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19 restaurants in the Korea on a Plate guide for eating in Itaewon, ranked Monthly 30 first and then by Google rating. Each has hours, a price per person and what to order.
In this guide: Jeongdeunjip (JD BBQ), Bogwangjung, Dwaeji Restaurant 2 (Pig Restaurant), Yongsan Samgyetang, Neungdong Minari.
At a glance: Price per person ₩10,000–₩55,000 (middle ₩17,000). Average Google rating ★4.3. 6 of 19 are open late or 24 hours.
Updated 2026-10-05
| Restaurant | Area | Order | Per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeongdeunjip (JD BBQ) | Itaewon | Samgyeopsal and pork neck grilled at the table | ₩20,000 | ★4.9 |
| Bogwangjung | Itaewon | Pork belly, pork neck and the house stew | ₩20,000 | ★4.9 |
| Dwaeji Restaurant 2 (Pig Restaurant) | Itaewon | Thick-cut pork and pork skirt | ₩20,000 | ★4.9 |
| Yongsan Samgyetang | Itaewon | Samgyetang · whole young chicken in ginseng broth | ₩10,000 | ★4.6 |
| Neungdong Minari | Itaewon | Minari gomtang · beef soup with water dropwort | ₩10,000 | ★4.4 |
| Maple Tree House (Danpungnamujip) | Itaewon | Marinated beef and pork galbi | ₩20,000 | ★4.3 |
| Jamsugyojip Haebangchon branch (Jamsu Bridge House) | Itaewon | Naengsam · thin-sliced frozen pork belly grilled at the table | ₩17,000 | ★4.4 |
| Pareukeu | Itaewon | Chilnamul Hangeureut · rice bowl with seven seasoned vegetables (vegan option) | ₩18,000 | ★4.3 |
| Haebang Sikdang (Haebang Diner) | Itaewon | Gamtae saengyeon-eo roll · raw salmon roll wrapped in gamtae seaweed | ₩18,000 | ★4.4 |
| Iyeo Gomtang | Itaewon | Hanwoo gomtang · clear Korean beef bone soup with rice | ₩13,000 | ★4.2 |
정든집
₩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.
Itaewon
보광정 이태원점
₩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.
돼지래스토랑 둘째
₩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.
용산삼계탕
₩10,000 per person
Hours 11:00–21:00
A samgyetang specialist near Samgakji Station serving whole young chicken in broth, including black-sesame and herbal versions alongside the classic. It is light, warming and an easy first Korean meal; a kimchi pancake on the side is a popular addition.
Sinyongsan
능동미나리 신용산점
₩10,000 per person
Hours Mon–Fri 10:00–23:00; Sat–Sun 09:30–23:00
A beef-soup restaurant near Sinyongsan Station known for gomtang finished with a heap of fresh minari (water dropwort). The broth is clear and deep rather than heavy, and the herb gives it a fresh, green edge. It opens in the morning and runs until 23:00.
Itaewon
단풍나무집 이태원점
₩20,000 per person
Hours 11:30–22:00
The Itaewon branch of a polished barbecue group, tucked into a lane off Itaewon-ro in a traditional-style house. It serves lunch as well as dinner, cooks the set menus at the table and is a common pick for hotel guests and tour groups who want a first Korean barbecue in comfortable surroundings.
잠수교집 해방촌 직영점
₩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.
파르크
₩18,000 per person
Hours 11:30–21:00
Pareukeu is a Korean bansang (home-style table) restaurant in Hannam-dong near Hangangjin Station, serving beef japchae, potato pancakes, a seven-vegetable bowl with a vegan option, Black Angus LA galbi and aged-kimchi fried rice with bacon. DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as clean, pretty, quiet and casual.
해방식당
₩18,000 per person
Hours 11:30–21:40
Haebang Sikdang is a fusion Korean restaurant in Haebangchon, listed on DiningCode for its raw salmon roll. The menu also covers stone-pot rice bowls, mackerel curry and pasta, and reviewers most often describe it as clean, pretty and casual.
