Chanyang-jip is identified by the sight of diners emerging with stories of mountain-high piles of clam and mussel shells left in their empty orange plastic bowls. Operating in the Donui-dong neighborhood since nineteen sixty-five, this…
Jongno Backalley Food Tents
This walk weaves through the smoky, neon-lit alleys of Jongno-3-ga to experience Seoul's legendary late-night street food tents and historic taverns. You will taste everything from charcoal-grilled pork and raw oyster bossam to comforting noodle soups in the city's most authentic nightlife hub.
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1. Chanyang-jip
2. Mi Galmaegisal
Mi Galmaegisal sits within a dense, triangular cluster of barbecue restaurants in the Donui-dong neighborhood, where tables and chairs often spill directly into the alleyway. The establishment is known for serving galmaegisal, a cut of…
3. Young Chun Ok
Yeongchunok is a two-story restaurant in Donui-dong that operates twenty-four hours a day, a schedule it has kept for decades. Its storefront is marked by a weathered, simple sign and an open layout that often spills the aroma of…
4. Samhaejip Jongno Branch
Samhaejip Jongno Branch is a centerpiece of the neighborhood’s famous bossam alley, a concentrated stretch of restaurants that has been a destination for boiled pork dishes for decades. You can identify the restaurant by the lively,…
5. Jongno 3(sam)-ga Pocha Street
Jongno 3-ga Pocha Street is defined by the rows of bright orange tents that appear after sunset, spilling out onto the pavements near exits five and six of the Jongno 3-ga subway station. These makeshift stalls, known as pojangmacha, serve…
6. Gyerim Sikdang
Gyerim Sikdang is identified by a bright red sign that marks the entrance to a narrow, unassuming alleyway in the Jongno district. Inside this tucked-away space, the restaurant has operated for over fifty years, serving a single, focused…