Where to eat in Sejong

The dolgalbi, also called seokgalbi (charcoal-grilled pork ribs), arrives already cooked over charcoal, with no grill s…

The restaurant sits on the bank of a Geum River tributary and cooks only one dish, megi-maeuntang, spicy catfish stew.…

Gondre, a mild mountain green, gets simmered right into the loach soup, so the thick broth carries soft strands of gree…

Only one dish is served, bone hangover soup, so bowls reach the table almost as soon as you sit. The thick, opaque brot…

A butcher counter at the entrance sells the hanwoo you grill at the table, but the lunch menu is what fills the hall. H…

Since the early 1980s, this family spot beside Gobok Reservoir has been simmering catfish stew. A heap of minced garlic…

Thousands of earthenware sauce jars line the grounds of this traditional jang (fermented sauce) theme park at the end o…

Warm tea comes to the table as soon as you sit. The beef pho arrives in a pale, clear broth with brisket, bean sprouts…

The Ppyeodae-inneun Jjamppong, whose name means jjamppong with backbone, tops a spicy seafood-noodle broth with pork sp…

All the noodles are dosakmyeon, flat strips shaved off a block of dough with a knife, which gives them a firm, springy…

A waiting list forms before opening, and one Sunday visit meant roughly an hour in line. Because staff sometimes take o…

Nurungji samgyetang sets a whole young chicken in front of each diner, while nurungji baeksuk brings one big pot of chi…

Rich rose sauce, made from cream and tomato, gets a salty kick from pollock roe in the myeongran rose panne, served in…

Tall ceilings and big windows on both sides fill the wood-toned room with daylight. Plants are set throughout, and the…

Plates come out generously portioned from a small Thai kitchen in an old Jochiwon side street. A small entrance leads t…

A playroom and arcade machines inside the dining room draw many families with children, and tables beside the playroom…

Shiitake mushrooms scent the broth of the house hot pot, which can be built up with Korean beef or gopchang (beef intes…