Bukchon Mugunghwa 북촌무궁화

Food YouTuber Hamzy opened this spot near Jongno 3-ga Station, with hanok-inspired decor built around makgeolli and anju, Korean drinking snacks. Spicy flame-grilled gopchang, beef intestines, carries real char without gamey notes, and added glass noodles soak up the sauce. Perilla-oil tofu with kimchi leans nutty, while the sammi kimchi pancake comes with one cheese-topped piece. Fried chili peppers are made in a fixed daily batch and sell out early. The house makgeolli is contract-brewed. Sundae-gukbap, blood-sausage soup, comes out cleaner than at Jongno's old soup houses, yet the broth is rich and the fillings generous.