Jongno 5-ga, Jongno-gu · Seoul
Jong-ro 40ga-gil, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
Follow your nose and follow the fish with a lot of beer.
Dishes: Grilled fish
Expansive wholesale & retail market with stalls offering hundreds of types of fish & seafood. Come here to order fish fresh and pick any of the restaurants to prepare Mae-un Tang, a spicy fish soup, as well as San nak-ji, just-killed and still wriggling octopus that’s full of flavor and texture.
Bukchon comfort-food spot tucked in an alley near Anguk Station, specializing in delicate Chodang-style soft tofu stews from mild chodang sundubu to spicy seafood.
Original Korean barbecue joint that anchored Seongsu-dong's Galbi Alley since 1999, grilling marinated pork ribs over charcoal alongside kimchi stew and steamed eggs.
Long-running Yongsan grill house known for chadolbagi brisket chargrilled in steel baskets with a sweet-and-sour dipping sauce, plus tripe, intestines, and naejangtang at breakfast.
Gangnam specialist in grilled beef and pork intestines and tripe — a Blue Ribbon Survey pick that's often counted among Seoul's best gopchang houses. Reservations through Catch Table essentially required.