Known for Korean street food, this spot draws diners from across Seoul.
14 min walk from Jungnang Station Station.
Bunsik — Korean street-food snacks — evolved as affordable, filling fare for students and workers after the Korean War. Tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), kimbap (seaweed rice rolls), sundae (blood sausage), and odeng (fish cake skewers in broth) are the staples. Most bunsik restaurants are fast, casual, and open late, making them a go-to for a quick hot meal at any hour.
Jungnang-gu is a residential district in northeastern Seoul with a working-class food culture built around affordable staples. Local markets, gukbap restaurants, and neighbourhood bunsik shops form the backbone of a dining scene that prioritises value and familiarity.
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View all →Daeseong Restaurant is famous for its octopus stew. I visit occasionally when I'm near the Jongno Sewoon Shopping Center. It seems the restaurant has expanded a bit, and they now offer table service. Nakgopsae is a stew made with octopus, tripe, and shrimp, which you boil yourself and mix with rice. I always feel this way when I visit Daeseong Restaurant: the ingredients are fresh and the flavor is clean. I ordered a single serving of nakgopsae, which costs 11,000 won. It was delicious.
I went there based on word of mouth, reminiscing about the old Sehun Shopping Mall, but it's not as amazing as the rumors suggest. Even with a reservation, the wait is long. I don't recommend it for groups. It's good for lunch for 2-3 people. The basic 3-course meal is self-service. The radish salad is delicious, but very salty. The bathroom is inconvenient. It's even more delicious if you make your own nakgopse and fried rice with scorched rice. I recommend adding ramen noodles to the broth, which becomes refreshing as the fresh cabbage cooks.
This place was also recommended to me. I had the impression that there weren't many places to eat nakgopse in Seoul, so I was glad to find it. It had a very local feel and a completely different atmosphere from Myeongdong, where Japanese is spoken everywhere (it was in a back alley). The food was also great. When I left the restaurant, there were several groups waiting in line, so I was lucky to be able to skip the queue.
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