15 street food rooms in Seoul we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Seoul | Street Food across every city.
Gwangjang Market Bindaetteok Stalls ★ 4.7
Jongno and Insadong · 88 Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
The bindaetteok stalls in Gwangjang Market are Seoul's most legitimate street food: mung-bean pancakes fried on cast-iron griddles alongside mayak gimbap.
Myeongdong Street Food Alley ★ 4.2
Jung-gu and Myeongdong · Myeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
The Myeongdong pedestrian strip turns into one of the densest street food corridors in Asia after 16:00, with stalls selling tteokbokki (spicy rice.
Namdaemun Market Hotteok Stalls ★ 4.4
Jung-gu and Myeongdong · 21 Namdaemunsijang 4-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
Namdaemun Market hotteok stalls fry thick dough discs filled with brown sugar, cinnamon and crushed peanuts on flat irons in the market's main food lane.
Sindang Tteokbokki Town ★ 4.4
Jung-gu and Myeongdong · 7 Dasan-ro 33-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
Sindang-dong Tteokbokki Town is the origin neighbourhood of the modern spicy tteokbokki -- Ma Bok-rim developed gochujang-seasoned rice cakes here in 1953.
Tongin Market Coin Lunchbox ★ 4.3
Jongno and Insadong · 18 Jahamun-ro 15-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Tongin Market coin lunchbox: buy a tray and brass yeopjeon coins, fill the tray from banchan stalls, then eat in the communal hall at the market back.
Dongdaemun Night Market Food Stalls ★ 4.2
Seongsu and Dongdaemun · 281 Jangchungdan-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
The night stalls around Dongdaemun Design Plaza serve the garment workers who sew through the night, with soondae, eomuk and gimbap until 05:00 every day.
Hongdae Street Food Strip ★ 4.1
Hongdae and Yeonnam · Yeonhui-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
The Hongdae strip around Hongik University generates dense street food every evening: chimaek, takoyaki, and Korean corn dogs from the university exit.
Sambodang Hotteok ★ 4.4
Jongno and Insadong · 48-1 Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Sambodang sells only one item from a maroon-awning stall halfway down Insadong-gil: a fist-sized hotteok stuffed with brown sugar, cinnamon and chopped nuts.
Itaewon International Market Stalls ★ 4.0
Itaewon and Hannam · Itaewon-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
The Itaewon strip around the main road and the side streets toward the Hamilton Hotel is home to Seoul's most international street food scene: halal kebab.
Noryangjin Fish Market Pre-Dawn Stalls ★ 4.6
Dongjak-gu · 674 Nodeul-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul
Noryangjin Fish Market operates 24 hours but the pre-dawn hours -- from 01:00 when the auction floor runs -- are when the market is most viscerally alive.
Jongno 3-ga Pojangmacha Tents ★ 4.3
Jongno and Insadong · Jongno 3-ga, Jongno-gu, Seoul
The pojangmacha (street tent) strip behind Jongno 3-ga station operates until 02:00-03:00 on weekend nights and until dawn on certain nights during warm.
Dongdaemun Night Market Stalls ★ 4.2
Seongsu and Dongdaemun · 281 Jangchungdan-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
The night stalls around Dongdaemun Design Plaza serve the garment-district workers who sew through the night, and they remain open until 05:00.
Gwangjang Market Stalls ★ 4.7
Jongno and Insadong · 88 Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Gwangjang Market is the best place in Seoul to eat for very little: bindaetteok for 4,000 won, mayak gimbap for 3,000 and soondae blood sausage for 5,000.
Tongin Market Coin Lunchbox ★ 4.3
Jongno and Insadong · 18 Jahamun-ro 15-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Tongin Market's coin lunchbox is one of Seoul's best budget eating experiences: trade traditional brass coins for banchan at stalls across the covered market.
Myeongdong Tteokbokki Carts ★ 4.1
Jung-gu and Myeongdong · Myeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
Myeongdong pedestrian strip has dense street food carts: tteokbokki, gyeran-ppang (egg bread), and fish cake skewers from 2,000 won in central Seoul.