Jongno
53 places read in full, in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
Narrow it by what people wrote
- roomy 47
- easy by subway 47
- big portions 47
- for two 42
- for a group 34
- booking mentioned 31
- with children 26
- quiet 23
- a queue reported 23
- takeout 9
- fine on your own 6
- parking 2
Each number is how many of the 53 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
12 of 19ordered it Grill houseKorean
Tapgol Park Jongno 3-ga is a frozen-pork-belly grill near Exit 5 of Jongno 3-ga Station. Every table sits outdoors in t…
Had to wait17 of 19Outdoor terrace seating15 of 16
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
2 of 21ordered it Japanese
Moheji is a monjayaki griddle house in a Nagwon-dong alley right by Jongno 3-ga station (42 Donhwamun-ro 11-gil). Sever…
Staff cook it at your table18 of 21Had to wait15 of 21
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 914 of 25ordered it Grill houseKorean
A frozen-pork-belly grill house in the lane beside the Tapgol Park wall near Jongno 3-ga station. People come for the s…
Outdoor terrace seating22 of 24Had to wait15 of 18
5 of 20ordered it BarKorean
An indoor pocha right outside Exit 4 of Jongno 3-ga Station, on Donhwamun-ro 11-gil. The sign just says POCHA; bloggers…
Beer served12 of 18Large portions11 of 12
2 of 13ordered it Cafe
A Twosome Place franchise café near Exit 1 of Jongno 3-ga Station, at the start of Songhae-gil beside Tapgol Park. You …
Second floor6 of 6Reachable by transit5 of 6
19 of 26ordered it Korean
A barley-rice and teollegi restaurant on the ground floor of a building tucked into an alley beside Gyodong Elementary …
Self-order screen8 of 20Large portions7 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
5 of 29ordered it BarMexican
EDLS (Ideulseu) is a live-music pub half a floor up inside Nakwon Arcade, right by Exit 5 of Jongno 3-ga Station. A dif…
Live music or shows29 of 29Reachable by transit17 of 24
10 of 29ordered it Bar
Sul & More is a bar in the basement of the N285 Hotel, just past Nagwon Arcade from Jongno 3-ga Station exit 5. It open…
In a basement29 of 29Floor seating17 of 27
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 1017 of 28ordered it BarKorean
Ppasak Jokbal fries its boiled pig's trotters, in a hanok alley of Ikseon-dong just behind exit 4 of Jongno 3-ga statio…
Crispy batter22 of 24Complimentary starter21 of 22
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 131 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
27 of 27ordered it Korean
Pyeonghaeok is a small hanok restaurant down the Nagwon-dong monkfish-stew alley off Jongno 3-ga Station exit 5, at the…
Quiet15 of 26Large portions11 of 22
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 29
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Counts are raw. Someone who did not mention a thing is not someone who disagreed, so we do not turn these into percentages.