
Dwitpuri
뒤풀이
Two large chunks of cod go into the teuk (large) daegutang, a cod soup whose broth is sweet-edged and clean, the kind p…
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뒤풀이
Two large chunks of cod go into the teuk (large) daegutang, a cod soup whose broth is sweet-edged and clean, the kind p…

하쯔호
From every seat at the kitchen counter, the chef's hands shaping each piece of sushi stay in full view through the omak…

Blacklist
Up on the third floor of a building on Itaewon-ro, an indoor bar connects to rooftop seating with open views over Itaew…
Korean
Seongdong
고깃집왕고을
Aged pork is grilled over charcoal, and the kimchi stir-fried on the iron plate picks up an almost buttery note. Dwaeji…

팍 인디아 레스토랑
Garlic naan and roti come out of the tandoor to be torn and dragged through Pakistani curries heavy on spice. Curries s…
Korean
Jongno
담솥 안국역점
Large toppings sit on rice cooked in individual pots at this shop on a Gyedong lane between Anguk Station and Bukchon H…

북촌라운지 차차티클럽
Guests brew their own leaf tea here, refilling the pot as often as they like in a Gyedong-gil hanok split into main, gu…
Beer
Yongsan
달맥슈퍼
Behind a retro corner-shop facade on Gyeongnidan-gil, fridges hold Korean craft beers and hard-to-find imports in bottl…
Cafe
Jongno
카페 ,모브
Tucked in an alley between Gyeongbokgung and Seochon, this small cafe serves brunch. The carrot rapee sandwich layers c…

마포 원조 떡볶이
Thick garaetteok, long cylinder rice cakes, absorb a sweet-spicy gochujang sauce all the way through and stay chewy in…
Korean
Dobong
대문한정식
Two set meals anchor the table at this Korean restaurant in Banghak-dong, Dobong-gu: ganjang gejang jeongsik, built aro…

이품
Thick wrappers give the gun mandu (pan-fried dumplings) a browned, crisp base and chewy folded edges. The filling is no…

루나아시아
An Indian chef cooks in the open kitchen, and Indian diners come in to eat as well. Butter chicken makhani is rich with…

신락원
A thick red sauce that tastes somewhere between tteokbokki seasoning and Korean glazed-chicken sauce coats the thick-cu…

시오
Each diner gets an individual wooden tray: salad and sweet pumpkin porridge to start, the main dish, and an orange slic…

월순철판동태찜 본점
Frozen pollock goes onto a heated iron plate under a red chili sauce and keeps bubbling at the table. Unlike a pot-brai…

백제추어탕 본점
Every bowl of chueotang, loach soup, comes with its own small pot of rice. Scoop the rice into a bowl, pour the mushroo…
Cafe
Junggu
전광수커피하우스 정동점
The sweet Gwangsu Coffee takes so much handwork that it can be more than 15 minutes before it reaches the table. If you…

현대칼국수
Off a back alley in Bukchang-dong, this kalguksu shop has spent more than 45 years serving a clear anchovy and kelp bro…

만두전빵
In the dumpling hot pot (mandu jeongol), the beef shank and hand-made dumplings arrive already cooked; once the pot boi…

라무라
Every bowl starts from a long-simmered chicken-bone broth, offered in black, white or red, and in two sizes nicknamed c…

우면동소바
Buckwheat noodles are made in-house at this small spot in a residential lane of Umyeon-dong, and lunchtime brings a lin…

맛있는삼겹살
The pork belly is cooked in the kitchen and arrives already plated, ready to wrap the moment you sit down. Gochujang sa…
Cafe
Seongdong
메쉬커피
With roughly half of this small shop given over to the roasting room and little space left inside, most customers leave…