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14 restaurants in the Korea on a Plate guide for group dinners in Jongno, ranked Monthly 30 first and then by Google rating. Each has hours, a price per person and what to order.
In this guide: Jinokhwa Halmae Dak-hanmari, Hyehwa Dodam, Gwanghwamun Seokgalbi D Tower branch, Milgwabori (Wheat and Barley), Banju (Drinks with a Meal).
At a glance: Price per person ₩6,000–₩25,000 (middle ₩15,000). Average Google rating ★4.2. 2 of 14 are open late or 24 hours.
Updated 2026-10-05
| Restaurant | Area | Order | Per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jinokhwa Halmae Dak-hanmari | Jongno | Dak-hanmari · whole chicken pot | ₩18,000 | ★4 |
| Hyehwa Dodam | Jongno | Kimchi-jjim · braised aged kimchi with pork | ₩11,000 | ★4.6 |
| Gwanghwamun Seokgalbi D Tower branch | Jongno | Seokgalbi · meat grilled on a hot stone plate | ₩18,900 | ★4.6 |
| Milgwabori (Wheat and Barley) | Jongno | Minari-jeon · water dropwort pancake | ₩12,000 | ★4.4 |
| Banju (Drinks with a Meal) | Jongno | Hanwoo Yukhoe · beef tartare with laver chips | ₩25,000 | ★4.3 |
| Aehorak | Jongno | Bossam · boiled pork slices with wraps and side dishes | ₩12,000 | ★4.3 |
| Tongkeun Nuine Yukhoe Bindaetteok (Big-Hearted Sister's Beef Tartare & Mung Bean Pancakes) | Jongno | Nokdu bindaetteok · mung bean pancake, millstone-ground per the menu | ₩6,000 | ★4.2 |
| Gaeseong Mandu Koong | Jongno | Handmade mandu | ₩15,000 | ★4.1 |
| Gyerim Dakdoritang | Jongno | Dakdoritang · spicy braised chicken with potatoes | ₩15,000 | ★4.1 |
| Juyu Byeoljang | Jongno | Bandal chijeu gamjajeon · half-moon cheese potato pancake | ₩25,000 | ★4.1 |
진옥화할매원조닭한마리
₩18,000 per person
Hours 10:30–01:00
Jinokhwa opened in 1978 and is one of the founding restaurants of the alley now called Dak-hanmari Golmok, where whole chickens simmer tableside in a shallow pot of broth. It's a communal, cook-it-yourself meal that rewards a small group with time to linger.
혜화도담
₩11,000 per person
Hours 11:00–22:00
Hyehwa Dodam is about 180 m from Hyehwa Station and is listed on DiningCode for kimchi-jjim and makgeolli. The menu centres on kimchi-jjim and braised pork ribs in shareable sizes, plus a green onion pancake, and reviewers most often call it down-to-earth, casual, lively and popular with locals.
광화문석갈비 D타워점
₩18,900 per person
Hours 10:30–22:00
Gwanghwamun Seokgalbi's D Tower branch, about 190 m from Gwanghwamun Station, serves pork and beef stone-plate grills, 1++ hanu striploin on a tabletop brazier, a large galbitang, hanu yukhoe bibimbap and a cheese potato pancake. DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as clean, upscale, formal and casual.
밀과보리
₩12,000 per person
Hours 11:15–21:00
Milgwabori in Gye-dong, near Anguk Station, is listed on DiningCode for minari-jeon and gondeure-bap. Minari, potato and kimchi pancakes are ₩12,000 each, gondeure rice is ₩11,000 per person (minimum two), and there is also clam kalguksu and spicy braised chicken; DiningCode reviewers most often call it down-to-earth, casual and popular with locals.
반주
₩25,000 per person
Hours 15:00–23:00
A modern Korean dining bar in Ikseon-dong pairing traditional Korean liquor with shareable plates such as bulgogi potato jeon, octopus carpaccio, perilla-cream gnocchi, crab spaghetti and charcoal-scented Hanwoo yukhoe with gim bugak. DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as pretty, clean, quiet and upscale.
