Seoul · 4 stops
Jongno market walk
Start with cheap noodles by the station, graze through Gwangjang Market, and finish with a shared chicken pot in the alley that invented it.
Day 1 Half-day loop from Jongno 3-ga
LunchYujin SikdangGet the mul-naengmyeon and split a nokdu-jijim mung-bean pancake between two people.
AfternoonSunhee's BindaetteokOrder the nokdu bindaetteok (plain mung-bean pancake) with a bowl of makgeolli, and add the meat bindaetteok or meat mandu if you're sharing.
DinnerJinokhwa Halmae Dak-hanmariOrder one dak-hanmari per 2–3 people, cook it with the noodle and rice-cake add-ons, and finish with rice fried in the leftover broth.
Late nightGyerim DakdoritangOrder the smallest pot for two, and add the ₩2,000 noodles to the leftover sauce at the end.
PLAN A DAY
All food routes
Seoul · 3 daysSeoul in 3 days, one meal at a timeOld markets, palace-side noodles, then Gangnam after dark.
Seoul · 2 daysSeoul 24 hours: six restaurants that never closeHot soup, ramyeon and grilled pork at 4am, on both sides of the Han River.
Seoul · 3 stopsGangnam after darkDinner, a second round, and a 24-hour bowl when the night runs long.
Seoul · 2 daysSeoul 24 hours: six restaurants that never closeHot soup, ramyeon and grilled pork at 4am, on both sides of the Han River.Seoul · 3 stopsGangnam after darkDinner, a second round, and a 24-hour bowl when the night runs long.