The Korea Tourist · Food & places
Find your
next meal
in Korea.
Food to get curious about. Korean names to keep handy. Details to help you find the right place.
From the archive · Checked again
An early start
near City Hall.
Dried-pollock soup at Mugyodong Bugeokukjib, with the Korean name to order and updated visitor details. Originally published in December 2025; details checked in September 2026.
Planning a Chuseok visit? The listing announces a closure on 24–28 September 2026.
Stay notes · Seoul
A room for your
Seoul plans.
Comparing LOTTE City Hotel Myeongdong? Start with the room sizes, bed choices and original archive photos, then check the rate for your dates.
A few places to start
From a noodle bowl to a cafe stop.
Daejeon · Noodles
A bowl near the station
Shindo Kalguksu, its bone-and-anchovy broth, and the afternoon break to plan around.
신도칼국수 · Shindo Kalguksu
Seoul · Seochon
Matcha beside the palace
Cafe Boan brings a cafe, books and exhibition spaces into the same cultural address.
카페보안 · Cafe Boan
Seoul · Anguk
Coffee, then a little exploring
Pastries, Korean menu names and a cafe address close to Anguk Station.
콘웨이커피 · Conway Coffee
Daejeon · Bakery
A roll for the road
Meet Sungsimdang’s Soonsoo Roll and check what to ask before taking a cream cake onward.
순수롤 · Soonsoo Roll
Anyang · Bunsik
An evening snack stop
Tteokbokki, jjolmyeon and the hollow fried shells called gonggal mandu.
써니분식 · Sunny Bunsik
Seoul · Jongno
Three dishes in Jongno
Meat patties, a shrimp-and-roe potato pancake and beef soup at Geumgeum.
금금 · Geumgeum
Anyang · Market
Dumplings by the market
Find the second branch, compare six dumpling names and ask how many come in an order.
한강손만두 2호점 · Hangang Sonmandu
Seoul · Yongsan
Ramen on the seventh floor
A meal at Yongsan I-Park Mall, with the Korean labels for pork ramen and other options.
멘야서울 · Menya Seoul
Anyang · Market
Pancakes from the griddle
The meat-and-mung-bean menu name, the listed price and the two weekly closing days.
중앙녹두빈대떡 · Jungang Nokdu Bindaetteok
A little help at the counter
Keep the Korean
name handy.
Save the name, check the branch, and open the map before you go. Each guide shows the sources and dates behind its visitor information.
이거 하나 주세요.
One of this, please.