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Fast Food
Fast food in Seoul goes beyond the international chains that line main streets. Korean fried chicken brands, burger joints using Korean beef, and kimbap shops that operate at the speed of fast food have created a parallel fast-food culture that is distinctly local. Food courts in subway stations and department basements serve hot meals with the speed and consistency of fast food but often with the quality of a sit-down restaurant.
Dongdaemun-gu
Dongdaemun-gu is a 24-hour neighbourhood defined by its massive fashion markets, which draw wholesale buyers and night shoppers around the clock. The food scene is fast, cheap, and designed for people who eat at unconventional hours — naengmyeon restaurants that open at midnight, pojangmacha that come alive at 3am, and kalguksu shops that have served the same recipe for fifty years.
