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8 restaurants in the Korea on a Plate guide for 24-hour eating, ranked Monthly 30 first and then by Google rating. Each has hours, a price per person and what to order.
In this guide: Haehwaok, Geumsu Bokguk, Hannam-dong Gamjatang, Ilsung Susan · Noryangjin Fish Market, Yeongdong Seolleongtang.
At a glance: Price per person ₩7,000–₩25,000 (middle ₩20,000). Average Google rating ★4.3. 8 of 8 are open late or 24 hours.
Updated 2026-10-05
Disclosure: the editor of this guide runs Haehwaok. Ranked by the same rule as every other restaurant: this month's 30 first, then review-weighted Google rating.
| Restaurant | Area | Order | Per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haehwaok | Gangnam | Beef shank & tendon hot pot | ₩20,000 | ★4.9 |
| Geumsu Bokguk | Haeundae · Jung-dong | Bokguk · clear pufferfish soup with bean sprouts | ₩20,000 | ★4.2 |
| Hannam-dong Gamjatang | Itaewon | Gamjatang · pork spine and potato stew | ₩16,000 | ★4.6 |
| Ilsung Susan · Noryangjin Fish Market | Dongjak-gu · Noryangjin | Hoe · raw fish sashimi platter | ₩25,000 | ★4.5 |
| Yeongdong Seolleongtang | Gangnam | Seolleongtang · milky beef and bone broth with rice and noodles | ₩15,000 | ★4.1 |
| Phaedra | Hongdae | Haejang-ramyeon · spicy clam and chili hangover ramyeon | ₩7,000 | ★4 |
| Saebyeokjip | Gangnam | Galbitang · beef short-rib soup | ₩22,000 | ★4 |
| Gamnamujip Gisasikdang | Hongdae | Dwaeji-bulgogi · spicy grilled pork with rice | ₩13,000 | ★3.7 |
Sinnonhyeon
해화옥 신논현 직영점
₩20,000 per person
Open 24 hours
Haehwaok is a 24-hour Korean restaurant near Sinnonhyeon Station in Gangnam, Seoul. Visit for Hanwoo beef soup, beef shank and tendon hot pot, bulgogi and Korean beef barbecue, from breakfast to late-night dining.
Haeundae main branch
금수복국 해운대본점
₩20,000 per person
Open 24 hours
A Michelin Guide Busan-listed institution near Haeundae Station, this pufferfish specialist has served bokguk around the clock on its ground floor for years. It's a classic Busan hangover cure and an introduction to a dish visitors rarely find outside Korea's coastal cities.
한남동감자탕 본점
₩16,000 per person
Open 24 hours
Tucked in an alley off the Hannam intersection, this no-frills spot has fed the neighborhood around the clock for decades, its walls covered in decades of celebrity autographs. It's a genuine local fallback for a hot, filling meal at any hour, a rarity in a district now dominated by trendy cafes and galleries.
일성수산 (노량진수산시장)
₩25,000 per person
Open 24 hours
Korea's largest wholesale fish market runs a simple two-step system: buy raw fish downstairs among the shouting vendors and tanks, then take it up to a seating counter to eat it as hoe. Ilsung Susan is one of the steadier counters inside, known among visitors for straightforward pricing rather than aggressive touting.
영동설렁탕
₩15,000 per person
Open 24 hours
A long-running ox bone soup house behind the main road in Sinsa that stays open around the clock. The menu is two items, seolleongtang and a platter of boiled beef, and the soup arrives unseasoned with salt, spring onion and kimchi on the table. It is a standard last stop for people leaving the bars around Sinsa and Gangnam-daero.
훼드라
₩7,000 per person
Open 24 hours
Open since the early 1970s a block from Yonsei and Ewha, this tiny diner earned its dish's nickname — "tear-gas ramyeon" — during the 1980s pro-democracy protests, when students ducking police tear gas would warm up here with a bowl hot enough to make their eyes water all over again. Old photos and graffiti from that era still line the walls, a rare surviving trace of Sinchon's student-movement history amid the neighborhood's newer chains and cafes.
새벽집
₩22,000 per person
Open 24 hours
Saebyeokjip built its reputation as one of Cheongdam's few round-the-clock restaurants, drawing club-goers, night-shift workers and early risers for hot beef soup at any hour. The name means 'dawn house', and it lives up to it.
감나무집기사식당
₩13,000 per person
Open 24 hours
A gisa sikdang, the kind of canteen built for taxi drivers, serving single-plate meals with rice, soup and side dishes around the clock. The pork bulgogi, cooked on a hot plate in a sweet and spicy marinade, is what most people order. It sits on the quieter northern edge of Yeonnam-dong.
In this guide: Haehwaok, Geumsu Bokguk, Hannam-dong Gamjatang, Ilsung Susan · Noryangjin Fish Market, Yeongdong Seolleongtang.
Phaedra, about ₩7,000 per person.
Haehwaok: ★4.9 from 188 reviews.
Every place is in the Korea on a Plate guide, written by an editor who runs four restaurants in Seoul. The list is filtered from published hours, prices and tags; nobody pays to be listed.
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