Hotteok (Sweet Stuffed Korean Pancake) is a signature dish of South Korea; we have verified places to eat it in Seoul. Yeast-leavened pancakes pan-fried in oil and stuffed with a molten filling of brown sugar, cinnamon, and crushed peanuts. Start with where to eat Hotteok (Sweet Stuffed Korean Pancake) in Seoul.
Hotteok (Sweet Stuffed Korean Pancake) · Seoul
Yeast-leavened pancakes pan-fried in oil and stuffed with a molten filling of brown sugar, cinnamon, and crushed peanuts. A winter street food sold from kiosks across Seoul, with Namdaemun Market the reference stall.
Hotteok arrived in Korea via Chinese immigration in the late 19th century and naturalised as a winter street food by the 1920s. Sambodang Hotteok at Namdaemun Market has fried hotteok for over 40 years; the brown-sugar-cinnamon filling crystallised as the canonical version in the 1970s. Modern variations include green tea filling, ssiat (seed-filled) hotteok, and ice cream hotteok.
Where to eat in Seoul:
- Sambodang Hotteok
- Namdaemun Market Hotteok Stalls
- Myeongdong Street Food Alley
- Hongdae Street Food Strip
- Tongin Market
Where to eat Hotteok (Sweet Stuffed Korean Pancake) in Seoul: the editor picks