Where to eat in Jamsil
Home of Lotte World, Seokchon Lake and Olympic Park. Away from the malls, the Bangi-dong food alley and the streets around the lake are where locals go for pork belly, red crab and noodles.
7 places our guide covers in Jamsil, with what to order, how long the wait is and how to eat each dish.
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Hayeonok (Jamsil) 하연옥 잠실점
Noodles · Jamsil · Since 1945
The Jamsil branch of a Jinju naengmyeon business going back to 1945, close to Seokchon Lake. Jinju-style cold noodles arrive under strips of yukjeon (egg-battered beef), a much heartier bowl than Seoul's plain Pyongyang style. Good after a walk around the lake.
Try: Jinju mul-naengmyeon (cold noodles in broth)
Short wait - 🍜
Hwangsan Naengmyeon 황산냉면 방이본점
Noodles · Jamsil · Since 1958
A third-generation noodle house that began in Busan in 1958 and is now a fixture by Bangi Market. Besides cold noodles, people come for eobok-jaengban: a brass platter of sliced beef and vegetables simmered at the table, a dish you rarely see elsewhere.
Try: Eobok-jaengban (beef and vegetable hot platter)
Short wait - 🍲
Cheongwaok 청와옥 본점
Soups & stews · Jamsil
The sundae-gukbap (Korean blood sausage soup) house that made Bangi-dong a destination, a short walk from Olympic Park. A rich pork broth comes with plenty of sausage and meat, and regulars add charcoal-grilled squid. Long lines are normal.
Try: Sundae-gukbap (blood sausage soup)
30-60 min wait - 🍲
Chodang Son-dubu 초당손두부
Home-style meals · Jamsil
A 40-year-old homemade tofu shop by Seokchon Station. The favorite is dubu-bossam: warm fresh tofu served with boiled pork and kimchi. Soft tofu stew and cheonggukjang make it just as good for a simple lunch.
Try: Dubu-bossam (tofu, boiled pork and kimchi)
Locals' pickShort wait - 🦀
Gesseotgeora 게섯거라
Pubs · Jamsil
A lively crab pub in the Bangi-dong food alley. Red snow crab is the star, steamed and packed with meat, with snow crab and other seasonal crab when available, and a crab ramyeon to finish. It stays open late.
Try: Hongge (steamed red snow crab)
Short wait - 🍲
Songpa Gamjaguk 송파감자국
Soups & stews · Jamsil
A neighborhood gamjatang (pork bone stew) house that locals have backed for 30 years. The pot arrives heaped with perilla leaves, and the broth is cleaner than most. Finish with fried rice in the pot.
Try: Gamjatang (pork bone stew)
Locals' pickShort wait - 🥩
Taehyeong Sikdang 태형식당
Korean BBQ · Jamsil
A cheerful old-school pork grill in the Bangi-dong food alley, not far from Lotte World. Order frozen pork belly (naengsam) or fresh samgyeopsal, and grill whole-leaf kimchi beside it. A pot of kimchi stew rounds it off.
Try: Naengsam (frozen pork belly)
Short wait