Restaurants in Seodaemun, Seoul - 50 Picks

Glutinous rice, mugwort, red bean, chestnut and yakbap-style nuts end up inside baguettes, country loaves and ciabatta…

Menbosha and dongpo pork both need advance preparation, so they are ordered when the table is booked rather than on arr…

The whole chicken lands in the pot uncut; staff cut it into pieces at the table, and it simmers for about 10 minutes be…

Solo diners fit in easily at the row of single seats facing the kitchen in this narrow Sinchon noodle shop, with a few…

Nobody sits down: there are no chairs, and the single item, marinated beef short ribs (yangnyeom so-galbi), is grilled…

The smell of grilling fish reaches well past the door of this Sinchon diner, where Spanish mackerel and mackerel sizzle…

Seats face Hongje Waterfall, an artificial cascade on Hongjecheon Stream, and coffee comes with the sound of falling wa…

Most tables build their own plate from four to six small items, such as shakshuka, scrambled eggs, roasted mushrooms an…

The hoe-naengmyeon tops thin, springy Hamheung-style noodles with firm marinated skate and a generous red dressing that…

Thick cutlets of American pork come with rice, soup and salad in a single set menu near Yonsei University, and the only…

Behind a European-style facade sits a familiar neighborhood bakery that has operated in Yeonhui-dong since 1978. The ra…

Since 1995 this Sinchon griddle house has stir-fried dakgalbi for students, and today much of the room is visitors from…

At street level, Bunker One serves burger-based fusion food, coffee and beer, while one floor down a basement hall with…

Hongtang uyukmyeon, spicy beef noodle soup, carries a meaty broth that tastes like a clean yukgaejang with a faint pean…

Tucked into an easy-to-miss alley near Ewha, the café opens up inside into a large ground floor plus a second level beh…

Norwegian-style smoked salmon is sold two ways, hot-smoked and cold-smoked, and the cases hold smoked mackerel, cheese,…

Thick enough to recall Jiro-style ramen, the toko tonkotsu broth carries a strong hit of garlic. Four bases are offered…

Everyone from the kitchen to the floor is from India, and the dining room on Yonsei-ro 7-gil in Sinchon is decked out i…

In a worn little shop inside Yeongcheon Market, a bowl of hand-cut kalguksu cost 4,000 won as of 2025.09. The noodles a…

Thick, deliberately preserved pastry edges set the pies apart at this Sinchon shop, which has been baking near Yonsei U…

Only pork galbi is unlimited at the base price, while beef cuts such as kkotsal, sirloin and galbi-sal, along with pork…

Pilsner and Kozel Dark poured half and half in layers make the Czech cut, which shifts from light lager on top to roast…

A sign asks diners not to talk, which makes this small counter shop near Sinchon a calm place to eat alone. It sits abo…

Chicken gomtang, made from a native-breed chicken simmered for hours in a cast-iron cauldron, reaches the table almost…