Korean in Namyangju: Chodae Hanjeongsik & More - 15 Local Picks

The garden beside the dining building runs right up to the Han River, and after the meal people head out to the garden…

Set on a hillside in Wabu-eup, Namyangju, the shop means parking and then a short walk uphill. The luxury sundaeguk (bl…

For the buckwheat wraps, thin slices of pork grilled crisp over charcoal go onto a plain buckwheat crepe with white kim…

Chives come to the table, something most Yangpyeong-style soup houses skip, and they wilt into the hot broth with a fre…

Hikers coming down from Ungilsan and Sujongsa share tables here with cyclists off the Han River bike path, and there is…

Barley mixed with white rice comes in a wide bowl, and from the fifteen or so namul and side dishes on the table you ch…

The tables themselves are marble slabs, and staff grill the duck on them along with potatoes, onions and garlic. Wrap i…

There is just one dish, the Borigokgan set: barley rice with nine side dishes, heukgye-tang and cheonggukjang, all arri…

Old reclaimed timber gives the dining room the feel of a late-1980s dongdongju rice-wine pub. Beans are ground on site…

Whether it is oyster or abalone, so much goes into each stone pot that the toppings can seem to outnumber the rice. Onc…

Somori-gukbap, beef-head soup with rice, lands between a clear broth and a milky one, clean enough that salt and pepper…

Anchovy stew, raw anchovies in a tangy dressing and fried anchovies all land on one table in the fresh anchovy ssambap…

Set in a converted hanok looking onto a green garden, the restaurant serves country-style meals built around namul, sea…

Ongsimi, chewy potato dumplings, are made here from freshly grated potato, so each one keeps a slightly grainy bite in…

At Morak Sikdang in Deokso, diners never grill the galmaegi-sal themselves. Staff cook the whole-cut pork skirt at the…