Myeongdong breakfast: where Koreans eat in the morning

Korean

Jugi Choegoya 죽이 최고야 명동점 no complaints · recommended

Raw fish · near Myeong-dong Stn

About 5 min walk from Myeong-dong Stn

5 bloggers ate here · 23 posts in this search named it · we read 5

recommended by 4 · complaints 0 · came back 1

• English menu 1
• Good with foreign friends 2
• Good for one 4

Why they liked it

• The abalone porridge has big pieces of abalone. Rich and nutty, not fishy. · 4 bloggers
• Mild and soft, so it is easy on an empty stomach in the morning. · 4 bloggers
• It opens early, at 7:30 a.m. · 2 bloggers
• There is a counter where you can sit alone. · 1 blogger

short walk 3 · breakfast 3 · fast 1

They ordered jeonbok-juk (rice porridge with abalone)

Chinese

Palais de Chine 팔레드신 no complaints

Cocktails and drinks · near Hoehyeon-dong 1-ga

About 3 min walk from Hoehyeon Stn

2 bloggers ate here · 2 posts in this search named it · we read 2

recommended by 0 · complaints 0 · came back 0

• English menu
• Good with foreign friends
• Good for one

Why they liked it

• A quiet salon on the hotel's 6th floor. The sandwich plate is a light meal. · 1 blogger
• The truffle cheese potatoes that come with it are the best part. · 1 blogger

booking recommended 1 · breakfast 1

They ordered European sandwich plate (club sandwich, salad, truffle cheese potatoes)

CafeWestern

Sounds of Apple 사운즈 오브 애플 no complaints · recommended

Sandwiches · near Myeong-dong Stn

About 3 min walk from Myeong-dong Stn

1 blogger ate here · 9 posts in this search named it · we read 1

Only one blogger wrote about eating here.

recommended by 1 · complaints 0 · came back 1

• English menu
• Good with foreign friends
• Good for one

Why they liked it

• Light toasts and fresh-pressed juice make an easy breakfast.
• A quiet, European-style cafe near Myeongdong Station.

short walk 1 · breakfast 1

They ordered brie and apple open toast

Snack barKorean

Myeongdong Chungmu Gimbap 명동충무김밥 no complaints · recommended

Snack-bar food · near Myeong-dong 2-ga

About 5 min walk from Myeong-dong Stn

1 blogger ate here · 1 posts in this search named it · we read 1

Only one blogger wrote about eating here.

recommended by 1 · complaints 0 · came back 0

• English menu
• Good with foreign friends
• Good for one 1

Why they liked it

• A 70-year-old shop that sells only chungmu gimbap (plain rice rolls with spicy squid). The clear soup goes well with it.
• On weekends it opens at 9 a.m.

short walk 1 · breakfast 1

They ordered chungmu gimbap (small plain rice rolls with spicy squid and radish)

Snack barKorean

Myeonghwadang 명화당 no complaints · recommended

Snack-bar food · near Myeong-dong Stn Exit 6

About 5 min walk from Myeong-dong Stn

1 blogger ate here · 2 posts in this search named it · we read 1

Only one blogger wrote about eating here.

recommended by 1 · complaints 0 · came back 1

• English menu
• Good with foreign friends 1
• Good for one

Why they liked it

• A snack shop open since 1980. The sweet-and-sour gimbap still tastes the same.
• Prices are fair for Myeongdong, and food comes fast.

short walk 1 · fast 1 · good value 1 · breakfast 1

They ordered gimbap (seaweed rice rolls with sweet-and-sour rice)

Cafe

Paul Bassett 코리아나 호텔 no complaints · recommended

Ice cream · near Sicheong Stn

About 10 min walk from Euljiro 1-ga Stn

1 blogger ate here · 2 posts in this search named it · we read 1

Only one blogger wrote about eating here.

recommended by 1 · complaints 0 · came back 0

• English menu
• Good with foreign friends 1
• Good for one

Why they liked it

• The breakfast buffet has a wide choice.
• With the buffet you also get one brunch dish and a coffee for free.

short walk 1 · good value 1 · breakfast 1

They ordered avocado brunch plate (free with the hotel breakfast)

Buffet

La Palette Paris 르메르디앙 서울 명동 라팔레트 파리 no complaints · recommended

Braised spicy seafood or monkfish · near Myeong-dong Stn Exit 5, 5 min walk

About 6 min walk from Myeong-dong Stn

1 blogger ate here · 1 posts in this search named it · we read 1

Only one blogger wrote about eating here.

recommended by 1 · complaints 0 · came back 1

• English menu
• Good with foreign friends 1
• Good for one

Why they liked it

• A small but full breakfast buffet: sushi, Korean side dishes and an egg station.

short walk 1 · got in without waiting 1 · breakfast 1

They ordered breakfast buffet (sushi, grilled mackerel)

Soup and riceKorean

Cheongjindong Haejangguk 청진동해장국 북창점 no complaints · recommended

Spicy pork-bone stew · near Bukchang-dong

About 6 min walk from Hoehyeon Stn

1 blogger ate here · 1 posts in this search named it · we read 1

Only one blogger wrote about eating here.

recommended by 1 · complaints 0 · came back 1

• English menu
• Good with foreign friends
• Good for one

Why they liked it

• Open 24 hours, so you can have a hot, filling bowl of pork bone soup early in the morning.

open late 1 · breakfast 1

They ordered ppyeo haejangguk (spicy pork bone soup)