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Street snacks · Myeongdong, Seoul
Myeonghwadang
명화당
A second-floor snack shop in the middle of Myeongdong, serving gimbap, tteokbokki and chewy jjolmyeon noodles since 1980. It's where Seoul office workers and old Myeongdong regulars grab a cheap, fast lunch, and where many Koreans ate after school decades ago.
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How it works here
🥢 How Korean restaurants usually workWaiting
Short wait
Just join the line
Lunchtime often has a short line, but tables turn over fast.· 3 reviews
What to order
- Myeonghwadang gimbap명화당김밥
The house rice roll.
- Jjolbokki (tteokbokki with chewy noodles)쫄볶이
Rice cakes and jjolmyeon noodles in sweet-spicy sauce.
- Bibim-jjolmyeon (spicy chewy noodles)비빔쫄면
- Naembi-guksu (noodle soup in a pot)냄비국수
How much to order
- 👤 1A gimbap and a bibim-jjolmyeon. Solo diners are common.
- 👤 2Gimbap, jjolbokki and a noodle soup to share.
- 👤 3–4Add fried dumplings and an extra gimbap.
Why it's famous
Serving Korean snack food on the same Myeongdong street since 1980.· 3 reviews
- Celebrity pickRecommended by chef Lee Yeon-bok.· 2 reviews
Good to know
- Open daily from 9:00 until about 22:00.· 3 reviews
- Second floor of a building on Myeongdong 4-gil. This is the original first branch.· 3 reviews
More locals' picks nearby
Places Korean diners love, a short walk away.
Where this comes from (10 reviews)
Summarized in our own words from Korean diners' blog reviews; each fact is backed by at least two reviews. Last checked 2026-11-10.
- 2026-10-19 blog.naver.com/mmk620120/224445041888
- 2026-10-06 blog.naver.com/pickandway/224433259536
- 2026-10-02 blog.naver.com/sprtofor/224429512242
- 2026-09-27 blog.naver.com/dlwjddus93/224423534696
- 2026-09-24 blog.naver.com/highlight-23/224422090133
- 2026-09-17 blog.naver.com/jenna1020/224415270178
- 2026-09-13 blog.naver.com/mrprospector/224410360507
- 2026-09-12 blog.naver.com/nongnim/224409657803
- 2026-08-30 blog.naver.com/markjacob1522/224395430089
- 2026-08-26 blog.naver.com/iwashappy/224389524643