Restaurants in Jongno, Seoul - 251 Picks | Page 10

Open since 1974 near Nagwon Arcade in Jongno, this café spreads over floors 3 to 5, each with a different use. On the l…

Hand-pulled noodles come in uneven widths and thicknesses. The thick pieces chew like sujebi (torn dough) while the thi…

Large toppings sit on rice cooked in individual pots at this shop on a Gyedong lane between Anguk Station and Bukchon H…

Guests brew their own leaf tea here, refilling the pot as often as they like in a Gyedong-gil hanok split into main, gu…

Tucked in an alley between Gyeongbokgung and Seochon, this small cafe serves brunch. The carrot rapee sandwich layers c…

Pork aged in-house goes onto a charcoal grill, and staff handle the cooking at the table. Aged samgyeopsal anchors the…

There is no menu to choose from: grilled fish heads the baekban set meal from Monday to Thursday and on Saturday, while…

Nothing gets eaten in: this Bukchon bakery by the hanok village entrance has no seats, and bags go straight out onto wa…

Under the glass roof of a converted hanok courtyard, a round bar catches daylight and then evening lamps, with seats ar…

The cafe occupies the third and fourth floors of a building in the alley between Gyeongbokgung and Gyeonghuigung, with…

Gochujang bulgogi, meat in a chili-paste marinade, is grilled over coal briquettes outside the shop and lands on the ta…

Marinated beef ribs go over charcoal in this quiet corner of Pyeongchang-dong, the residential neighborhood on the slop…

The rooms and wooden maru floor of a hanok, a traditional Korean house, in a Hwa-dong alley serve as the seating, split…

Hand-rolled, hand-cut noodles as soft as Andong guksi sit in a clean hanwoo beef-bone broth with no gamey edge. House-m…

Tucked into a residential lane in Hyehwa-dong, away from the busy center of Daehangno, the restaurant feels like a neig…

From the third-floor windows, the roofs of Changdeokgung Palace and the Gyujanggak area spread out below. Reaching the…

Black sesame or pumpkin porridge opens the royal court cuisine course at Jihwaja on Jahamun-ro, followed by lightly sea…

Thick-cut pork neck and pork belly go over charcoal in a Seochon alley just west of Gyeongbokgung Palace. The moksal (n…

Down a flight of stairs in Gwancheol-dong, a long, dimly lit counter puts the spotlight on the bartender's station and…

Fresh rice noodles made in-house give the pho a bouncy chew, and the broth is rich without heavy seasoning. The premium…

One pot split into four sections lets the table simmer mala, tomato, mushroom and samgye chicken broths side by side. L…

Down a flight of stairs off a Daehangno side street, low ceilings, candlelight and dim lamps recreate a monastery clois…

Behind Gyeonghuigung Palace, one building holds an independent and art-house cinema, a cafe and a gallery. After a scre…

Chef Shin Jeong-yong ran this izakaya in Gugi-dong for about 10 years, closed the old space, spent a stretch running a…