Korean in Seocho: Cheonggyesan Gondeurejip & More - 13 Local Picks

Rice steamed with gondeure, a mountain green, is mixed at the table with seasoned soy sauce or gangdoenjang, a thick so…

The moeum bossam set arrives course by course: salad, boiled pork belly, spicy skate salad, acorn jelly and an acorn se…

The broth is clear and lightly seasoned in the Hwanghae-do style, and next to milky beef-bone dumpling soups the mandut…

Near Nambu Bus Terminal, the smell of charcoal reaches you at the door, where pork is grilled right by the entrance. Th…

Soybean-paste broth bubbles away at the table, savory but never sharp with salt. An hourglass timer on each table marks…

Black-toned walls and wide gaps between tables keep conversations private at this Korean pub near Sadang Station, and r…

Each female flower crab is about the size of an adult's palm and full of orange roe, cured in a light soy marinade so s…

Mungtigi, the Daegu way of eating raw beef, is served near Yangjae Station as a single set course. Hanwoo top round is…

Each piece of tofu shows two colors because white and black soybeans go into the same batch. Sundubu-jjamppong is a pep…

On the Banpo-daero frontage between Seocho Station and Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, this branch is easy to spot and, unus…

Home-style baekban, rice with an assortment of side dishes, and everyday stews make up lunch at this small Banpo-dong e…

Glutinous rice, glass noodles, and vegetables fill the steamed sundae (Korean pork sausage), giving a denser, grainier…

Daegu-style yukgaejang, a spicy beef soup loaded with green onion and radish, comes to the table still boiling in a lar…