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No. 66 in the world · November 2026

Pildong Myeonok

Pil-dong, Jung-gu · Seoul, South Korea

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The one bowl to order

Mul naengmyeon: the plain, clear cold noodle

The line to expect: Lunch queues in summer.

A Pyongyang naengmyeon house purists love for its very plain broth; MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.

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Mul naengmyeon: cold buckwheat noodles in icy beef broth

Mul naengmyeon: cold buckwheat noodles in icy beef broth

3 hr (plus chilling) · 4. Pyongyang-style naengmyeon is quiet and cold: chewy buckwheat noodles in a chilled beef and radish-water broth. Seoul's naengmyeon houses keep it plain on purpose.

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