Jung-gu and MyeongdongDaily 11:00-22:00
The Myeongdong pedestrian strip turns into one of the densest street food corridors in Asia after 16:00, with stalls selling tteokbokki (spicy rice.
Try: Tteokbokki, corn dogs, egg bread (gyeran-ppang)
Jung-gu and MyeongdongMon-Sat 06:00-20:00, Sun 08:00-18:00Cash only
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.
Try: Hotteok (sugar-filled fried pancakes) and kalguksu
Jung-gu and MyeongdongDaily 11:00-22:00
Sindang-dong Tteokbokki Town is the origin neighbourhood of the modern spicy tteokbokki -- Ma Bok-rim developed gochujang-seasoned rice cakes here in 1953.
Try: Tteokbokki (various styles: original, cheese, rabokki)
Jongno and InsadongTue-Sun 10:00-17:00, closed MondayCash only
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.
Try: DIY coin-currency lunchbox: banchan selections from market stalls
Seongsu and DongdaemunDaily 18:00-05:00 (peak midnight to 03:00)
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.
Try: Soondae (Korean blood sausage), eomuk (fish cake), gimbap
Hongdae and YeonnamDaily 11:00-01:00
The Hongdae strip around Hongik University generates dense street food every evening: chimaek, takoyaki, and Korean corn dogs from the university exit.
Try: Chimaek (Korean fried chicken and beer), takoyaki, crepes