Restaurants in Jongno, Seoul - 251 Picks | Page 6

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

Pork belly cut 29cm long goes onto a hot stone slab in a two-floor spot in Pimatgol alley, about 5 minutes on foot from…

Boiled pork trotters are coated in a sweet-hot sauce and charred again on a wire grill until the glaze sticks and picks…

The two floors of this Buam-dong roastery, right in front of Changuimun Gate, feel like different places. Downstairs is…

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

Real railway tracks run across the floor of this Ikseon-dong hanok, styling the room after a small 1960s and 70s countr…

High hanok ceilings keep the small Ikseon-dong tea house from feeling cramped, and the heated ondol floor makes it a wa…

White walls, white furniture and fairly dim lighting give the interior a different feel from the tiled hanok alley outs…

In the basement of the lawyers' association building on Saemunan-ro, sweet-potato-starch dough is kneaded by hand and p…

Steaks at this Seoul branch of the New York steakhouse, inside the JW Marriott Dongdaemun, land on a sizzling plate tha…

Thin, crisp New York-style pies come out of a second-floor kitchen in D Tower, directly behind Kyobo Bookstore in Gwang…

No sign marks this small hanok pressed against the stone wall west of Jongmyo Shrine, and the window looks straight ont…

Sit down and the day's set meal simply arrives; there is no ordering dish by dish. The main rotates by weekday among go…

Hanwoo beef is seared over charcoal first, then finished one piece at a time on a small brazier set right at your seat,…

Sour beers lead the list at Seoul Gypsy's third location, a brewery built around fermentation. Thin, crisp sourdough pi…

Every beer on the list is named after the streets outside: Jongno Lager, Ikseon IPA, Tapgol Porter. They have been brew…

Three floors of tables near Jonggak and Insadong make room for large groups, and staff grill every order at the table.…

Christmas garlands and a tree stay up all year among the fireplace, chandeliers and antique furniture. Oven-baked rose…

Hanwoo beef grills inside a hanok-style dining room that looks out on a tended garden near Gyeongbokgung Station. The g…

Steam drifts across the entrance of this hanok in the Ikseon-dong alleys, and a small artificial hot spring runs throug…

Through West Gate 2 of Gwangjang Market, the first covered cart in the row belongs to this gimbap stall, though the map…

Daehangno's theater district is right outside, and weekday lunch draws office workers, though the large room and quick…

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

The baguette is baked hard enough that every bite sheds crumbs, and in the jambon-beurre it holds ham made from Korean…