이여곰탕
₩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.
섬집
₩55,000 per person
Hours 11:00–21:50
Seomjip is a restaurant near Yongsan Station listed on DiningCode for blue crab stew and freshwater crab. Its spicy freshwater-and-blue-crab stew is ₩55,000 for two, alongside beef jeon, braised pork with kimchi, grilled fish and freshwater eel; DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as clean, casual and down-to-earth.
고두리 용산점
₩12,000 per person
Hours 11:30–22:30
A tofu-focused Korean restaurant by Sinyongsan Station serving mushroom-tofu hot pot and tofu jeyuk as lunch menus, plus handmade tofu, bean-curd pancakes, black-pork tofu kimchi and fresh pork belly in the evening. DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as down-to-earth, casual, lively and popular with locals.
말방국밥 용산본점
₩12,000 per person
Hours 11:00–22:30
A gukbap restaurant on Yongnidan-gil serving Hanwoo beef soup with rice, plus Hanwoo yukhoe bibimbap, mungtigi (fresh raw beef), braised beef tendon suyuk, charcoal makchang sundae and Gyeongju makgeolli. DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as casual, clean, unusual in style and generous.
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.
진미식당
₩13,000 per person
Hours 11:00–20:30
Jinmi Sikdang near Samgakji Station is listed on DiningCode for kongguksu and squid stir-fry. Cold kongguksu and obokmyeon are ₩13,000, squid and spicy pork stir-fries ₩12,000, Mungyeong soybean cheonggukjang ₩10,000 and fresh pork belly ₩15,000; DiningCode reviewers most often call it down-to-earth, popular with locals, casual and good value.
찬장 용산 아이파크몰점
₩19,000 per person
Hours 11:00–22:00
Chanjang's branch in Yongsan I'Park Mall, next to Yongsan Station, serves sotbap bansang: pot-cooked rice sets paired with doenjang, soft tofu or kongbiji stew and a main such as pollack roe, salted mackerel, spicy pork or tteokgalbi. DiningCode also tags it for cockle bibimbap. Reviewers call it casual, clean, unpretentious and generous.
장지녕 간장게장
₩22,000 per person
Hours 11:30–22:00
A set-meal restaurant in Hannam-dong specialising in ganjang gejang (raw crab marinated in soy sauce), offered as single-person sets, with spicy jjukkumi sets, oyster dishes and a four-person spread. DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as clean, down-to-earth, good value and popular with locals.
장독대김치찜김치찌개 용산점
₩14,900 per person
Hours 10:00–22:00
This Yongsan branch is about 20 m from Yongsan Station and is listed on DiningCode for kimchi-jjigae and kimchi-jjim near I'Park Mall. Stews come alone or as set meals, with spicy kimchi galbi-jjim in two sizes for sharing, and reviewers most often call it down-to-earth, casual, lively and generous.
평양집 (삼각지)
₩14,000 per person
Hours Tue–Thu 08:00–21:30; Fri–Sun 07:00–21:30
Open since early in the morning near Samgakji's old military-supply shops, this long-running counter is best known for a rich but clean offal soup that regulars treat as breakfast. It's a good early stop before or after visiting the nearby National Museum of Korea or War Memorial.
In this guide: Jeongdeunjip (JD BBQ), Bogwangjung, Dwaeji Restaurant 2 (Pig Restaurant), Yongsan Samgyetang, Neungdong Minari.
Yongsan Samgyetang, about ₩10,000 per person.
Jeongdeunjip (JD BBQ): ★4.9 from 3,457 reviews.
Jeongdeunjip (JD BBQ), Bogwangjung, Dwaeji Restaurant 2 (Pig Restaurant), Jamsugyojip Haebangchon branch (Jamsu Bridge House), Iyeo Gomtang, Hannam-dong Gamjatang.
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