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Korean Food
in Korea.

Korean Food is part of Korea’s varied everyday food culture. Use this guide to understand the dish and find current Eat in Korea restaurant listings that serve it.

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Gaksi Bossam Hapjeong serving Korean Food01 LOCAL TABLE
Seoul · Hongdae & YeonnamKorean Food

Gaksi Bossam Hapjeong

Gaksi Bossam is a long-running bossam restaurant near Hapjeong Station, in the Hapjeong area of Mapo-gu. Its main specialty is bossam, Korean boiled pork served with kimchi, vegetables and other side dishes. The restaurant also offers an affordable single-serving Gaksi Set Meal, which includes bossam, side dishes and a stew. The current listed price is ₩11,000, making it one of the more accessible ways to experience bossam without ordering a large sharing platter. For visitors, the restaurant offers two different ways to experience Korean bossam. A solo diner or someone looking for a simple Korean meal can order the Gaksi Set Meal, while groups can order larger bossam platters such as kimchi bossam, cabbage bossam or half-and-half bossam. The restaurant is known for its generous side-dish spread and busy atmosphere, and it can become crowded during lunch and dinner.

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Masan Jokbal serving Korean Food02 LOCAL TABLE
Seoul · Hongdae & YeonnamKorean Food

Masan Jokbal

Masan Jokbal is a long-running jokbal restaurant on World Cup buk-ro in Seogyo-dong, close to the Hongdae area. The restaurant has been serving its signature jokbal for decades and became widely known after appearing on the Korean food program Wednesday Food Talk. It is known for a relatively traditional style of jokbal, using pork front leg and emphasizing the natural flavor and chewy texture of the meat and skin rather than a strongly seasoned or heavily glazed style. The menu is unusually simple: jokbal, ttaro-gukbap and buchu-jeon. This makes the restaurant feel more like a focused neighborhood institution than a large modern jokbal chain.

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Yeonnam Jokbal 1987 serving Korean Food03 LOCAL TABLE
Seoul · Hongdae & YeonnamKorean Food

Yeonnam Jokbal 1987

Yeonnam Jokbal 1987 is a casual jokbal restaurant located on Donggyo-ro in Yeonnam-dong, close to Hongdae and the Gyeongui Line Forest Park area. Unlike traditional jokbal restaurants that focus primarily on boiled pork feet, this restaurant is particularly known for its fried jokbal, giving the familiar Korean dish a crispier and more contemporary style. The restaurant also serves several variations including garlic, spicy and cold jokbal. The restaurant's menu is designed mainly for sharing. The current listed prices include Yeonnam Jokbal at ₩34,000, garlic jokbal at ₩37,000, spicy jokbal at ₩36,000 and cold jokbal at ₩38,000. Two-color and four-color jokbal sets are also available, as well as combinations with cold buckwheat noodles. Since these are generally sharing portions rather than individual meals, the restaurant remains within Eat in Korea's ₩40,000-per-person exclusion rule when the cost is divided among two or more diners.

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Seongsu Jokbal serving Korean Food04 LOCAL TABLE
Seoul · SeongsuKorean Food

Seongsu Jokbal

Seongsu Jokbal is a long-running Seongsu restaurant focused on one thing: jokbal, Korean-style braised pig's trotters. The menu is deliberately simple, with three sizes of jokbal and a few drinks rather than a long list of dishes. The pork is served sliced and is known for its tender meat, chewy skin, and savory-sweet seasoning. It is a shared Korean meal rather than a typical one-person dish, so it works particularly well for two or more people. The restaurant is located on Achasan-ro 7-gil, a short walk from Seongsu Station, in an older and relatively compact dining space. Its popularity means that waiting is common, while takeout is also available. For travelers exploring Seongsu's cafés, shops, and converted industrial spaces, Seongsu Jokbal offers a very different side of the neighborhood: a straightforward Korean meal centered around a traditional pork dish.

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Gwangjang Jokbal Bonga serving Korean Food05 LOCAL TABLE
Seoul · SeongsuKorean Food

Gwangjang Jokbal Bonga

Gwangjang Jokbal Bonga is a casual Korean jokbal restaurant right by Seongsu Station, serving warm braised pig's feet with a selection of Korean side dishes. The restaurant is located on Achasan-ro, making it an easy stop for visitors exploring Seongsu. Its menu is centered on jokbal, with cold spicy noodles, mung bean pancakes and simple Korean soups available as additional dishes. The jokbal is served warm and cut into thick slices, with the meat described by visitors as tender and chewy rather than overly sweet or heavily seasoned. The restaurant has a casual neighborhood atmosphere, with indoor seating and several outdoor tables. It is particularly suited to groups sharing a large plate of jokbal, although the small portion makes it possible for a smaller group to order without committing to the largest size.

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