Food fiesta - Seoul good! 🇰🇷🍛🍞☕️

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Locally curated, highly recommended food in Seoul. You can't go wrong with this list - guaranteed 💯 Pick a few spots from each of the categories below and eat your way through Seoul! 1. Traditional Meals & Savory Spots 2. Markets & Street Food 3. Cafes &. Bakeries Happy food hunting 😋 🍴🧑🏻‍🍳

Haus coffee & dessert

Cafeteria

4.5

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Category: Cafes & Bakeries A charming Hanok-style cafe offering a peaceful courtyard setting and a variety of freshly baked pastries, perfectly blending traditional Korean architecture with modern coffee culture.

Suyeonsanbang

Cafe

4.1

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Category: Cafes & Bakeries A historical Hanok teahouse nestled in a serene garden, once the residence of novelist Lee Tae-jun, serving traditional Korean teas and seasonal desserts like sweet pumpkin porridge and shaved ice (bingsu).

london bagel museum 🥯

Bagel shop

4.3

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Category: Cafes & Bakeries A highly popular bakery cafe that captures the rustic charm of a London brick lane, famous for its chewy, freshly baked bagels and artisanal cream cheeses.

Dotori Yongsan

Cafe

4.3

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Category: Cafes & Bakeries A whimsical, Ghibli-inspired bakery cafe housed in a vintage blue cottage, famous for its homemade Greek yogurt bowls and adorable acorn-shaped madeleines.

NUDAKE Haus Dosan

Cafe

4.2

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Category: Cafes & Bakeries An avant-garde dessert flagship store by Gentle Monster, famous for its artistic, surrealist pastries like the signature black 'Peak' cake.

La Base

Dessert shop

4.9

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Category: Cafes & Bakeries A refined pastry shop celebrated for its sophisticated, seasonal tarts and classic French-inspired desserts crafted with meticulous detail.

Jangsu Jokbal

Korean restaurant

4.5

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Category: Traditional Meals & Savory Spots A long-standing local gem near Dongguk University known for its tender, collagen-rich braised pork trotters and friendly, nostalgic atmosphere.

Neungdong Minari Seongsu

Korean restaurant

4.5

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Category: Traditional Meals & Savory Spots A trendy dining spot famous for its refreshing and aromatic water dropwort (minari) toppings on traditional beef gomtang and raw beef tartare.

Cheongwaok Main Store

Korean restaurant

4.2

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Category: Traditional Meals & Savory Spots A premium Korean restaurant renowned for its deep, savory sundae-guk (blood sausage soup) and elegant, traditional Hanok-inspired interior.

Woo Mool Zip

Korean restaurant

4.1

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Category: Traditional Meals & Savory Spots A scenic dining spot built around an actual old well, offering personalized hot pot (shabu-shabu) and stone pot rice with a stunning panoramic view of Seoul.

Haebangchon Sinheung Market

Market

4.0

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Category: Markets & Street Food A vibrant, hilly neighborhood known for its global dining scene and "Sinheung Market," where traditional local markets meet trendy indie boutiques and rooftop bars with stunning city views.

Ikseon-dong Hanok Village

Historical landmark

4.2

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Category: Markets & Street Food A vibrant maze of narrow Hanok alleys packed with creative street food stalls, retro-style arcades, and boutique lifestyle markets that blend Seoul's old-world charm with modern youth culture.

Somunnan Seongsu Gamjatang (Pork Bone Soup)

Somunnan Seongsu Gamjatang (Pork Bone Soup)

Korean restaurant

4.1

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Category: Traditional Meals & Savory Spots Local favorite for Gamjatang (spicy pork backbone stew).

Hwa Hae Dang Michelin

Korean restaurant

4.2

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Category: Traditional Meals & Savory Spots A renowned Michelin-selected restaurant specializing in premium soy-marinated crab (Ganjang-gejang), praised for its clean, deep flavor and high-quality ingredients.

