Restaurants in Songpa, Seoul - 52 Picks

Open 24 hours with no closing day, this Garak-dong spot keeps its cauldron broth going at any hour. The sundae-guk brot…

Queues at this original branch across from Olympic Park can run long enough that people book a remote spot on Tabling a…

Pork neck ribs on the bone for grilling and bowls of Pyongyang naengmyeon share the menu at the Bangi-dong branch on Ya…

Patties are kept to a manageable thickness, so the burgers are easy to bite through, and the shop sits on Songnidan-gil…

Five-spice pork trotters share the menu with Chinese dishes at this plain neighborhood restaurant in Garak-dong, and th…

Jumbo lobster at this Lotte World Mall seafood buffet is steamed and cleaned only after it is ordered. Joining the lobs…

Near Seokchon Lake, in an old single-story building, the seolleongtang broth has been simmered from beef bones for more…

Belly (samgyeopsal), neck (moksal) and jowl (hangjeongsal) are first seared over charcoal in a separate area and then f…

Incandescent bulbs light a quiet room serving Korean-style Western pork cutlet, opened in 2019 near Seokchon Lake. The…

The sixth-floor branch in Lotte World Mall's casual dining zone is loud enough that a fussing baby barely registers, an…

Brothless noodles get a thick sauce, minced meat and a pile of toppings, all mixed up from the bottom of the bowl in th…

Golmok's soup tteokbokki arrives in a ramen-sized bowl: soft wheat rice cakes and fish cake sitting in a sweet, fairly…

Window tables look over Olympic Park and its lake, though after dark the view all but disappears. Shrimp and pork dim s…

Spicy bibim naengmyeon here starts mild for the first few bites, then the heat builds until it suddenly hits hard. Mixi…

A wood-burning oven greets you at the door of this osteria on Songridan-gil. Pizzas are Neapolitan, with a chewy crust…

Clams heap up over the rim of the bajirak kalguksu, knife-cut noodles in a milky clam broth, and the noodles are cut th…

Dried radish greens and chili oil turn the broth deep red, yet it tastes peppery and savory rather than fiery, and neve…

Loach is ground fine and simmered with plenty of dried radish greens, so the broth turns thick and the fish itself disa…

Onion and garlic are grilled, minced and stirred into the bowl, adding a toasty, slightly smoky edge to the dense chick…

After ordering at the kiosk by the door, most diners take a counter seat facing the open kitchen and watch the cooks at…

Wagyu steak tacos come heavily loaded with beef, and the shrimp tacos use plump whole shrimp rather than small cocktail…

A crisp pork cutlet goes into hot, tangy, mildly spicy kimchi broth in the kimchi nabe tonkatsu, and the pot stays hot…

Instead of dried cabbage, a heap of fresh perilla leaves covers the gamjatang (pork bone and potato stew), and the brot…

Charcoal grilling has gone on near Gaerong Station for more than 35 years, behind an old-fashioned facade that opens on…