Where to eat in Sinchon & Ewha
The student streets around Yonsei and Ewha universities, where prices stay low. Come for hand-torn noodle soup, soup dumplings and fiery braised short ribs in a neighborhood that feeds students and foreign visitors alike.
7 places our guide covers in Sinchon & Ewha, with what to order, how long the wait is and how to eat each dish.
Jio Jjang Jogae-gui 지오짱조개구이
Pubs · Sinchon & Ewha · Since 1997
A long-running Sinchon shellfish grill, open since 1997 and claiming to have started the cheese-topped grilled shellfish that's now everywhere. There's a steamed version too. The menu outside is in English and Chinese.
Try: Grilled shellfish with cheese
Short wait- 🍜
Sinchon Sujebi 신촌수제비
Noodles · Sinchon & Ewha · Since 1988
A cheap, cheerful sujebi shop from 1988 by Sinchon Station. Hand-torn dough soup comes with radish kimchi, and a simple gimbap is the classic side. It's one of the last true student-priced meals in the area.
Try: Sujebi (hand-torn dough soup)
Locals' pickShort wait - 🍲
Masinneun Sundubu Kimchi-jjim 맛있는순두부 김치찜
Soups & stews · Sinchon & Ewha
A busy, budget-friendly Sinchon spot for soft tofu stew and kimchi-jjim, slow-braised kimchi with pork. Foreign visitors are a common sight, and it stays open very late.
Try: Sundubu-jjigae (soft tofu stew)
Short wait - 🥟
Mr. Seo Wang Mandu 미스터서왕만두
Street snacks · Sinchon & Ewha
A small Chinese-style dumpling shop between Sinchon and Ewha. Soup dumplings, shrimp dumplings and fried dumplings are the favorites, and the prices suit a student neighborhood. Popular with Chinese visitors, which says something.
Try: Xiaolongbao (soup dumplings)
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Songjunok 송준옥
Soups & stews · Sinchon & Ewha
A neat second-floor soup restaurant near Yonsei University. Its malgeun ppyeo-guk, a clear pork bone soup made without artificial seasoning, is a light alternative to heavier Korean stews; suyuk salad is the favorite side.
Try: Malgeun ppyeo-guk (clear pork bone soup)
Short wait - 🍖
Sosinisso (Sinchon) 소신이쏘 신촌본점
Korean BBQ · Sinchon & Ewha
A Sinchon favorite for sogalbi-jjim, braised beef short ribs served on a sizzling pan. Choose the fiercely spicy version or the creamy one, which tames the heat. Students and foreign visitors, particularly from China, line up alike.
Try: Cream sogalbi-jjim (creamy braised short ribs)
30-60 min wait Wanchai 완차이
Korean-Chinese · Sinchon & Ewha
A second-generation Chinese-Korean restaurant in the alleys by Yonsei University. Its signature is spicy stir-fried mussels, and regulars also swear by the gan-jajangmyeon and fluffy tangsuyuk.
Try: Spicy stir-fried mussels
Locals' pickShort wait