Where to eat in Noryangjin
Home of Seoul's great fish market. Choose your seafood at the stalls and have it served at a restaurant in the market, then explore the neighborhood's charcoal grills, boiled lamb and budget student noodles.
5 places our guide covers in Noryangjin, with what to order, how long the wait is and how to eat each dish.
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Dadogine Sutbul-gui 다독이네숯불구이
Korean BBQ · Noryangjin
A hugely popular charcoal grill in Noryangjin. Bone-in pork belly and marinated pork ribs are cooked over charcoal, and staff help with the grilling. Lines start early and can reach a couple of hours on Friday nights.
Try: Ppyeo-samgyeop galbi (bone-in pork belly)
1 hr+ wait - 🍜
Kkongkal (Noryangjin) 꽁칼 노량진점
Noodles · Noryangjin
A Blue Ribbon noodle shop on the exam-students' street near Noryangjin Station. An anchovy kalguksu comes with a small bowl of barley rice to mix with vegetables, and the price is hard to beat. Easy for solo diners.
Try: Myeolchi kalguksu (anchovy noodle soup)
Locals' pick - 🐟
Noryangjin Fish Market 노량진수산시장
Market food · Noryangjin
Seoul's great seafood market. It's a different kind of meal: choose live fish, crab or shrimp from a stall, have it prepared, then carry it to a restaurant in the market (a chojangjip) that serves it with side dishes and sauces for a table fee. The seafood changes with the season, from autumn shrimp and flower crab to winter yellowtail.
Try: Modeum-hoe (assorted sliced raw fish)
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Unbong Sanjang 운봉산장
Korean BBQ · Noryangjin
A rare specialist in Korean-style lamb, known for yang-suyuk: tender boiled lamb served sliced, with a lamb hot pot alongside. Between Noryangjin and Jangseungbaegi stations, booking is the safest plan.
Try: Yang-suyuk (boiled sliced lamb)
30-60 min wait - 🍢
Wow Sinnae-tteok (Noryangjin) 와우신내떡 노량진점
Street snacks · Noryangjin
A Blue Ribbon tteokbokki shop loved by Noryangjin's students, known for its heavily cheese-topped rice cakes. You choose your spice level, so it's good for anyone who wants to work up to Korea's fiery street food.
Try: Cheese tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes with cheese)
Locals' pickShort wait