Myeongdong lunch: where Koreans eat at noon in Seoul

Korean

Hansik Wangbijip Myeongdong-jeom 한식왕비집 명동점 no complaints · recommended

Rice bowls · near Myeong-dong Stn Exit 6, 3 min walk

About 4 min walk from Myeong-dong Stn

6 bloggers ate here · 18 posts in this search named it · we read 6

recommended by 6 · complaints 0 · came back 1

• English menu
• Good with foreign friends 5
• Good for one 1

Why they liked it

• Fresh vegetable bibimbap served as a neat Korean meal set. · 4 bloggers
• The side dishes are mild and easy for anyone. · 3 bloggers
• Bulgogi and seaweed soup come with it, and the raw beef bibimbap set is generous. · 3 bloggers
• Food comes out fast, and the lunch set runs until 5 pm. · 2 bloggers

short walk 4 · expect a line 3 · booking recommended 3 · fast 2 · open late 1 · good value 1

They ordered jeontong bibimbap (traditional mixed rice bowl)

Korean

Sotnaeeum Myeongdong Euljiro-jeom 솥내음 명동을지로점 no complaints · recommended

Rice bowls · near 을지로3Ga Stn Exit 12

About 8 min walk from Myeong-dong Stn

2 bloggers ate here · 15 posts in this search named it · we read 2

recommended by 2 · complaints 0 · came back 1

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

Why they liked it

• Over twenty kinds of pot rice, so everyone finds something. · 2 bloggers
• Toppings like octopus or chicken neck are big and generous. · 2 bloggers
• The room is wide and clean. · 1 blogger

short walk 2 · expect a line 1 · booking recommended 1

They ordered chicken neck sotbap (rice cooked in a small iron pot)

Korean

Hyodam Kalguksu Dakhanmari 효담칼국수 닭한마리 명동본점 no complaints · recommended

Ginseng chicken soup · near Myeong-dong 1-ga

About 4 min walk from Euljiro 1-ga Stn

2 bloggers ate here · 9 posts in this search named it · we read 2

recommended by 2 · complaints 0 · came back 0

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

Why they liked it

• Clean chicken broth with tender meat and no bad smell. · 2 bloggers
• Finish with knife-cut noodles for a filling meal. · 2 bloggers

fast 1 · got in without waiting 1

They ordered dakhanmari (whole chicken boiled in broth, then noodles)

Noodle houseKorean

Deungchon Syabu Kalguksu Myeongdong-jeom 등촌샤브칼국수 명동점 no complaints · recommended

Chinese hotpot · near Myeong-dong Stn Exit 8

About 6 min walk from Myeong-dong Stn

2 bloggers ate here · 6 posts in this search named it · we read 2

recommended by 2 · complaints 0 · came back 0

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

Why they liked it

• Spicy hot pot, then noodles, then fried rice, all from one pot. · 2 bloggers
• Soft drinks are free and unlimited. · 1 blogger

They ordered spicy mushroom kalguksu (shabu-shabu hot pot, then noodles and fried rice)

Western

Eulji Dongaseu 을지돈가스 명동본점 no complaints · recommended

Breaded pork cutlet · near Myeong-dong Stn Exit 6

About 5 min walk from Euljiro 1-ga Stn

2 bloggers ate here · 5 posts in this search named it · we read 2

recommended by 2 · complaints 0 · came back 1

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

Why they liked it

• A big, thin and crispy old-style pork cutlet. · 2 bloggers
• Soup and bread come with it, and rice is free at the self bar. · 2 bloggers
• The spicy curry sauce is the best part. · 1 blogger

expect a line 2 · short walk 1 · fast 1 · got in without waiting 1

They ordered wang donkatsu (large, thin Korean-style pork cutlet with sauce)