Fried ChickenGangnam₩₩Lunch / Dinner
BBQ Chicken
The flagship chain of Genesis BBQ, which fries its Golden Olive line in 100 percent extra-virgin olive oil.
The map
Seoul food map
Every place we recommend, plotted. Tap a marker for the short version and a link to the full write-up.
…
Showing 0 of 35 places with location data.
All places
Korean BbqHongdae₩₩Lunch / Dinner
Hanam Pig House
A nationwide pork-BBQ franchise known for thick-cut samgyeopsal grilled over cast iron, with a generous spread of free banchan.
Fried ChickenItaewon₩₩Lunch / Dinner
Kyochon Chicken
A top-awarded Korean fried-chicken franchise, known for small pieces brushed with soy-garlic or honey glaze.
NoodlesMyeongdong₩₩Lunch / Dinner
Myeongdong Gyoja
A Michelin Bib Gourmand institution with a four-item menu: knife-cut noodle soup, kalguksu, mandu, and bibim-guksu.
GukbapMyeongdong₩₩
Shinseon Seolnongtang
A seolleongtang franchise that simmers ox-bone broth for hours, served milky-white with rice, noodles, and kkakdugi.
CafesSeongsu₩₩
Starbucks
The global coffee chain, deeply localized in Korea with Siren Order app pickup and drinks like the Jeju green-tea latte.
Street FoodHongdae₩Lunch / Dinner
Yeopgi Tteokbokki
The chain that set off the ultra-spicy tteokbokki craze, delivered in a big tub with eomuk, egg, and noodles.
CafesItaewon₩₩
A Twosome Place
A dessert-cafe chain built around cakes and pastries, with full food menus and roomy seating.
Fried ChickenHongdae₩₩Lunch / Dinner
bhc Chicken
A fast-growing chain built on powder-seasoned chicken, led by the sweet-and-savory Bburinkle cheese dust.
NoodlesGangnam₩₩₩Lunch / Dinner
Bongpiyang
An upscale Pyongyang-style naengmyeon house from the Byeokje galbi group, serving a subtle cold beef-broth noodle.
GukbapJongno₩₩
Cheongjinok
A Jongno hangover-soup house running since 1937, ladling haejangguk of ox blood, tripe, and cabbage over rice.
Street FoodGangnam₩₩Lunch / Dinner
Dookki
An all-you-can-eat tteokbokki buffet where you build your own pot from a bar of rice cakes, toppings, fried snacks, and ramyeon.
NoodlesItaewon₩₩Lunch / Dinner
Ebiga Jjamppong
A jjamppong-focused franchise offering the spicy seafood noodle in white, red, and extra-hot versions.
Fried ChickenJongno₩₩Lunch / Dinner
Goobne Chicken
An oven-baked rather than fried chicken chain, best known for the crackly Gochu Basasak red-pepper version.
GukbapGangnam₩₩Breakfast / Lunch
Hadongkwan
A gomtang institution running since 1939, serving a clear beef-and-rice soup that regulars order as ten thousand won, extra tripe.
NoodlesHongdae₩Lunch / Dinner
Hong Kong Banjeom 0410
A Chinese-Korean chain from chef Baek Jong-won for quick jjajangmyeon, jjamppong, and tangsuyuk at low prices.
GukbapHongdae₩₩Lunch / Dinner
Ibadom Gamjatang
A gamjatang chain that boils pork-spine stew with potato, perilla, and cabbage in a big shared pot.
Korean BbqItaewon₩₩Lunch / Dinner
Icha Dol
A specialist franchise for chadolbagi, paper-thin beef brisket seared in seconds and wrapped in seasoned scallions.
Street FoodSeongsu₩Lunch / Dinner
Jaws Tteokbokki
One of the original tteokbokki franchises, a street-stall setup for tteokbokki, sundae, twigim, and eomuk broth.
Pork CutletSeongsu₩₩₩Lunch / Dinner
Jeongdon
A premium Japanese-style katsu house using aged pork and low-temperature frying, now with several Seoul branches.
NoodlesJongno₩₩Lunch / Dinner
Jinju Hoegwan
A downtown classic since 1962, famous for summer kongguksu, a chilled and nutty soy-bean broth over noodles.
GukbapItaewon₩
Keunmam Halmae Sundaeguk
A budget franchise for sundae-gukbap, pork blood sausage and offal in a cloudy pork broth, with rice and soup refills.
Fried ChickenSeongsu₩₩Dinner
Kkanbu Chicken
A pub-leaning chicken franchise whose name, a childhood word for partner, entered pop culture through Squid Game.
Pork CutletJongno₩₩Lunch / Dinner
Kobako
A tonkatsu chain frying thick loin and tenderloin cutlets to order, served with miso soup.
Pork CutletHongdae₩₩Lunch / Dinner
Lara Cost
A casual Western-Korean franchise pairing giant wang-donkkaseu cutlets with cream pasta and a salad bar.
CafesHongdae₩
Mega Coffee
A low-price takeout chain that grew explosively on jumbo americanos priced just over a thousand won.
Pork CutletMyeongdong₩Lunch / Dinner
Myeongdong Donkkaseu
An old-school gyeongyang-sik cutlet: a wide, pounded-thin pork cutlet under brown demi-glace sauce, with soup and rice.
Korean BbqJongno₩₩Lunch / Dinner
Myeongnyun Jinsa Galbi
An all-you-can-eat marinated pork galbi franchise where one fixed price covers unlimited refills.
CafesMyeongdong₩
Paiks Coffee
A value coffee chain from chef Baek Jong-won, known for oversized sweet drinks like the vanilla latte and the giant milk tea.
CafesGangnam₩₩
Paul Bassett
A specialty-coffee chain named after a World Barista Champion, best known for its soft-serve ice cream latte.
Pork CutletGangnam₩₩Lunch / Dinner
Saboten
A Japanese tonkatsu franchise serving black-pork cutlets with a sesame grinder and free cabbage refills.
Korean BbqMyeongdong₩₩Lunch / Dinner
Saemaeul Sikdang
A retro-styled diner franchise from chef Baek Jong-won, famous for yeoltan bulgogi and a seven-minute kimchi stew.
Street FoodMyeongdong₩₩Lunch / Dinner
School Food
A polished bunsik chain that plates tteokbokki, mari (thin gimbap rolls), and rice bowls like a cafe.
Street FoodJongno₩Lunch / Dinner
Sinjeon Tteokbokki
A takeaway-first chain known for a dark, sweet-hot sauce and crispy fried dumplings on the side.
Korean BbqGangnam₩₩₩Lunch / Dinner
Yukjeon Sikdang
A Gangnam-born beef house group known for hand-cut fresh galbi and yukjeon, thin pan-fried beef.