Korean Food Highlights! April 2025
Introducing the delicious food I enjoyed during my trip in April 2025✨
① Sowon Porridge (Myeongdong)
📍 Seoul Special City, Jung-gu, Chungmuro 2-ga, 62-8
🚃 Myeongdong Station
⏰ 7:00 AM–4:30 PM (until 2:00 PM on Sundays), open daily
📝 Takeout available⭕️
💰 From 10,000 won
→ This restaurant is perfect for breakfast, offering a variety of porridge options on the menu! The abalone porridge is particularly famous, and many customers were ordering it🥄
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② Golden Ranch (Samgyeopsal)
📍 Seoul Special City, Jung-gu, Chungmuro 1-ga, 23-10
🚃 Myeongdong Station
⏰ 11:00 AM–4:00 AM, open daily
📝 Reservations⭕️, takeout available⭕️
→ I enjoyed samgyeopsal, bibimbap, raw octopus, makgeolli, and sundubu here! The restaurant is spacious, and I was seated quickly. The staff grilled the meat while checking the temperature, ensuring it was perfectly cooked🎶 It was absolutely delicious🐷
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③ BHC Chicken Myeongdong Main Store
📍 Seoul Special City, Jung-gu, Euljiro 2-ga, 199-40
🚃 Euljiro 1-ga Station, Myeongdong Station
⏰ 12:00 PM–12:00 AM, open daily
※ Note: I once visited around 11:30 PM and was told they had already closed, so be cautious💦
📝 If there are no available seats, you’ll be given a paper with a time written on it
💰 From 20,000 won
→ Highly recommended for those craving crispy chicken! The portions are large, so it’s best to go with a group🌟 I paid an extra fee to get a half-and-half mix of chicken flavors🌶️🌶️ The side menu items, like the fries, were also delicious♡
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④ Dangso Bunsik (Tamso Bunsik)
📍 Seoul Special City, Jung-gu, Namdaemun Market 4-gil, 21
⏰ Hours and holidays unknown❌
(Various sources suggest it opens at 7:30 AM and is closed on Sundays, but this information may not be accurate, so take it as a reference…)
🚃 Hoehyeon Station, located in Namdaemun Market
💰 From 2,000 won
→ This is a stand-and-eat style food stall offering tteokbokki, fish cakes, tempura, gimbap, kimchi mari guksu, and more! The staff were friendly, and I was very satisfied with the delicious and affordable food🎶
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Food Highlights