Where to eat in Songdo
Incheon's waterfront new town, a quick hop from the airport. Among the towers you'll find Blue Ribbon sundae soup, fresh pork ribs from an old Incheon name and the east coast's spicy noodle soup.
5 places our guide covers in Songdo, with what to order, how long the wait is and how to eat each dish.
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Jeongeun Guksu 정은국수
Noodles · Songdo · Since 2013
A neighborhood noodle shop open since 2013, long known to Songdo residents. Come for janchi-guksu, a light anchovy noodle soup, or spicy bibim-guksu, with gimbap on the side. A simple, inexpensive meal, and an easy one for solo diners.
Try: Janchi-guksu (light noodle soup)
Locals' pick - 🥩
Buam Galbi (Songdo) 부암갈비 송도신도시점
Korean BBQ · Songdo
A Songdo branch of an Incheon Blue Ribbon name that goes back more than 45 years. Buam specializes in saeng-galbi: fresh, unmarinated pork ribs grilled at the table. The menu is short, and a side of rice fried with salted hairtail sauce makes a good finish.
Try: Dwaeji saeng-galbi (fresh pork ribs)
Short wait - 🍲
Byeolmi Sundae 별미순대
Soups & stews · Songdo
A Blue Ribbon soup shop in Songdo's second district, with about 20 years behind it. Its sundae-gukbap is a milky bone broth with Korean blood sausage and rice. Songdo residents rate it among the area's best bowls, so a weekday lunch line is normal. A spicy version is on the menu too.
Try: Sundae-gukbap (blood sausage soup with rice)
Short wait - 🍜
Gangneung Jang-kalguksu 강릉장칼국수
Noodles · Songdo
A Songdo noodle shop serving jang-kalguksu, the east coast's spicy take on knife-cut noodle soup, cooked in a broth with Korean chili and soybean pastes. It's popular near Songdo's global campus, and you can choose noodles or a mix of noodles and hand-torn dough.
Try: Jang-kalguksu (spicy knife-cut noodle soup)
Short wait - 🍖
Songdo Sulsang 송도술상
Pubs · Songdo
A Blue Ribbon Korean tavern for an evening of food and soju or makgeolli. Big shared plates are the point: bossam (boiled pork with kimchi) and samhap, a three-part bite of fermented skate or cuttlefish, pork and kimchi. Fermented skate has a famously strong smell, so try the cuttlefish version if you're unsure.
Try: Amtwaeji ogyeop-bossam (boiled pork belly with kimchi)
Short wait