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Local Restaurants
Top 20 Local Restaurants in Seoul [2025]
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Odarijip Myeongdong
4.8
/5
327 reviews
Korean
From MNT 49090.00
Myeong-dong | 674m from downtown
Address: 2F, 28 Myeongdong 8na-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Signature marinated crab, fresh and delicious
A 30-year heritage of word-of-mouth praise
Saved by 1014 users169 positive reviews
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If my bestie hadn't recommended it to me, I wouldn't have known that Seoul has a specialty of pickled crab. This is really good. You must go early, otherwise you may have to wait in line and wonder if you can eat. Order a set meal according to the number of people. There are crabs, various pickles and rice. We also ordered pickled shrimp and soybean paste soup. The crabs are of very good quality, comparable to Chaoshan, with tender and delicious meat and lots of yellow. The shrimps are really big and thick. We ordered draft beer and had a great time!
The cheapest celebrity restaurant in Korea, Park Sang-hyun's Udari, we came to this restaurant in Myeongdong. You must try the crab bibimbap, which tastes very delicious, and the environment here is very comfortable. It's quite enjoyable to dine here
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Wangbijip Myeongdong Main store
4.6
/5
955 reviews
Korean
From MNT 38181.00
Myeong-dong | 704m from downtown
Address: 26 Myeongdong 8ga-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Authentic Korean specialty dishes
A secret flavor with nearly 20 years of heritage
Saved by 711 users262 positive reviews
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It had good service where the staff would grill the meat for you. It was at a central location. However, it was a bit pricy.
The barbecue is good, it is quite delicious, the meat is fresh and juicy. There is a lot of meat, and two people ordering three plates will definitely be full. The service is very good, and they keep adding pumpkin porridge and side dishes. Each person has a table fee.
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Hamcho Ganjang Gejang
4.4
/5
105 reviews
Korean
From MNT 67878.00
Myeong-dong | 675m from downtown
Address: 27 Myeongdong 8ga-gil, Jung District, Seoul
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
A TV-recommended Gejang restaurant known for its authentic Gejang with rich crab roe
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Because I live near Myeongdong,
I was hungry after shopping and just found a store to eat marinated crabs~
The location is very convenient,
It is on the basement floor of a building on Myeongdong Street.
The fresh crabs are from South Korea.
The store uses a special sauce to marinate them.
The raw marinated crab meat is soft and sticky.
It is full of crab roe.
This crab tastes a bit like the marinated crabs in Chaozhou, Guangdong,
but not as salty as Chaoshan marinated crabs.
There is also crab roe bibimbap, which is fresh and delicious.
The crab roe wraps the crystal rice grains.
The aroma is really amazing when you put it in your mouth~
This restaurant was introduced on a Korean food show. I ordered a portion of crab with sauce and a portion of shrimp with sauce, both priced at around 30,000 won. It came with a portion of rice and a lot of side dishes, enough for three people.
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Keunkiwajip
4.3
/5
83 reviews
Korean
From MNT 65757.00
Insadong / Bukchon | 1.3 km from downtown
Address: 20-7 Bukchon-ro, Jongno District, Seoul
No.4 of Must-Visit Restaurants in Seoul
Highlights:
A quality Gejang restaurant known for its flavorful and rich marinated crab
Saved by 622 users100+ recent views
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If you dare to eat raw potatoes, you must try it
Da Wafang Sauce Crab is certified with one Michelin star
After the main meal was served, Korean side dishes were served one by one.
A table full of dishes looks satisfying
The method is to marinate raw crabs in soy sauce
So it is also called sauce crab🦀
It tastes completely devoid of the unique fishy smell of crabs
Crab paste is perfect when mixed with rice and stuffed into one bite
The entrance is sweet and salty, and you will be able to drink it one bite after another.
Koreans call them rice thieves
Friends who like to eat crabs, if you have never tried it
Remember to try it. It’s really delicious [Glutton][Glutton]
It is very famous in the sauce crab world in Seoul and has won many awards, but it is not the best sauce crab I have ever eaten. The crab is not fat enough and not plump. It’s just that the cooking process is more complicated and the variety of dishes is a little more.
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5
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Woo Lae Oak (Uraeok)
4.6
/5
69 reviews
Korean
From MNT 33333.00
Myeong-dong | 1.4 km from downtown
Address: 118-1, Jugyo-dong, Jung-gu
No.18 of Must-Visit Restaurants in Seoul
Highlights:
A cold noodle shop passed down for three generations
Saved by 145 users
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A small but famous restaurant. In fact, in addition to kimchi pot, Korea also has a dish similar to the Chinese noodles with soybean paste. Korean sauce is also very famous, so this kind of noodles with soybean paste is very delicious when mixed together.
