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.
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1 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 16Roomy8 of 1724 of 28ordered it Grill houseKorean
A pork barbecue place on the ground floor of Nakwon Arcade, on the monkfish-stew alley near Jongno 3-ga Station exit 5.…
Outdoor terrace seating14 of 23Roomy7 of 23
2 of 8ordered it Korean
A Korean home-style buffet on the second floor of 118 Supyo-ro, on Songhae-gil near exit 5 of Jongno 3-ga station. You …
Second floor4 of 8Roomy4 of 8
5 of 28ordered it BarChinese
A Hong Kong night-market-themed pocha on the tent-bar strip by exit 4 of Jongno 3-ga station (ground floor, 30 Donhwamu…
Outdoor terrace seating13 of 17Complimentary starter11 of 13
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. …
Group visit2 of 4Roomy2 of 3
4 of 6ordered it Korean
The annex of Janggun Jokbal Bossam, facing the original building in an alley beside Nagwon Arcade near Jongno 3-ga. Peo…
Group visit3 of 4Large portions2 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 25
17 of 19ordered it Noodle houseKorean
Euljimyeonok serves Pyongyang-style cold noodles from its own new building at 12 Samil-daero 30-gil in Nagwon-dong, a s…
Clean9 of 11Second floor7 of 111 of 26ordered it Grill houseKorean
A charcoal pork grill with a yellow sign at 432 Samil-daero, ground floor, down the lane across from Nakwon Musical Ins…
Foreign customers in the room8 of 9Outdoor terrace seating8 of 178 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
11 of 21ordered it BarKorean
A big beer hall at Suphyo-ro 114, a short walk from exit 5 of Jongno 3-ga station, facing the street-stall strip by Tap…
Beer served17 of 18Roomy10 of 13
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
12 of 14ordered it Grill houseKorean
A two-floor barbecue house in the Pimatgol alley behind the McDonald's near Exit 1 of Jongno 3-ga Station (30 Donhwamun…
Roomy11 of 12Second floor11 of 12
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 204 of 11ordered it BarKorean
A two-storey indoor pocha in the alley behind Jonggak Station, on Jongno's Street of Youth. Spicy braised chicken (33,0…
Large portions9 of 9Spicy8 of 9
2 of 9ordered it Raw fishKorean
A raw-fish house on the ground floor of a building on Jongno 14-gil, near Jonggak Station. It sells live-fish sashimi, …
Free refills6 of 6Outdoor terrace seating4 of 815 of 27ordered it Grill houseKorean
Gimsambo Bosingak is a two-storey kimchi-stew and pork-belly house in the food alley behind Jonggak Station exit 4 (Jon…
Second floor13 of 23Large portions11 of 113 of 3ordered it BarKorean
An old-style pocha in an alley between Jongno 3-ga and Euljiro 3-ga, serving makhoe — roughly cut raw fish of the day (…
Outdoor terrace seating3 of 3Complimentary starter2 of 22 of 19ordered it Fried chickenBarKorean
A branch of a rotisserie-chicken chain at the mouth of the Jonggak eating alley, occupying a building from the first to…
With a friend9 of 13Second floor5 of 8
8 of 21ordered it BarKorean
A fusion Korean dining bar on the second floor of 67 Cheonggyecheon-ro, looking down on the stream. People come for cre…
Large windows14 of 18Takes reservations10 of 13
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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.