Korean in Jongno: Samcheong-dong Sujebi & More - 38 Local Picks

Torn by hand and served in a small crock, the sujebi (hand-pulled dough soup) has pieces of every thickness, some soft…

Raw-beef stalls line this alley of Gwangjang Market, and Buchon sits two minutes on foot from Exit 8 of Jongno 5-ga Sta…

Chewy knee cartilage with bits of lean meat still attached gives the doganitang here more than one texture per spoonful…

Earthenware pots bubble in a row over gas burners by the entrance of this old stew shop near Tapgol Park. The menu is j…

Thin brisket grilled at the table becomes a wrapper for yukhoe, seasoned raw beef, in a pair of facing shops in an alle…

Three large pork neck bones and a whole potato fill each earthenware bowl, and the name Ttukgam is short for ttukbaegi…

Starch from the broad wheat noodles thickens the milky beef-bone broth of the sagol kalguksu until it is almost like ri…

Along Seosulla-gil, beside the stone wall of Jongmyo Shrine, this branch occupies a hanok with low eaves and an inner c…

Since the 1980s the kitchen in Pyeongchang-dong has centered on beef ribs, and private rooms look out toward Bukhansan.…

Every bossam or jokbal order brings a free pot of gamjatang, pork-bone soup with two bones in it. Gul-bossam pairs tend…

Every set meal comes with a doenjang stew thick with shepherd's purse (naengi) and pieces of meat, plus side dishes. Th…

Sitting right beside Gugi Tunnel, this haejangguk house fills with hikers at Saturday lunch, and the overflow spills on…

Hand-torn dough pieces stay thin and chewy, and the sujebi (hand-pulled dough soup) never tastes heavy or floury. The b…

Chilled raw beef tossed evenly in seasoning makes the yukhoe springy and moist. A second plate of yukhoe tangtangi or s…

Food YouTuber Hamzy opened this spot near Jongno 3-ga Station, with hanok-inspired decor built around makgeolli and anj…

Clean interiors and an in-house restroom set this jeon and traditional-liquor bar apart from the crowded old stalls of…

Mung beans ground in-house go into thick bindaetteok pancakes, crisp at the edges and served with pickled onions that c…

Tucked into the hanok alleys of Ikseon-dong, the restaurant occupies a traditional house with a lit garden, and tables…

Jeyuk bokkeum, spicy marinated pork, is stir-fried over a flame and arrives sizzling on a foil-lined stone plate as the…

Tuna gimbap gets its mayonnaise on top, added after the roll of tuna, cucumber, imitation crab and carrot is sliced. Be…

Big pieces of aged kimchi and tender pork braise together in the house dwaeji-gogi kimchi-jjim until it tastes sweet, s…

Wasabi hidden in the red sauce of the bibim makguksu gives the buckwheat noodles a nasal heat before the chili comes th…

Raw beef tossed with chopped octopus, yukhoe-nakji tangtangi, was first tried in Gwangjang Market at this old shop near…

Garlic-heavy broth, thin and plentiful like a fish stew, sets this chicken dish apart from the thick, reduced dakbokkeu…