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Starbucks Edae R 　

The first Starbucks that opened in Korea, in 1999, 150 metres from the main gate of Ewha Womans University, and now the country's first Reserve-only branch. If you want a piece of Korean coffee history rather than just a coffee, this is the specific address. Signature dish: Starbucks 1st Store Caffe Latte Also on the menu: Coffee, tea, other mechandise Hours: Monday-Saturday 08:00-21:00 / Sunday 09:00-20:00 (Operating hours may change during vacation period of Ewha Womans University) Closed: Open all year-round Phone: +82-2-313-9106 Address: 34 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 서대문구 이화여대길 34, 1~3층 (대현동) / 스타벅스 이대R Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3120000-104-1999-03908) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Starbucks Byuldabang 　

Byuldabang - 'star tearoom' - is the nickname Koreans have long used for Starbucks, and this branch was given the name officially. It is designed as a showcase of where the company has been and where it is going, in the middle of the city. A curiosity worth ten minutes if you are passing. Signature dish: Latte, Americano, Vanilla Bean Latte, Shakerato-Bianco, Reserve Cold Brew Also on the menu: Coffee, Food Hours: Weekdays 07:00-22:00 / Weekends 08:00-21:00 Closed: Open all year-round Phone: +82-2-6020-5971 Address: 100 Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 중구 퇴계로 100, 1층 101호 (회현동2가) / 스타벅스 별다방 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3010000-101-2021-00079) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Starbucks Buckhansan 　

Starbucks' third Destination Store in Korea, built to face Bukhansan Mountain with gardens laid out around it. The panorama is the product here. Reachable on a day hike or as a stop before one, and considerably calmer than any Starbucks in central Seoul. Signature dish: Bukhansan Lemon Earl Grey Blended Also on the menu: Beverage, food, merchandise Hours: Weekdays: 08:00-21:00 / Weekends & public holidays: 07:00-22:00 Closed: Open all year-round Phone: +82-2-356-5702 Address: 24-11 Daeseomun-gil, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 은평구 대서문길 24-11 (진관동) / 스타벅스 더북한산 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3110000-104-2023-00023) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Sonjung Bossam 　

Three generations of a family cooking bossam, with the traditional dish reworked rather than preserved unchanged. The signature uses a single rare cut of pork per pig, wrapped with kimchi. Also worth knowing: the beef bone broth kalguksu, which is the quiet order regulars make. Signature dish: Gabri Kimchi Bossam Also on the menu: Algonibokkeum (Spicy stir-fried fish roe and intestines) / Sagol Suyuk Kalguksu (Boiled beef kalguksu) / Spicy Algoni Kalguksu (Spicy stir-fried fish roe and intestines kalguksu) Hours: [Weekdays] 11:00-22:00 <br> [Saturdays] 11:30-22:00 <br> * Break time 14:30-16:30 Closed: Sundays Phone: +82-2-735-3952 Address: 24 Samil-daero 15-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 종로구 삼일대로15길 24, 1층 (관철동) / 손정보쌈 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3000000-101-2022-00095) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Sky Pizza 　

The pizza shop from Bong Joon-ho's Parasite, where the Kim family folds boxes for pocket money. It is a working neighbourhood pizzeria rather than a film set, so treat it as a cheap meal with a bit of cinema attached rather than a destination in itself. Hours: 11:00~22:00 ※ Visit after contacting by phone as there is a possibility of business hours fluctuation Phone: +82-2-822-3082 Address: 86, Noryangjin-ro 6-gil, Dongjak-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 동작구 노량진로6길 86 (노량진동) / 스카이피자 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3190000-101-1991-03839) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Sinchon Gisa Sikdang 　

A gisa sikdang is a canteen originally built for taxi drivers, which means large portions at fair prices and fast service. This one has been running long enough to be certified as a long-standing small business by the government. Order the bulkkot baekban - pork bulgogi with rice and side dishes. Signature dish: Bulkkot baekban Also on the menu: Dwaejibulbaek (pork bulgogi) / Kimchi jjigae / Yangnyeom gejang (spicy marinated crab) Hours: 07:00-21:00 Phone: +82-02-3664-4221 Address: 408 Banghwa-daero, Gangseo-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 강서구 방화대로 408, 1층 (방화동, 3동) / 신촌기사식당 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3150000-101-1993-06355) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Sigol Bossam 　

Bossam - boiled pork wrapped in kimchi and cabbage - as the main event, with potato dumpling soup as the other order regulars make. In Seocho-gu, a working neighbourhood rather than a tourist one, which is generally a good sign for this kind of food. Signature dish: Kimchi Cabbage Wraps with Pork Also on the menu: Kimchi Cabbage Wraps with Pork / Potato Ball Soup Hours: 11:30-22:00 Phone: +82-2-3473-7358 Address: 25 Bangbaecheon-ro 2-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 서초구 방배천로 12, 1,2층 (방배동) / 시골보쌈 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3210000-101-1994-02913) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Shinuiju Chapsal Sundae 　

A sundae and rice soup restaurant that SHINee's Key and Minho ate at through their trainee years. Sundae is Korean blood sausage; the soup comes plain, and you season it yourself with salted shrimp or the chilli paste on the table. Squid sundae is the other house dish. Signature dish: Shinuiju Jeongsik, ojingeo sundae Also on the menu: Shinuiju Jeongsik, sundae gukbap, Hamheung naengmyeon set, hoe naengmyeon, ojingeo sundae, suyuk Hours: 00:00-24:00 Phone: +82-2-511-9081 Address: 725 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 강남구 영동대로 725 (청담동) / 신의주찹쌀순대 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3220000-101-1985-16486) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Seonungak 　

The largest hanok in Seoul outside the royal palaces, facing Doseonsa Temple at the foot of Bukhansan. It was used for weddings and filming before reopening as a cafe. Come for the building and the mountain rather than the drinks list, and come in autumn if you can choose. Signature dish: Americano Also on the menu: Hibiscus ade, fresh strawberry latte, Chinese jujube tea, etc. Hours: 11:00-19:00 (Last order 18:00) Closed: Wednesdays Phone: +82-507-1399-1105 Address: 223 Samyang-ro 173-gil, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 강북구 삼양로173길 223 (우이동) / 한옥카페 선운각 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3080000-101-2021-00216) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Seongsunoru 　

Grilled hanu gopchang - Korean beef small intestine - which is one of the last dishes most visitors get around to trying and one of the ones they remember. Staff grill it for you, which matters here: the difference between crisp outside and soft inside, and ruined, is about ninety seconds. Signature dish: Hanu gopchang (Grilled Korean beef small intestines) Also on the menu: Hanu modeum (Assortment of Korean beef) / Hanu daechang (Grilled Korean beef large intestines) / Hanu makchang (Grilled Korean beef tripe) / Hanu yeomtong (Korean beef heart) Hours: 16:00-23:00 (Last order 22:00) Closed: On the day of Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) Phone: +82-507-1388-1936 Address: 110 Achasan-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 성동구 아차산로 110, 성광빌딩 1층 101,109,110,111호 (성수동2가) / 성수노루 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3030000-101-1990-05623) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Pyunkang Yul Flagship & Tea house 　

A teahouse in Bukchon Hanok Village, minutes from Gyeongbokgung. The ground floor serves Korean teas made with traditional ingredients and dessert sets, looking onto a small garden; upstairs is the flagship store of the K-beauty brand Pyunkang Yul. A natural pause in a day of palace walking. Signature dish: Traditional Yulcha Also on the menu: Traditional teas, dessert set, etc. Hours: 11:00-19:00 (Last order 18:30) Closed: Tuesdays Phone: +82-70-8844-0998 Address: 35-4 Bukchon-ro 5ga-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 종로구 북촌로5가길 35-4, 1층 (소격동) / 편강 율 플래그십&티하우스 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3000000-104-2025-00069) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Perbacco 　

A Venetian bacaro rather than a conventional Italian restaurant. The thing to order is cicchetti - small open sandwiches piled with seafood and other toppings, eaten standing or at the bar with a glass of wine. Fried squid and anchovies are the other staples. Signature dish: Cicchetti Also on the menu: Fried squid, fried anchovies, porchetta, etc. Hours: 17:30-23:00 (Last order 21:30) Closed: Sundays Phone: +82-507-1305-7148 Address: 30 Neungdong-ro 16-gil, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 광진구 능동로16길 30, 지하1층 (화양동) / 페르바코 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3040000-101-2024-00192) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Passi 0914 　

A small Italian restaurant near the entrance to Dosan Park, serving pasta and pizza from a brick oven. There are only three terrace tables, which means reservations are effectively mandatory rather than advisable. It appeared as a filming location in the 2023 drama Celebrity. Signature dish: Lasanga Also on the menu: Lasanga, avocado salad, seafood tomato pasta, lamb steak, etc. Hours: Monday-Saturday 11:00-22:00 / Sundays 11:00-21:00<br>* Break time 15:30-18:00 / Last order 14:30 (lunch), 21:00 (dinner) Phone: +82-2-2056-0917 Address: 15 Dosan-daero 45-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 강남구 도산대로45길 15, 지하1층 (신사동) / 파시0914 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3220000-101-2015-01097) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Ongeundal 　

A Seongsu-dong bakery known for the cruffin - croissant and muffin crossed - along with cannelé, pound cake and mille-feuille. The courtyard is part of the appeal. It gets busy in the afternoon, so mornings are the better bet. Hours: 11:00-23:00(Last order 22:30) Phone: +82-2-499-5012 Address: 41-1, Seongsui-ro 7-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 성동구 성수이로7길 41-1, 1,2층 (성수동2가) / 옹근달 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3030000-101-2020-00116) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Ojugine 　

Dak maeuntang is a spicy chicken stew with far more broth than the braised chicken dish most visitors know, and this restaurant specialises in it. It arrives still boiling, so let it settle before starting. Good for a group and for cold weather. Signature dish: Dak maeuntang (spicy chicken stew) Also on the menu: Dak maeuntang (spicy chicken stew), chicken soup with sumac, stir-fried webfoot octopus, stir-fried webfoot octopus and pork belly Hours: Weekdays 11:30-22:00 (Break time 15:00-16:00), Saturdays 12:00-22:00 Closed: Sundays Phone: +82-2-741-8874 Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 종로구 돈화문로11가길 25 (익선동) / 오죽이네 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3000000-101-1994-06184) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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