Rated 3.8 on Naver — positively reviewed by local diners, featured in 449 Korean food blog posts as one of the most talked-about 한식 spots.
Known for traditional Korean cuisine, this spot draws diners from across Seoul.
12 min walk from Myeongdong Station Station, making it easy to combine your meal with a visit to nearby attractions like Korean Convenience Store Food Guide: Best Snacks & Combo Hacks Near Myeongdong.
Korean cuisine (hansik) is built around balance — fermented sides (banchan), a steaming bowl of rice, and a main dish that changes with the season. Meals are served all at once rather than in courses, and sharing dishes at the table is the norm. The depth of flavor comes from slow-fermented pastes like doenjang (soybean) and gochujang (chili), which form the backbone of soups, stews, and marinades across the country.
Jung-gu sits at the geographic and commercial center of Seoul, encompassing Myeongdong (K-beauty and street food), Namdaemun Market, and the financial district. The food here spans the full range — from tourist-facing street stalls in Myeongdong to understated lunch joints serving office workers, and traditional Korean restaurants that have operated for decades without needing to advertise.
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View all →Don’t ever go to this restaurant. A major rip off to tourists! One tiny bowl of soup with 5 tiny pieces of tendon and side dish of beef and tendon(no beef at all) and the woman there charged us K$56,000. She said the beef is very expensive but there’s not even a slice of beef , only 10 chopped small pieces of tendons. She kept on saying beef is expensive!!! So that’s why she withheld the beef that we ordered???? DO NOT go that restaurant! Such a High rip off! We should have left when we walked in as there’s only 1 person eating. Sigh…..
I was charged 30,000 won for beef knee bone soup, rice, and Sprite, and even though I paid by handing over two 10,000 won coins, one 5,000 won coin, and five 1,000 won coins, the waitress said I was missing 1,000 won and took another 1,000 won. When I entered the store, there was only one waitress working. She was getting her skincare done and took my order, but she made me wait until my skincare was finished before cooking it. I'll never go there again.
Very expensive for the amount of food you get. I would recommend tourist to avoid this place. They give you a small pot of broth with some beef tendon. We had to order some rice and noodles because it the food doesn't come with any. Total was 51,000 won for a small pot of soup for 2 people. We left still feeling hungry. We also didn't get any sides to go with our food so we felt ripped off.
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