Where to eat in Euljiro
Printing shops by day, beer in the alleys by night. Euljiro keeps some of Seoul's oldest naengmyeon houses and its famous nogari (dried pollack) beer alley.
10 places our guide covers in Euljiro, with what to order, how long the wait is and how to eat each dish.
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Andongjang 안동장
Korean-Chinese · Euljiro · Since 1948
A Korean-Chinese restaurant open since 1948 and the place credited with creating gul-jjamppong: a white, gently spicy noodle soup packed with oysters. Order it plain or spicy, with crisp shrimp toast on the side.
Try: Gul-jjamppong (oyster noodle soup)
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Eulji Dabang 을지다방
Tearoom · Euljiro · Since 1985
A 1985 dabang, Korea's old-fashioned tearoom, famous for herbal ssanghwa tea with a raw egg yolk floating on top. BTS shot photos here, so you will find local shopkeepers and young fans from around the world sharing the same vinyl sofas.
Try: Ssanghwa-cha (herbal tea with egg yolk)
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Joseonok 조선옥
Korean BBQ · Euljiro · Since 1937
A tiny alley restaurant serving marinated beef short ribs grilled over coal briquettes since 1937. It is one of the oldest galbi houses in Seoul, now run by the third generation.
Try: Marinated beef short ribs (yangnyeom so-galbi)
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Munhwaok 문화옥
Soups & stews · Euljiro · Since 1952
A third-generation seolleongtang house by Euljiro 4-ga, serving since 1952. The beef soup comes with soft sliced meat, and regulars also order the assorted suyuk, or the jok-tang (ox foot soup).
Try: Seolleongtang (ox bone soup)
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Ogu Banjeom 오구반점
Korean-Chinese · Euljiro · Since 1953
A third-generation Chinese-Korean restaurant by Euljiro 3-ga, open since 1953. Thick, crisp fried dumplings are the legend here, best with a bowl of gan-jajangmyeon. An old-fashioned place with plenty of regulars.
Try: Gun-mandu (fried dumplings)
Locals' pickShort wait - 🍜
Pyeongnaeok 평래옥
Noodles · Euljiro · Since 1950
A North Korean-style restaurant in Euljiro going back to 1950. It started with Pyongyang naengmyeon, but many people now come for chogyetang, cold shredded chicken in a tangy broth, and spicy chicken salad served with the noodles.
Try: Chogyetang (cold chicken soup with noodles)
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Woo Lae Oak 우래옥
Noodles · Euljiro · Since 1946
Open since 1946, Woo Lae Oak is one of Seoul's oldest and most famous Pyongyang naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodle) houses. Its beefy broth makes it a friendly first bowl for naengmyeon beginners.
Try: Traditional Pyongyang naengmyeon
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Eunjujeong 은주정
Home-style meals · Euljiro
An old Euljiro favorite in the alleys of Bangsan Market, known for kimchi jjigae you eat wrapped in fresh greens. At lunch it serves only the stew, full of pork and well-fermented kimchi, with a basket of lettuce and herbs; in the evening it becomes a pork belly barbecue that finishes with the same stew.
Try: Kimchi jjigae with ssam greens (lunch)
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Manseon Hof 만선호프
Pubs · Euljiro
The biggest name in Euljiro's Nogari Alley: cheap draft beer and grilled dried pollack (nogari) at plastic tables that fill the streets on warm evenings. It has grown into several buildings around the alley, with a rooftop that is the place to be at sunset.
Try: Grilled dried young pollack (nogari)
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Munich Hof 뮌헨호프
Pubs · Euljiro
An old-school Korean beer hall in Euljiro's Nogari Alley. On warm evenings the plastic tables spill into the street, and people sit outside with cheap draft beer, grilled dried pollack and garlic fried chicken.
Try: Grilled dried young pollack (nogari)
Short wait