Jongno 관철동 · 관철동
34 places read in full, in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
Narrow it by what people wrote
- big portions 31
- roomy 30
- easy by subway 29
- for a group 26
- for two 26
- booking mentioned 22
- quiet 17
- a queue reported 14
- with children 13
- takeout 6
- fine on your own 3
- parking 1
Each number is how many of the 34 places here had it counted.
Order
Shuffled for today and reshuffled daily, so places with more posts do not always sit on top.
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21 of 26ordered it Western
Pazac Cheonggyecheon is a red-fronted shop at 57 Cheonggyecheon-ro, right on the stream near Jonggak station, making sa…
Had to wait22 of 26Seats to sit and eat19 of 23
13 of 23ordered it Grill houseKorean
A grill house on the second floor of 32 Ujeongguk-ro 2-gil in Gwancheol-dong, Jongno, about two minutes on foot from Jo…
Staff cook it at your table20 of 20Roomy11 of 18
8 of 25ordered it BarJapanese
Torigoya is a Japanese-style izakaya that fills all four floors of a building on the Jonggak 'Youth Street' (Ujeongguk-…
Complimentary starter19 of 19Second floor14 of 20
3 of 14ordered it BarKorean
A mountain-lodge-themed Korean pub filling floors one to three of a building on Jongno 12-gil, in the Jonggak 'youth st…
Toilet inside6 of 9With a friend5 of 913 of 18ordered it Grill houseKorean
An aged-pork grill house that takes up several floors of a building on the Jonggak 'Street of Youth', a few minutes fro…
Staff cook it at your table16 of 16Returning customer8 of 9
12 of 29ordered it Raw fishBarKorean
A seafood pub down the alley off Jonggak Station exit 4 (Ujeongguk-ro 2-gil 37, ground floor). It is registered as 'Jon…
Complimentary starter23 of 23Reachable by transit13 of 19
18 of 22ordered it Noodle houseChinese
The annex sits at 77-1 Cheonggyecheon-ro, right beside the original Jinjung Uyungmyeongwan (75-2) facing the Cheonggyec…
Had to wait9 of 15Returning customer5 of 5
19 of 28ordered it Soup and riceKorean
A hangover-soup and boiled-beef house on two floors at 385 Samil-daero, between Jonggak and Jongno 3-ga stations. Of 28…
Had to wait16 of 22Second floor15 of 217 of 21ordered it BarChinese
Yongyong Seonsaeng Jonggak is a franchise Chinese-style pub on the ground and second floors of a building in the Jongga…
With a friend11 of 13Second floor8 of 10
25 of 26ordered it Raw fishBarJapanese
An aged-sashimi house on the third floor of the Deokheung Building in the Gwancheol-dong eating alley near Jonggak Stat…
Complimentary starter17 of 24Crispy batter10 of 13
1 of 15ordered it Noodle houseChinese
A Lanzhou-style hand-pulled beef noodle shop in an alley off Jonggak's Youth Street. You order the noodle thickness by …
Crispy batter6 of 11Reachable by transit4 of 7
2 of 2ordered it Snack barKorean
A cook-at-the-table tteokbokki place on the second floor of a building in a Gwancheol-dong alley near Cheonggyecheon. T…
Had to wait2 of 2Second floor2 of 2
13 of 24ordered it Grill houseKorean
A charcoal galbi house that opened at the end of August 2026 in an alley off Jonggak's Street of Youth in Gwancheol-don…
Staff cook it at your table19 of 22Clean16 of 22
5 of 29ordered it BarWestern
Blue Hour is a live jazz club on two basement floors off Samil-daero 15-gil in Gwancheol-dong, Jongno. Bands play Monda…
Live music or shows29 of 29Wine served21 of 291 of 29ordered it Grill houseKorean
A charcoal grill house on the fifth floor of a building off Jonggak's Youth Street, where staff grill Korean beef and p…
Staff cook it at your table27 of 28Juicy16 of 24
14 of 29ordered it BarWestern
A wine shop and bar in the basement of the Samil Building, 85 Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jongno-gu. You can take a bottle off t…
With a friend14 of 16Seats to sit and eat8 of 17
2 of 2ordered it Chinese
A malatang shop on the second floor of a building on Cheonggyecheon-ro near Jonggak. You fill a bowl at a self-serve ba…
Clean2 of 2Roomy2 of 2
Cafe
A franchise café occupying an entire four-storey building at Cheonggyecheon-ro 81, right on the Cheonggyecheon stream. …
Roomy2 of 3Seats to sit and eat2 of 3
16 of 31ordered it Korean
Jangheon Gamjatang is a pork-backbone stew house in the basement of the Point23 building on Jonggak's Youth Street. It …
Clean21 of 27In a basement21 of 258 of 28ordered it BarKorean
Neoguri Sogul occupies an entire four-storey building on a side street of Jonggak's Youth Street in Gwancheol-dong, Jon…
Second floor16 of 17With a friend11 of 16
2 of 19ordered it Chinese
Samil Geumnyong is the Samil Building branch of the Walkerhill hotel's Chinese restaurant Geumnyong, on the second floo…
Takes reservations10 of 11Complimentary tea or drink9 of 12
7 of 16ordered it Korean
A Korean set-meal house two minutes from exit 4 of Jonggak Station, down a flight of stairs in a basement behind Bosing…
In a basement11 of 12Reachable by transit9 of 12
5 of 14ordered it BarKorean
A branch of the Hansin Pocha chain in a basement on Jongno 14-gil, just off the Jonggak youth street, where people drin…
Large portions5 of 6Roomy5 of 7
9 of 26ordered it BarJapanese
A large themed izakaya occupying the whole second floor of a building on the Gwancheol-dong 'youth street', a short wal…
With a friend13 of 18Second floor11 of 20
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