Seoul: what to eat and where

The city's signature dishes and the best places for each.

12 places in Seoul · by Chef Amazing · updated October 20, 2026
Photo: Kritzolina, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

1. 1

   Hanchu

   Sinsa-dong

   Order: Spicy hanchu tteokbokki

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2. 2

   Mandura

   Geumcheon

   Order: Mandu

   97 Siheung-daero, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
3. 3

   Side Show

   Samseong-dong

   Order: Beef brisket tteokbokki cooked at the table

   서울특별시 강남구 테헤란로87길 22 지하1층 Q124호 (지번: 서울특별시 강남구 삼성동 159-6) · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
4. 4

   Ohyang Mandu

   Yeonhui-dong

   Order: Fried mandu

   22 Yeonhuimat-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
5. 5

   Jopok Topokki

   Hongdae

   Order: Classic tteokbokki

   38 Hongik-ro 6-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul (1st floor) · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
6. 6

   Yukjeon Sikdang

   Dongdaemun

   Get: Thick-cut pork belly, grilled at the table

   Order: Thick-cut samgyeopsal

   Also on the list: Long lines in Seoul.

   Nangye-ro 30-gil 16, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
7. 7

   Guldari Shikdang

   Mapo

   Order: Kimchi jjigae with big pork pieces

   8-1 Saechang-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
8. 8

   Bukchon Son Mandu

   Bukchon

   Order: Steamed kimchi-pork mandu, mandu guk

   84-1 Gyedong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
9. 9

   Nae-ga Tteokbokki

   Jongno 5-ga / Daehangno

   Order: Tteokbokki with egg or ra-bokki

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10. 10

    Sambodang Hotteok

    Insadong

    Order: Fist-sized hotteok with brown sugar, cinnamon and nuts

    48-1 Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
11. 11

    Geumdwaeji Sikdang

    Sindang

    Order: Pork belly grilled over coal briquettes

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12. 12

    Jangho Wanggopchang

    Jung-gu

    Order: Kimchi jjigae at lunch

    83 Seosomun-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 100-130 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing