30 unique Korean classic dishes, eat all over Seoul in 72 hours without repeating them

South Korea is not a country rich in food, and only a few come and go. Rice: bibimbap, kimbap; noodles: ramen, cold noodles, instant noodles; pot: army pot, ginseng chicken soup, rib soup, seafood soup; meat: barbecue, kimchi-wrapped meat. Of course, everything is indispensable without large and small kimchi dishes. This is exactly what I think of Korean food.

Seoul, South Korea food map includes areas:
1) Dongdaemun area
2) Sinsa-dong Boulevard area
3) Myeongdong area
4) Samcheongdong area
5) Apgujeong area
6) Specially recommended

Dongdaemun, giant wholesale market

"Dongdaemun" is South Korea's clothing wholesale market. It not only gathers fabric markets, but also serves as a purchasing base for Taobao's Korean stores. Perhaps it can be compared to the zoo in Beijing, and your image of it will immediately come to life.

But it’s not all about cheap clothes. If you want to go shopping, the “Doota” here is also worth a visit. The 5-story shopping mall has many designer brand stores and common brands. The best thing is that it is open until 5 in the morning. point.

Since we stayed at the "JW Marriot" in Dongdaemun during this Trip, the probability of finding food nearby was much higher, so naturally I had some knowledge of the food in Dongdaemun, so the first food area in Seoul started here. Bar.

BBQ | 하루연가

Of course, you have to eat barbecue, and this shop was recommended by the Korean waiter in the hotel. Young people often gather here. Barbecue is a very common delicacy in Korean cuisine, especially suitable for family gatherings. Beef, pork, and pork belly are grilled over charcoal fire. It's sizzling and oily, very lively and festive.



Each barbecue is served with garlic cloves, miso, pepper, salt and other condiments. The grilled meat is dipped in the condiments and wrapped in lettuce, giving you the feeling of a delicious meal.



This shop "하루연가" is rich in meat. Beef, Jeju Island black pork, and pork belly are all of good quality, especially the beef. You don't have to wait to roast it until it's fully cooked. It tastes very refreshing when you eat it. Sipping authentic Korean rice wine is also a pleasure.



Store name: 하루연가
Address: 198-2 Hyehwa-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Recommended dishes: Spare ribs soup | 유가네닭갈비 동대문점

Koreans love to drink soup: doenjang soup, army soup, ginseng chicken soup, seafood soup, pork ribs soup, etc. In fact, it is also because of the lack of food ingredients in Korea. They put many ingredients in one pot and stew them with various ingredients. Side dishes and rice are very lively to eat.

This shop not only serves spareribs soup, but also military hot pot. The spareribs are large-cavity bones with a lot of meat. When stewed in spicy cabbage, the meat is also very tasty. It is especially suitable for a winter night with friends. pot.



Store name: 유가네닭갈비 동대문점
Address: 동대문 디자인플라자&파크, Seoul
Recommended dishes: Sandwich | Issac Toast & Coffee

Seoul, which has always loved innovation in food, has transformed traditional toast, eggs and meat products into a popular breakfast among young people. Locations are all over Seoul, whether it is in the bustling Myeongdong or Hongdae, where students are densely packed, you can find "Issac Toast & Coffee".



Fried toast, topped with square eggs, cheese and meatloaf, put some cabbage, squeeze some tomato sauce and mayonnaise, it is a sweet, salty, sour, crunchy and rich Toast.



Store name: Issac Toast & Coffee
Address: 198-2 Hyehwa-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Night Market | Dongdaemun Night Market

Another lively place in Dongdaemun is the small vendors along the street at the entrance of the mall, selling authentic typical Korean street snacks: rice sausages, rice cakes, stewed rice cakes, dumplings, desserts, etc.



In fact, like many cities in Asia, these street foods are really popular in the Korean market. However, more and more Chinese people are patronizing them, so these small vendors have put up signs saying "RMB available".




Address: Dongdaemoon Square, Seoul
Recommended dishes: Dessert | REMICONE Wuyun Ice Cream

Wuyun Ice Cream is a dessert that people are flocking to in Seoul these days. Its unique shape makes people addicted to it. In fact, it’s not difficult to make. It’s made with milk ice cream as a base, dark cloud-shaped marshmallows on top, and sprinkled with beautiful gold powder. It’s very photogenic and is naturally loved by girls.



Store: REMICONE
Address: 서울특별시 강남구 신사동 547-12 1층, Seoul

Sinsa-dong Boulevard, a gathering place for designer shops and interesting desserts

Sinsa-dong Boulevard in Gangnam-gu is my favorite place. There are many designer brand stores, interesting cafes and dessert shops, and interesting vintage shops. The shopping experience is better than Dongdaemun and Myeongdong. etc. are all better. At the same time, the food experience is also more youthful, especially desserts. You can find interesting and fun desserts in Seoul here, such as "Deux Cremes" often ordered for celebrity celebration parties; "설빙" which perfectly combines ice cream and cakes. "; "Amorino" with various flavors decorated as ice cream flowers. Each dessert is exquisite and delicious, which is perfect for posting on friends.

Sake | Chez Maak

But the first restaurant in this area, I would like to introduce this restaurant directly operated by a Korean winery with an 80-year history. Not only can you drink the wine from this winery, but you can also enjoy delicious bibimbap.



Koreans like to eat bibimbap, because bibimbap can quickly replenish various energy and vitamins in a short period of time. However, this "Chez Maak" is not a traditional stone pot bibimbap, but like other stores in this area, After the improvement, it is more like a Japanese "don". Beef and pork are covered with some sauces and Korean-style seasonings. Stir evenly and it will be a different "don" experience.

Store name: Chez Maak
Address: 강남구 도산대로11길 22 (가로수길), 신사동, Seoul
Recommended dishes: Dessert | Deux Cremes

This is one of the top cake shops in Seoul. It doesn’t have an eye-catching appearance, but many celebrities and Korean stars love to order cakes here when they celebrate. There are more than 20 varieties of fresh milk tart desserts. The appearance and taste are all five-star standards and they are sold out every day.




Store name: Deux Cremes
Address: 강남구 압구정로12길 32, 신사동, Seoul
Recommended dishes: Dessert | 설빙

This dessert shop, which is translated as "Xuebing", has many chains. As the name suggests, the dessert features ice and cakes.



There is a solid cake hidden under the snow-white strawberry tower, which is thick but soft. The ice cream melts in the mouth but leaves the softness of the cake, which is very strange. However, the portion was larger than expected. Even four of us couldn't finish the three portions we ordered. Chocolate smoothie is a dessert that often appears in Korean dessert shops. It contains cream, chocolate sauce, chocolate chips, and smoothie. One portion is enough to share with friends.




Store name: 설빙
Address: 강남구 강남대로152길 45 (가로수길점), 신사동, Seoul
Recommended dishes: Dessert | Amorino

Multiple layers of ice cream flavors are made into the shape of flowers, and sliced into thin slices layer by layer. The ice cream shop "Amorino" has more than 20 kinds of ice cream flavors to choose from, which is enough to satisfy ice cream lovers. choose. At the same time, you can choose and create your own flower-shaped ice cream in your own color.



Store name: Amorino
Address: 강남구 신사동 536-3 (가로수길점), 신사동, Seoul

myeongdong

Myeongdong is where the largest number of Chinese people gather. It not only has two major duty-free shops (Lotte Duty Free Shop and Shinsegae Duty Free Shop), but is also filled with a variety of Korean clothing and cosmetics brand stores. However, compared to the above The difference is that the consumption in Myeongdong is in a mid-to-low-end area compared to the Boulevard, but compared to Dongdaemun, there are more retail stores. The shops here are very dense and the flow of people is the largest. Of course, there are also a lot of delicious food to explore, and there are night market stalls in the evening. Friends who like night markets and liveliness will definitely like this place.

Samgyetang | Jeonju Central Hall
In Myeongdong, we chose Jeonju Central Hall because its ginseng chicken soup and Jeonju bibimbap are very famous.

"Jeonju Central Hall" is an old shop with a history of several decades. The delicious bibimbap has been passed down to the third generation. Its delicious taste is not only well-known in Korea, but also often appears on TV and in Travel and food guides and other publications in China, so there should be many people who know the name of "Jeonju Central Hall". The various medals and certificates of honor posted in the store seem to tell the delicious story of "Jeonju Central Hall".

Samgyetang is a traditional Korean diet. Koreans eat it during the three days of summer, the first, middle and last days of summer. They believe that heating with heat can replenish physical strength in summer and avoid heatstroke and other diseases. Generally, ginseng chicken soup is made by hollowing out the internal organs of a broiler chicken, adding glutinous rice and ginseng, then adding red dates, garlic, etc. and cooking it.



This restaurant's "Beef Hot Pot" is also very unique. The tender beef is cooked on the hot pot walls and is wrapped in the soup, which is very delicious.



Store name: Jeonju Central Hall Myeongdong Main Store
Address: 전주중앙회관 명동본점, Seoul
Recommended dishes: Dessert | Gusttimo

This is another dessert shop that has transformed its desserts very creatively. It has enlarged the Parisian macarons, removed the sweet filling in the middle, and replaced them with a variety of ice creams. Yes, this is the macaron ice cream of "Gusttimo" , with as many as 20 flavors of ice cream to choose from, girls who love ice cream can’t stop.



Store name: Gusttimo
Address: 중구 퇴계로 131, 신일빌딩 별관1층, 명동, Seoul

Samcheong-dong

Samcheong-dong is located between Gyeongbokgung Palace and Changdeokgung Palace, with Cheongwadae on the north side and Insa-dong on the south side. You can start your Tour from Gyeongbokgung Palace, follow it to Samcheongdong Pedestrian Street, then wander to Bukchon to see the traditional Hanok Village, and then continue to Insadong, Cheonggyecheon Stream and other areas.

Samcheong-dong is relatively young and relaxed. The streets are filled with galleries, clothing stores, cafes, and handicraft shops. In addition, there are many small museums with various themes, such as the World Ornaments Museum, the Owl Museum, the Toy Museum, etc.

Coffee | Innisfree Green Cafe

"Innisfree Green Cafe" in Samcheongdong is my favorite cafe this time. A cosmetics brand from Jeju Island, it also applies Jeju Island's natural concept to coffee. The cafe is located on the second floor of a cosmetics store, but the decoration Simple and full of green, the wooden tables and chairs are very comfortable.

If you just say that I like the environment very much, you would be wrong. Their coffee and desserts are very delicious. The purple sweet potato cake is not too sweet, and the blueberry cheese is also very delicious.



Store name: Innisfree Green Cafe
Address: 서울특별시 종로구삼청로 104호, Seoul

Apgujeong and Cheongdam-dong, wealthy areas

This is where the rich and famous people from Korea's upper class gather. It has a luxury street comparable to Tokyo's "Omotesando". There is Rodeo Fashion Street, which has been frequently featured in Korean dramas, and the Cheongdam-dong designer street to the east is full of luxury goods. Famous brand stores and elegant restaurants from all over the world.
This is also a famous plastic surgery street, and you can often see girls with bandages on their faces.

Coffee | Allo Papergarden

This restaurant in Apgujeong is simply a date spot for beautiful men and women in Seoul. Not only does it offer afternoon tea and coffee, but its steaks for dinner are also commendable.



Store name: Allo Papergarden
Address: 44, Apgujeong-ro 10-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Especially recommended, no matter how far away you are, you have to have a meal, pickled crab | blindly pickled crab

Sauce crab has actually been popular in Korean people's lives for a long time, and Jun Ji-hyun of "My Love from the Star" has popularized this traditional delicacy throughout Asia. "Yiyijiang Crab" (일미간장게장) is located in a place where locals specialize in eating soy crab. It is very authentic. This street is full of places to eat pickled crabs, which is very authentic. Sauce crabs are delicious and cheap. One portion is more than half the price in Beijing, which is a very good deal.



Store name: Yiyijiang Crab
Address: 서울특별시 동대문구 장안2동 367-3, Seoul
Recommended dishes: Roasted Pork | Standing Roast

There are more than 10 silver oil barrels in the restaurant, and the guests are standing around the barrels, grilling meat. The main dish is grilled beef ribs. The meat is tender and juicy and very popular. However, there is no smoking system in the store, so be careful not to dress formally to eat, otherwise the smell of barbecue will stay with you for a long time.



This shop opens at 12 noon and closes when the ingredients are sold out, so it is recommended to go to taste it at 5 pm.



Store name: Standing Grill
Address: 서울특별시 마포구 노고산동 109-69번지, Seoul
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken | BHC Fried Chicken

This is Korean food that has become popular throughout Asia because of Jun Ji-hyun. I have eaten so many fried chickens, and "BHC" is the best, and it happens to be endorsed by Jun Ji-hyun, especially its "Best-Seller", which is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. . This store has many branches and can be found easily.



Store name: BHC
Seoul 44 (행당한신점)

Having said all that, I actually went to eat at the night market in "Hongdae". As you can see, I visited all the classic areas in Seoul and ate all the classic Korean food. If you want to do the same, just give yourself a short vacation.