Suwon (Galbi Street) ★ 4.4
Suwon is best known as the location of Hwaseong Fortress (UNESCO World Heritage), but the city's food identity is built around galbi (beef short ribs).
More food day trips in Seoul
Incheon (Chinatown and Seafood Port) ★ 4.5
Incheon is the birthplace of Korean jjajangmyeon: the hwagyo community adapted Chinese black bean noodles here in the 1890s. The original restaurants remain.
Chuncheon (Dakgalbi Spicy Stir-Fry) ★ 4.5
Chuncheon, the Gangwon province capital northeast of Seoul, is the home city of dakgalbi -- spicy stir-fried chicken in gochujang sauce, cooked on a flat.
Icheon (Ssalbap Rice and Celadon Ceramics) ★ 4.3
Icheon city in Gyeonggi Province is renowned for producing Icheon ssalbap -- the most prized short-grain rice in Korea, historically offered as royal.