Late-night food in Itaewon, Seoul: 6 places (October 2026)

Jeongdeunjip (JD BBQ)

정든집

First time in KoreaGroups & sharingLate night

₩20,000 per person

Hours Mon–Fri 17:00–23:50; Sat–Sun 16:30–23:50

A Korean barbecue house a few minutes from Itaewon Station that opens in the late afternoon and grills until nearly midnight. Staff cook the meat at the table and keep the side dishes topped up, and English is spoken, which is why it is one of the most-reviewed barbecue rooms in Itaewon.

Bogwangjung

Itaewon

보광정 이태원점

First time in KoreaGroups & sharingLate night

₩20,000 per person

Hours Mon–Fri 16:00–24:00; Sat–Sun 12:00–24:00

A pork barbecue room on Bogwang-ro, down the hill from Itaewon Station, open until midnight every day and from noon at weekends. There is a set that lets you try several cuts at once, and the house stew is what regulars add to the grill.

Dwaeji Restaurant 2 (Pig Restaurant)

돼지래스토랑 둘째

First time in KoreaGroups & sharingLate night

₩20,000 per person

Hours 16:30–24:00

A second branch of a pork barbecue place in the lanes below Itaewon Station, open from late afternoon to midnight every day. Servers grill the thick cuts at the table and tell you which condiment to eat each one with; the room is set up for visitors, with most tables full of travellers.

Jamsugyojip Haebangchon branch (Jamsu Bridge House)

잠수교집 해방촌 직영점

Groups & sharingLate night

₩17,000 per person

Hours 12:00–02:00

This directly run Haebangchon branch is listed on DiningCode for naengsam, frozen sliced pork belly. Besides pork belly it grills hanwoo brisket and makchang, with stews such as spicy sundubu and cheonggukjang, and reviewers most often call it down-to-earth, lively, casual and popular with locals.

Iyeo Gomtang

이여곰탕

First time in KoreaSolo diningEarly breakfast

₩13,000 per person

Hours 00:00–24:00

Iyeo Gomtang is about 330 m from Sinyongsan Station on Yongridan-gil and is listed on DiningCode for Korean-beef gomtang. Alongside the soup it serves yukhoe bibimbap, gomtang noodles and beef jeon, and reviewers most often describe it as clean, down-to-earth and casual.

Hannam-dong Gamjatang

한남동감자탕 본점

Late nightGroups & sharingBring the heat

₩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.