Gebangsikdang

Restaurant

4.3

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Category: Traditional Meals & Savory Spots Michelin Guide’s Gebang Sikdang. Go for the Marinated Cold Crab Set - the crabs are well marinated. Yums. 🦀

Honey’s Bagel

Bagel shop

4.2

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Category: Cafés & Bakeries Adorable mini bagels with fillings like red bean & butter or Dubai chocolate.

Seongsu Baking Studio

Bakery

4.7

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Category: Cafes & Bakeries Artisan pastries including almond croissants and "Kouign-amann."

Jayeondo Sogeumppang (Salt Bread) in Seongsu

Jayeondo Sogeumppang (Salt Bread) in Seongsu

Bakery

4.5

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Category: Cafes & Bakeries Salt bread purists who focus solely on perfecting the classic salt bread.

Artist Bakery

Bakery

4.3

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Category: Cafes & Bakeries Famous for a massive variety of salt bread (Sio-pang).

피프에스프레소바 Pfiff Espresso Bar

Coffee shop

4.8

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Category: Cafes & Bakeries A vintage, bar-like atmosphere with unique coffee desserts like coffee granita.

Sector Coffee Roasters, Euljiro branch

Coffee shop

4.9

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Category: Cafes & Bakeries Roasts their own beans; try the birthday roll cake or banana pudding.

Milestone Coffee

Pub

3.8

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Category: Cafes & Bakeries High-quality specialty coffee and excellent tiramisu.

콤포타블 남산 Komfortabel coffee Namsan

Coffee shop

4.5

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Category: Cafes & Bakeries Stylish spot for strong coffee and Peanut Cream Lattes.

Banpo Hangang Park

Park

4.4

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Category: Markets & Street Food The "floating 7-Eleven" experience where you cook instant ramen in specialized machines by the river.

Gwangjang Market

Market

4.2

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Category: Markets & Street Food One of the most iconic street food destinations. Must-Try: Tteokbokki, Gimbap, Sundae (blood sausage), Chapssal Kkwabaegi (twisted donuts), Yukhoe (raw beef), and Bindaetteok (mung bean pancakes).

Soojung Restaurant

Korean restaurant

4.4

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Category: Traditional Meals & Savory Spots Known for sizzling plates of spicy pork (Jeyuk Bokkeum).

Taejo Gamjaguk Sungshin Women's Univ.

Korean restaurant

4.2

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Category: Traditional Meals & Savory Spots Local favorite for Gamjatang (spicy pork backbone stew).

Wangsimni Nurungji Whole Chicken

Restaurant

4.8

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Category: Traditional Meals & Savory Spots Specialized in rotisserie chicken served on scorched rice. Highlights: Roast chicken with corn cheese and scallions.

BHC Chicken Samseong

Restaurant

3.7

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Category: Traditional Meals & Savory Spots A popular chain for Korean Fried Chicken. Highlights: "Buringkle" cheesy powder chicken and spicy Yangnyeom chicken.

Ttukbaegi-jip

Korean restaurant

4.4

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Category: Traditional Meals & Savory Spots A budget-friendly spot for Korean clay pot stews. Highlights: Soft tofu stew (sundubu-jjigae) and kimchi stew.

Neungra Bapsang (North Korean Restaurant)

Neungra Bapsang (North Korean Restaurant)

Korean restaurant

4.2

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Category: Traditional Meals & Savory Spots Run by a North Korean defector, serving authentic North Korean cuisine. Highlights: Mung bean pancakes, potato starch dumplings, and Mul Naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles).

Bukchon Son-mandu

Restaurant

4.4

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Category: Traditional Meals & Savory Spots Specialized in Korean-style dumplings. Highlights: Mandu platter (fried, steamed, and "naked" meat versions) and Bibim Naengmyeon (cold spicy noodles).

Jangwon Gimbap

Restaurant

4.3

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Category: Traditional Meals & Savory Spots A great stop for bite-sized snacks. Highlights: Jangwon Gimbap, Gochu Gimbap (very spicy!), and Rabokki (ramen with rice cakes).

Seowonjuk

Restaurant

4.7

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Category: Traditional Meals & Savory Spots An underground spot serving Korean rice porridge (Juk) since 1986.