Restaurants in Mapo, Seoul - 259 Picks | Page 9

Staff handle the grill from start to finish, turning and cutting the pork as it cooks, so nobody at the table has to ho…

The name recalls the railway that once ran past this corner of Hongdae. The tracks are gone, but the grill house has se…

Motorcycle helmets and Nike Jordan high-tops line the shelves, and bike and street-culture photos run up the stairway w…

Chicken boiled every morning and torn by hand, plus a clear broth from the bones, carry the only two dishes on the boar…

The wrappers look thick, yet they have a chewy, almost sticky texture unlike ordinary mandu, and the filling holds juic…

Juicy grilled chicken thigh, scented with garlic and herbs, shares the menu with casarecce in butter, taleggio and crea…

The Cream Satang doughnut has a sugar shell that cracks like candied fruit over a custard-filled center. This Yeonnam-d…

The center of the crust is stretched thin while the rim stays chewy and bready, so even a heavily topped slice holds to…

Boneless chicken, garlic and green onion arrive on a hot iron plate in the cheolpan maneul-pa sunsal, so the dish stays…

Mushrooms anchor both main dishes: spicy mushroom kalguksu puts knife-cut noodles at the center, while mushroom beef sh…

Japanese knickknacks cover nearly every surface of this tiny curry spot on Donggyo-ro near Hongdae, and an axolotl swim…

Lamb in the basic Star yanggochi skewer is tender with little gamey smell. The mala version adds Sichuan peppercorn num…

Cooked at the table, the instant tteokbokki runs slightly hotter than Shin Ramyun, and cooked perilla leaves leave a st…

Salt-grilled chicken (sogeum sutbul gyegogi) goes over charcoal with no sauce, just seasoning and smoke, while the yang…

Each cup or cone holds two flavors, and two small tasting spoons of other flavors come on top. Rice gelato with chewy r…

Hire-katsu (tenderloin) and rosu-katsu (loin) anchor the menu on a Hongdae side street, with several sauce-led variatio…

The Greek yogurt is strained thick in-house every day and kept mild in acidity, leaving the fruit on top to do most of…

Cappuccino arrives in a soba cup rather than a mug, its firm, silky foam sitting as a separate layer over the espresso.…

Run by a book publisher, this Yeonnam cafe hands out menus bound like books and lines a wall with a large bookshelf und…

Brewing happens in the same building as the bar, and the craft beer goes straight from the brewery to the taps. IPA, st…

The owner grills every piece at the table and explains each cut as it comes off the fire. Ordering hanu al-deungsim (ri…

A renovation left the dining room and restrooms noticeably clean and bright. Waits are shorter than they once were, res…

A thin brush of syrup on the classic kouign-amann leaves the pastry shattering rather than sticky, with butter running…

Oat milk sits at the core of the menu rather than serving as an add-on. The oat-milk latte layers nutty oat and gentle…