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Tea Therapy 　

Korean medicinal herbal tea, made approachable - the kind of thing usually prescribed by an oriental clinic, served here as something you simply order and drink. Omija, jujube and blended herb teas in a calm Jongno room. Useful if you have been walking the city all day. Signature dish: Hyangtong Tea, Omija Tea, Medicinal Herb Tea, Jujube Tea Hours: Monday–Saturday 10:00-21:00 Sundays 10:00-20:00 Phone: +82-2-730-7507 Address: 74 Yunboseon-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 종로구 윤보선길 74 (안국동,1층) / 티테라피 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3000000-104-2006-00042) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Taehwawon 　

Established in 1926 and now in its third generation, one of the oldest kitchens in Incheon Chinatown. The Incheon-style jjajang is made with the restaurant's own black bean paste, and there is a white jjajang - the older, pre-caramel version of the sauce - for anyone curious how the dish tasted a century ago. Signature dish: Jjajangmyeon (Black Bean Sauce Noodles) Also on the menu: Incheon Hyangto Jjajang, Hayan Jjajang (old-fashioned black bean sauce noodles), Jjajang Hours: Monday-Friday 11:00-21:00 (Break time 15:30-17:00) Weekends 11:00-20:30 Phone: +82-32-766-7688 Address: 10 Chinatown-ro 59beon-gil, Jemulpo-gu, Incheon Show this to your taxi driver인천광역시 제물포구 차이나타운로59번길 10, 1,2층 (선린동) / 태화원 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3501000-101-2000-20210) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Sooyeon Sanbang 　

The hanok of the writer Yi Tae-jun, built in the 1930s, now run as a tea house by his granddaughter. The name means a house where literary figures gather, which is what it was. Pumpkin shaved ice in summer, traditional teas year-round, and a garden that makes Seongbuk-dong feel far from the city. Signature dish: Danhobak bingsu (Shaved ice with pumpkin) Also on the menu: Danhobak bingsu (Shaved ice with pumpkin), Injeolmi (Bean-powder-coated rice cake) Hours: Wednesday-Friday 11:30-17:50 (Last order 17:00) Saturday 11:30-21:50 (Break time 18:00~19:00, Last order 21:00) Sunday 11:30-19:40 (Last order 18:50) Closed: Mondays, Tuesdays Phone: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-2-764-1736 Address: 8 Seongbuk-ro 26-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 성북구 성북로26길 8 (성북동) / 수연산방 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3070000-101-1998-07407) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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So Seol Won Cafe 　

A two-storey cafe in Mansu-dong built to feel like a small town dropped into the city - a koi pond outside, a terrace, and a menu of Korean-flavoured drinks like injeolmi einspänner and chestnut cream latte. Hotteok toast is the thing to eat with them. Signature dish: Injeolmi Einspänner Also on the menu: Hotteok toast / Chestnut cream latte / Snowy mountain chocolate cake / Milk pudding, etc Hours: 11:00-21:00 (Last order 20:30) Phone: +82-507-1307-7225 Address: 840 Inju-daero, Namdong-gu, Incheon Show this to your taxi driver인천광역시 남동구 인주대로 840, 1,2층 (만수동) / 소설원 만수 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3530000-104-2023-00203) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Sinseung Banjeom 　

Run by the granddaughter of the founder of Gonghwachun, the restaurant credited with inventing jjajangmyeon in Incheon. The house version is yuni-jjajang: minced meat and vegetables in a sauce served beside the noodles rather than over them, with a fried egg on top. A direct line back to where the dish began. Signature dish: Jjajangmyeon (Black Bean Sauce Noodles) Also on the menu: Yuni-jjajangmyeon, Chapssal tangsuyuk Hours: 11:10~21:00 (브레이크타임 15:00~16:30 / 라스트오더 20:20) Closed: 연중무휴 Phone: +82-32-762-9467 Address: 인천광역시 제물포구 차이나타운로44번길 31-3 Show this to your taxi driver인천광역시 제물포구 차이나타운로44번길 31-3, 1~3층 (북성동2가) / 신승반점 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3501000-101-2003-20090) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Sanjang Garden 　

Charcoal-grilled pork ribs in Sejong, ringed by lake and hills. Cold buckwheat noodles and dongchimi guksu - noodles in the thin, sour brine of radish water kimchi - are the summer orders. Sujebi, hand-torn dough soup, for winter. Signature dish: Sutbul galbi (Charcoal-grilled galbi) Also on the menu: Naengmyeon (Cold buckwheat noodles), Dongchimi guksu (Noodles with radish water kimchi) Hours: 11:00-21:00 (Break time 15:00-16:00) Closed: Day of Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) Phone: +82-44-867-3333 Address: 1131-7 Dosingobok-ro, Yeonseo-myeon, Sejong-si Show this to your taxi driver세종특별자치시 연서면 도신고복로 1131-7, 1층,2층 / 산장가든 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5690000-101-1995-00064) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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San 1-1 　

A cafe built along the Naksan fortress wall, with the bedrock left exposed inside on the ground floor and glass opening onto the city. The second and third floors look out over central Seoul. Best at dusk, when the wall lights up and the walk down into Ihwa village begins. Signature dish: Honey Waffles Also on the menu: Bulgogi Cheese Pizza / Coco Cloud / Jirisan Matcha Latte Hours: 10:00-23:00 Phone: +82-507-1370-2362 Address: 25 Naksanseonggwakseo 1-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 종로구 낙산성곽서1길 25, 1~2층 (이화동) / 산1-1 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3000000-101-2022-00345) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Sambong Dodam 　

