The spicy beef galbijjim is fierce enough to defeat anyone who struggles with chili, but the ribs are braised until the…

The stir-fried octopus is more sweet than fiery, and ordering it as a set brings a small bowl of clam soup. The jaecheo…

A Korean restaurant, a traditional teahouse, a Western-style building at the top and a small museum are scattered aroun…

This Seogwipo restaurant takes its name from godeungeo ssambap, mackerel and rice wrapped together in leafy greens. Its…

The stone-pot rice set covers the table with twelve side dishes plus earthy cheonggukjang, fermented soybean stew, and…

Eating galchi jorim, braised cutlassfish, alone is hard to manage in Jeju, but here it comes as a set for one. The eart…

Duruchigi here comes with rice and a bowl of momguk, Jeju seaweed and pork soup, refilled when it runs low. Thickened w…

The hairtail in the sunsal galchi jorim is boned before braising, so pieces can go straight onto a child's rice. The sa…

On weekends, extra orders of pork bulgogi and kimbap are not taken. Decide on the full amount when you first order. The…

Rice goes into iced green tea, and each spoonful gets a piece of bori-gulbi, dried yellow corvina already taken off the…