애호락
₩12,000 per person
Hours 11:00–21:30
Aehorak is in Gye-dong, about 80 m from Anguk Station, and is listed on DiningCode for bossam set meals and aehobak (Korean zucchini) stew. Lunch specials include a bossam set and zucchini stew, while dinner centres on a five-item bossam platter, and reviewers most often call it clean, down-to-earth and casual.
통큰누이네 육회빈대떡
₩6,000 per person
Hours 09:00–22:20
This Gwangjang Market spot, about 100 m from Jongno 5-ga Station, is listed on DiningCode for bindaetteok and yukhoe. The menu pairs mung bean pancakes with beef tartare dishes, mini gimbap and makgeolli, and reviewers most often call it down-to-earth, lively, casual and good value.
개성만두 궁
₩15,000 per person
Hours Sun–Tue 11:30–20:00; Wed–Sat 11:30–21:30
Make room for handmade dumplings while exploring Insadong. This restaurant also serves traditional joraengi rice-cake soup.
종로계림닭도리탕원조 본점
₩15,000 per person
Hours 11:30–21:45
A Jongno 3-ga institution for garlicky, chili-red braised chicken, sized by the pot so groups can order without fuss. The alley has several similarly named competitors, but this original branch is the one longtime locals point to.
주유별장
₩25,000 per person
Hours 11:30–21:00
Juyu Byeoljang is in Cheongjin-dong, about 190 m from Gwanghwamun Station, and is listed on DiningCode for fusion Korean food and makgeolli. Dishes for sharing such as potato pancakes, rosé tteokbokki and avocado yukhoe sit beside makgeolli slushies, and reviewers most often call it clean, upscale, quiet and pretty.
육회자매집 종로3호점
₩23,000 per person
Hours 11:00–21:10
Yukhoe Jamae-jip's Jongno Branch 3 sits by Gwangjang Market and is listed on DiningCode for yukhoe and yukhoe bibimbap. The menu covers yukhoe (₩23,000), yukhoe rice bowls, beef jeon and raw beef sashimi, with Japanese labels on many items; reviewers most often call it down-to-earth, lively, casual and generous.
옛날집낙원아구찜
₩25,000 per person
Hours 11:30–22:00
Opened in 1967, this is the restaurant credited with inventing Seoul-style agujjim and starting the whole Nakwon-dong agujjim alley that still surrounds it today. Designated both a Baeknyeon-gakge (century-old business track) and a Seoul Future Heritage site, it remains the benchmark for the dish in the capital.
삼청동수제비
₩14,000 per person
Hours 11:00–20:00
Running since 1982 at the top of the Samcheong-dong hanok slope, this homestyle diner serves a gentle, comforting bowl that has fed generations of visitors to Bukchon and the nearby palace walls. Its nostalgic, low-key dining room feels a world away from the boutiques and cafes that now line the street outside.
박가네 빈대떡
₩6,000 per person
Hours 09:00–22:00
A Gwangjang Market spot that DiningCode lists for bindaetteok, mung bean pancakes ground in a millstone, and for yukhoe. The menu adds meat and seafood pancakes, meatballs, yukhoe gimbap, sundae and tteokbokki. Reviewers most often call it down-to-earth, lively, good value and casual.
In this guide: Jinokhwa Halmae Dak-hanmari, Hyehwa Dodam, Gwanghwamun Seokgalbi D Tower branch, Milgwabori (Wheat and Barley), Banju (Drinks with a Meal).
Tongkeun Nuine Yukhoe Bindaetteok (Big-Hearted Sister's Beef Tartare & Mung Bean Pancakes), about ₩6,000 per person.
Hyehwa Dodam: ★4.6 from 443 reviews.
Jinokhwa Halmae Dak-hanmari, Banju (Drinks with a Meal).
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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