It's a big barbecue restaurant with two floors. The prices are quite expensive. The beef is delicious and the cold noodles are also very good. I asked for the marbled beef, which is super tender. It's just too expensive.
No.
6
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Buchon Yukhoe Main Store
4.8
/5
50 reviews
Korean
From MNT 43103.00
Dongdaemun Market | 1.5 km from downtown
Address: 200-12 종로, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
Featured in 2024 Asia 100 - Light Bites
Highlights:
Signature Raw Beef Bibimbap
60 years of Korean culinary craftsmanship
Saved by 742 users88% positive reviews
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One of the three most satisfying restaurants in Seoul. The price is a bit expensive, but the meat is super good. It is also very cost-effective among Korean beef. 400g Korean beef + two bowls of rice for two people 92000won [Greedy] The octopus was still moving when it was served. The beef was very tender and not fishy at all. It was super delicious
Koreans like to eat it very much, but I think it's just average. Maybe they are just not used to it. The raw beef and raw octopus are put together, and the taste is a bit unpleasant. I think sashimi is more suitable for me.
No.
7
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ungteori saenggogi - Hongdae (Korean bbq restaurant)
4.8
/5
6 reviews
Barbeque
From MNT 25454.00
Sinchon/Hongdae | 5.4 km from downtown
Address: 118 Eoulmadang-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Highlights:
A famous local barbecue restaurant with fresh ingredients
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I like this restaurant very much. Not only is the service comfortable, but the ingredients used are also very fresh.
No.
8
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Jogaewa
4.7
/5
8 reviews
Seafood
From MNT 83333.00
Myeong-dong | 340m from downtown
Address: 200 Euljiro 2(i)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Highlights:
One of the best seafood restaurants in Seoul, with fresh ingredients
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It's similar to the original boiled seafood in Shandong, with a lot of ingredients, the clams and small shells are good and fresh. The shochu is homemade in the store and is placed in bottles, and the portion is not very large.
We made seafood barbecue, using a charcoal grill to grill the seafood, but I think it was not grilled well. The saury tasted good and the fish meat was very fresh. The lobster tasted average and was not very big.
No.
9
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Jo Seon Si Dae
4.9
/5
31 reviews
Korean
From MNT 40909.00
Sinchon/Hongdae | 5.7 km from downtown
Address: 44 Hongik-ro 3-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
Featured in Must-Visit Restaurants
Highlights:
A famous Korean restaurant known for its outstanding local cuisine
Saved by 152 users100% positive reviews
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The menu is very rich. There are all kinds of delicious fruit rice wines. I highly recommend it. I ordered kiwi rice wine, which is like juice, sour and sweet. I also ordered a pork belly kimchi soup and spicy fried chicken with cheese. They are all very delicious and the portions are very generous. There is really a big piece of pork belly in the pork belly kimchi soup. It is delicious to cook soup with kimchi and fried chicken. A very special place for drinking, eating and chatting
Where to drink traditional wine in Hongdae?
I went to Hongdae with friends to celebrate the New Year
Discovered a new world
A Korean izakaya
The Joseon era
The decoration of this restaurant is very special
When you enter the store, it seems like you have traveled back to the Joseon era
It is really unique
Three people ordered a pork belly kimchi soup + a seafood pancake + a bottle of blueberry-flavored rice wine, and a bottle of pine nut-flavored rice wine
We don’t drink much, so we just have a small drink
Friends with good alcohol tolerance can choose unlimited drinks at 9,800 won
The amount of kimchi soup is large and the ingredients are also rich. Drinking and this kind of soup go well together
The seafood pancake is unique, and it is highly recommended to order
The thickness of the pancake is moderate, full of seafood
The first seafood pancake I have eaten in Korea so far
Blueberry-flavored rice wine, a lot of blueberries are squeezed into it, very sweet, people who don’t drink should be able to drink two glasses
No.
10
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Pungcheon Jangeo(eel)
4.5
/5
6 reviews
Korean
From MNT 57696.00
Yeonnam-dong | 5.5 km from downtown
Address: 39 Donggyo-ro 27-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Highlights:
A famous eel restaurant, with charcoal-grilled eel that is fragrant and tempting
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A famous local eel restaurant, the aroma of charcoal grilled eels is overflowing
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