Kalguksu in a broth simmered over four hours from hanu bone and chicken, near Jogyesa Temple and Jonggak Station. Bossam is the dish to add. The broth is the reason to come - most noodle shops do not give it that long. Signature dish: Hanu Bone Chicken Kalguksu Also on the menu: Mungteongi bossam / Minjarijeon / Myeongtae hoe muchim Hours: 11:00-22:00Break time 15:00-17:00 Phone: +82-2-737-0333 Address: 45-5 Ujeongguk-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 종로구 우정국로 45-5, 지상1층 (견지동) / 삼봉도담 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3000000-101-2024-00171) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Ran 　

Oxtail soup simmered long enough to turn the broth cloudy, in Yeongdeungpo, with ginseng chicken soup as the other order. Restorative Korean cooking of the plainest kind - no chilli, no marinade, just time. Signature dish: Oxtail Soup Also on the menu: Oxtail Soup / Ginseng Chicken Soup Hours: 11:00-21:00 Closed: Every Sunday, Tuesday Phone: +82-2-848-1884 Address: 12, Yeouidaebang-ro, 53ga-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 영등포구 여의대방로53가길 12 (신길동, 지상1층) / 란 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3180000-101-2002-00477) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Onmaeul 　

Kongbiji jjigae - soybeans ground whole, skins and all, then stewed - is peasant food that has mostly disappeared from Seoul. This Jongno restaurant still makes it, in a room of timber and red clay. Nutty, thick, and almost entirely plant-based. Signature dish: Pureed Soybean Stew Also on the menu: Pureed Soybean Stew / Bean Curd and Mushroom Hot Pot Hours: 11:00-21:00 (Last Order 20:30) Closed: Open 24/7 Phone: +82-2-738-4231 Address: 127 Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 종로구 삼청로 127 (삼청동) / 온마을 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3000000-101-1998-03046) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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New Order Club Hannam 　

New York-style pizza by the slice and a record collection, in Hannam-dong. Potato and sweet corn are the house pies; the half-and-half lets you take two rather than choose. Late, loud and closer to a bar than a restaurant. Signature dish: Half-and-half pizza Also on the menu: Pepperoni pizza, french fries, chicken tenders Hours: 14:00-23:00 (Last order 22:00) Phone: +82-2-790-5701 Address: 58-14 Itaewon-ro 54-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 용산구 이태원로54길 58-14, 지하1층 (한남동) / 뉴오더클럽 한남 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3020000-101-2017-00365) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Namdo Hanu 　

Korean beef only, grilled at the table, in Damyang. Beef tartare is the other order for anyone who wants it raw. A local designated model restaurant - a government scheme that mostly tracks hygiene and consistency, but a reasonable signal in an unfamiliar town. Signature dish: Grilled Beef Also on the menu: Grilled Beef / Beef Tartare Hours: 11:00-21:00 Closed: Open 24/7 Phone: •1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-61-383-2211 Address: 1169, Jukhyang-daero, Damyang-gun, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Show this to your taxi driver전남광주통합특별시 담양군 담양읍 죽향대로 1169 / 남도한우 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5830000-101-2018-00013) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Mung Hit 　

The name means zoning out, and that is the brief: comfortable chairs, Manisan Mountain through the window, nothing demanding your attention. Cold brew hibiscus and croffles. A stop on the way around Ganghwa rather than a reason to cross the bridge. Signature dish: Cold brew hibiscus, ice cream croffle Also on the menu: Cold brew hibiscus, ice cream croffle, Americano, caffe latte, vanilla latte, caffe mocha, caramel macchiato Hours: Weekdays 10:30-18:00 / Weekends & public holidays 10:30-19:30 Closed: None Phone: +82-10-4275-9280 Address: 1970-34 Haeannam-ro, Hwado-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon Show this to your taxi driver인천광역시 강화군 화도면 해안남로 1970-34, 1층 / 멍때림 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3570000-101-2020-00011) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Mulgogi Coffee Roasters 　

An award-winning hand-drip roastery in Gwangju, roasting in small batches and selling around twenty kinds of drip bag to take away. Geisha is the house speciality. For coffee people this is a destination rather than a stop. Signature dish: Hand Drip Coffee Also on the menu: Geisha Coffee, African & Latin American Coffee, Dutch Coffee Hours: 10:00-19:00 Closed: Mondays & Tuesdays Phone: +82-507-1327-8702 Address: 34 Jangdong-ro, Dong-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Show this to your taxi driver전남광주통합특별시 동구 장동로 34 (동명동) / 물고기 커피 로스터스 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5805000-101-2014-00146) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Mosim 　

A hanjeongsik house in Seongbuk-dong where you choose the set by how many dishes you want. Grilled dried pollack and galbi soup anchor the table, with a spread of small side dishes around them. A civilised way to eat many Korean dishes in one sitting without ordering blind. Signature dish: Korean Table D’hote A, Korean Table D’hote B Also on the menu: Galbi Soup, Dried Pollack Soup, Ginseng Chicken Soup, Bibimbap Hours: 10:30-21:30 Phone: +82-2-924-5551 Address: 8 Gaeunsa-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 성북구 개운사길 8, 3층 (안암동5가) / 모심 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3070000-101-2008-00208) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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