Bukchon · Gye-dong (Anguk) / Korean pancake and home-style restaurant
밀과보리
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.
Listed in the Korea on a Plate guide
Minari-jeon · water dropwort pancake
Two people can share a minari-jeon (₩12,000) and order gondeure-bap (₩11,000 each); solo diners can choose the clam kalguksu (₩11,000).
What a visitor needs to know before going. Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-04; prices and stations from our own records.
Open 11:15–21:00 with a break 15:00–17:00. Gondeure-bap and barley rice require at least two diners; Anguk Station is about 360 m away.
For allergies or dietary restrictions, ask the restaurant about ingredients and preparation before ordering.
FROM OTHER DINERS
A little hidden gem of a restaurant, specializing in mainly vegetarian fare.... Family-run, the tiny space feels like you are being welcomed into the dining room of a local family. The food tastes fresh, and cooked with simple ingredients. Service is very friendly, even with no
This is a very tasty restaurant. It’s a bit run down and that adds to the unique atmosphere but also honestly it made me feel a bit uncomfortable about cleanliness. The bathroom was so tiny and claustrophobic and run down- I don’t want to use it again. 😹 but The food was delicio
This is where the locals go. We initially want to go for the Usoba next door but the guy directed us to the next restaurant. Luckily we went here. The food was great. All locals and we were the only foreigners but the shop owner can speak english. Recommended menu are the fried
Reviews from Google. Shown in part; read the full reviews on Google.
NEAR YOU
Other guides close to this restaurant, by straight-line distance.
Two people can share a minari-jeon (₩12,000) and order gondeure-bap (₩11,000 each); solo diners can choose the clam kalguksu (₩11,000).
Expect about ₩12,000 per person. Minari-jeon (water dropwort pancake) ₩12,000; Gondeure-bap (thistle-greens rice, min. 2) ₩11,000; Gondeure saeng-bajirak kalguksu (fresh clam noodle soup) ₩11,000; Dak-bokkeumtang (spicy braised chicken) ₩35,000 (DiningCode menu, Oct 2026).
11:15–21:00. Closed on some days.
Milgwabori (Wheat and Barley) is at 32-1 Changdeokgung 1-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul in Seoul. In Korean the address is 서울특별시 종로구 창덕궁1길 32-1 1층. The nearest station is Anguk Station — about 310 m.
Milgwabori (Wheat and Barley) suits Solo dining, Groups & sharing, Not spicy, Near the sights.
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