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Old restaurants in Seoul where Koreans still eat

6 places that have cooked for many years. We counted them from 165 Korean blog posts by people who ate there. This is a count, not a ranking.

  • 2,767blog posts found
  • 201posts we read
  • 165posts with a real meal
  • 6places with 2+ bloggers
01
gomtang (slow-simmered beef bone soup)

Soup and riceKorean

YOUNG CHUN OK 영춘옥 no complaints · recommended

Soup with rice · near 종로3Ga Stn Exit 6, 5 min walk

3 bloggers ate here · 4 posts in this search named it · we read 3

recommended by 3 · complaints 0 · came back 2

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

Why they liked it

  • A big pile of tender bones with the sauce soaked in. · 2 bloggers
  • The cabbage-leaf soup on the side is rich and warm. · 2 bloggers
  • The beef soup is slow-cooked and savory, with tender meat. · 1 blogger
  • An 85-year-old place that still keeps its old feel. · 1 blogger

open late 3 · fast 2 · short walk 1 · good value 1

They ordered gomtang (slow-simmered beef bone soup)

More about YOUNG CHUN OK (30 posts read) →
Sources (3)

These are Korean blog posts. They are written in Korean.

02
boiled squid

Korean

Eulji-odeng 을지오뎅 no complaints · recommended

Stew · near 을지로3Ga Stn

2 bloggers ate here · 2 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

  • Warm fish cake broth, crispy grilled smelt and chewy boiled squid. · 2 bloggers
  • A real old Euljiro bar where you sit around a fish cake counter. · 1 blogger
  • Good for a second round of drinks. · 1 blogger

expect a line 2 · short walk 2 · open late 1

They ordered boiled squid

More about Eulji-odeng (30 posts read) →
Sources (2)

These are Korean blog posts. They are written in Korean.

03
sundae gukbap (blood sausage soup with rice)

Soup and riceKorean

Samgeori Meonjimak Sundaeguk 삼거리먼지막순대국 no complaints · recommended

Soup with rice · near Daerim Stn, 18 min walk

2 bloggers ate here · 3 posts in this search named it · we read 2

recommended by 2 · complaints 0 · came back 2

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

Why they liked it

  • Bone broth made since 1959, deep and clean with no off smell. · 2 bloggers
  • Plenty of meat in each bowl, and it costs only 8,000 won. · 2 bloggers
  • It tastes even better with fresh garlic added. · 1 blogger

good value 2 · got in without waiting 2

They ordered sundae gukbap (blood sausage soup with rice)

More about Samgeori Meonjimak Sundaeguk (30 posts read) →
Sources (2)

These are Korean blog posts. They are written in Korean.

04
combo set of tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), fried snacks, sundae (blood sausage), mini gimbap and fish cake

Snack barKorean

Hyeonseonine Cheonggye Jeukseokjeom 현선이네 청계즉석점 no complaints · recommended

Snack-bar food · near Euljiroipgu Stn Exit 3, 1 min walk

2 bloggers ate here · 2 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

  • Chewy spicy rice cakes come in a set with fried snacks and sundae (Korean sausage). · 2 bloggers
  • Enough for two people to eat well. · 1 blogger
  • Right by the subway exit. · 1 blogger

short walk 2

They ordered combo set of tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), fried snacks, sundae (blood sausage), mini gimbap and fish cake

More about Hyeonseonine Cheonggye Jeukseokjeom (30 posts read) →
Sources (2)

These are Korean blog posts. They are written in Korean.

05
seolleongtang (ox bone soup)

Soup and riceKorean

Okcheonok 옥천옥 no complaints · recommended

Soup with rice · near Sinseoldong Stn Exit 9, 3 min

2 bloggers ate here · 2 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 1

Why they liked it

  • Clear but rich broth, made the old way. · 2 bloggers
  • The oxtail soup has lots of meat, and the house kimchi goes well with it. · 1 blogger
  • The ox bone soup is a fair 11,000 won. · 1 blogger

short walk 2 · good value 1

They ordered seolleongtang (ox bone soup)

More about Okcheonok (30 posts read) →
Sources (2)

These are Korean blog posts. They are written in Korean.

06
bossam jeongsik (boiled pork set with many side dishes)

Korean

Cheonha Bossam 천하보쌈 no complaints · recommended

Braised pig's trotter / boiled pork · near Anguk Stn, 5 min walk

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

recommended by 1 · complaints 0 · came back 0

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

Why they liked it

  • Many side dishes, and the octopus salad is very good. · 2 bloggers
  • Tender boiled pork with sweet bossam kimchi. · 1 blogger
  • There is a one-person set, so it works alone. · 1 blogger

expect a line 1 · short walk 1 · fast 1 · good value 1 · got in without waiting 1 · booking recommended 1

They ordered bossam jeongsik (boiled pork set with many side dishes)

More about Cheonha Bossam (30 posts read) →
Sources (2)

These are Korean blog posts. They are written in Korean.

How we counted

Naver and Daum are Korea’s big web portals. Koreans use them the way much of the world uses Google, and many people post restaurant reviews on blogs there. Those posts are in Korean, so most visitors never see them. We searched there in Korean for “서울 노포 맛집” (what you might search in English as “old restaurants seoul”) and similar phrases, and had AI read 201 of the posts. We counted only posts where the writer actually ate at the place. One blogger counts once for a place, even with many posts. Sponsored reviews are left out of the order. There is no score.

The dish pictures are drawings made by Gilpost from the posts. They are not photos of the real food.