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Taste Korea, One Bite at a Time.

Written by a Korean who goes to the places people talk about — and the ones that just look worth it. Routes, budgets, transit, and when to avoid the crowds.

Korea travel basics — what trips people up on day one K-ETA · Transit card · Exchange · 1330 Read the travel tips →
118places, visited in person
8regions covered
4languages
8 regions
7 7 4 5 3 22 67 3 Gyeonggi & Incheon Gangwon Chungcheong Jeolla Gyeongsang Jeju Seoul Busan
Seoul67 Jeju22 Gyeonggi & Incheon7 Gangwon7 Jeolla5 Chungcheong4 Gyeongsang3 Busan3

Davie's Pick

Where to go right now
Camellia Hill — A Large Seogwipo Garden Where the Headline Flower Changes by SeasonPICK 🌺 Place Camellia Hill A Large Seogwipo Garden Where the Headline Flower Changes by Season Sigoljip — LA Galbi in Euljiro's Rib Alley, Grilled for YouPICK 🍖 Korean BBQ Sigoljip LA Galbi in Euljiro's Rib Alley, Grilled for You Fritz Coffee Dohwa — a Mapo Cafe in a Converted House, for After a MealPICK ☕ Cafes & Dessert Fritz Coffee Dohwa a Mapo Cafe in a Converted House, for After a Meal Mapo Yangji Seolleongtang — A Long-Time Regular Spot, Green Onion Kimchi and Ox-Knee SoupPICK 🍲 Korean Soup & Gukbap Mapo Yangji Seolleongtang A Long-Time Regular Spot, Green Onion Kimchi and Ox-Knee Soup Myeongdong Gyoja Main Branch — The Famous Kalguksu and Garlic Kimchi, Now by Myeongdong Station Exit 8PICK 🍜 Korean Noodles Myeongdong Gyoja Main Branch The Famous Kalguksu and Garlic Kimchi, Now by Myeongdong Station Exit 8 Paradise City Cimer — Yeongjong Island by Incheon Airport, the Seoul Area's Smartest SpaPICK ♨️ Place Paradise City Cimer Yeongjong Island by Incheon Airport, the Seoul Area's Smartest Spa Seongsan Ilchulbong & Gwangchigi Beach — Spring, a Canola Field, Sunrise Peak, and CoffeePICK 🌅 Place Seongsan Ilchulbong & Gwangchigi Beach Spring, a Canola Field, Sunrise Peak, and Coffee Szimpatikus Seoul Station — Bracken and Brisket Pasta, Western Food Built from Korean IngredientsPICK 🍽️ Western & Restaurants Szimpatikus Seoul Station Bracken and Brisket Pasta, Western Food Built from Korean Ingredients Seoul Children's Grand Park — A Free Zoo Inside the CityPICK 🦭 Place Seoul Children's Grand Park A Free Zoo Inside the City Dorimhang Yeongdeungpo — An Aged Sashimi Platter with Sea Urchin, If You Get a TablePICK 🦑 Korean Seafood Dorimhang Yeongdeungpo An Aged Sashimi Platter with Sea Urchin, If You Get a Table Tsuruhashi Fugetsu Myeongdong — Osaka Okonomiyaki, Grilled in Front of YouPICK 🍥 Ramen & Japanese Tsuruhashi Fugetsu Myeongdong Osaka Okonomiyaki, Grilled in Front of You Hongbak Agujjim — Monkfish, Boiled Not Braised, in a Gongdeok BasementPICK 🦑 Korean Seafood Hongbak Agujjim Monkfish, Boiled Not Braised, in a Gongdeok Basement Gongpyeongdong Kkomjangeo — Grilled Hagfish, Salt First, and the Texture Is the PointPICK 🦑 Korean Seafood Gongpyeongdong Kkomjangeo Grilled Hagfish, Salt First, and the Texture Is the Point Hakata Bunko — 20-Year-Old Ramen Shop Open Until 3 AMPICK 🍥 Ramen & Japanese Hakata Bunko 20-Year-Old Ramen Shop Open Until 3 AM Gyeongju — Korea's Kyoto, With Bulguksa by Day and Cheomseongdae by NightPICK 🏯 Place Gyeongju Korea's Kyoto, With Bulguksa by Day and Cheomseongdae by Night Mutan Yeouido — Truffle and Steak Jjajangmyeon, One Bowl Feeds TwoPICK 🥢 Chinese-Korean Mutan Yeouido Truffle and Steak Jjajangmyeon, One Bowl Feeds Two Hadongkwan — Clear Beef Soup, Then Add the Kimchi Brine for a Second FlavourPICK 🍲 Korean Soup & Gukbap Hadongkwan Clear Beef Soup, Then Add the Kimchi Brine for a Second Flavour Buwon Myeonok — Old-School Pyongyang Naengmyeon Above Namdaemun MarketPICK 🍜 Korean Noodles Buwon Myeonok Old-School Pyongyang Naengmyeon Above Namdaemun Market Dongbaek Yanggwajeom, Seoul — Hanok Soufflé Pancakes, and What You're Actually Paying ForPICK ☕ Cafes & Dessert Dongbaek Yanggwajeom, Seoul Hanok Soufflé Pancakes, and What You're Actually Paying For Jeju Folk Five-Day Market — It Only Opens on the 2nd and 7thPICK 🏮 Place Jeju Folk Five-Day Market It Only Opens on the 2nd and 7th

Ready-made routes

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Seoul3 stops West Yeouido gomtang lunch, a Han River cafe, then jjajang for dinner Seoul3 stops Yeouido & IFC cold-noodle lunch, then dinner around the mall Seoul4 stops Myeongdong & Namsan bibimbap lunch, a cafe stop, kalguksu for dinner, then grilled bones late-night Seoul3 stops Namdaemun Market braised hairtail for breakfast, a sashimi set for lunch, then naengmyeon before dinner Seoul3 stops Mapo grills and raw beef by Mapo Station, then a converted-house cafe Seoul3 stops Euljiro & Ikseondong veteran sundae-guk and LA-galbi, then Ikseondong dessert Seoul3 stops Yeoksam, Teheran-ro bibimbap lunch, a coffee break, then burgers for dinner Seoul3 stops Hongdae cat cafe by day, crab course by night, ramen before dawn Seoul2 stops Yeongdeungpo & Dangsan pho, a walk by the Han River, then aged sashimi for dinner Jeju2 stops West Jeju Aewol noodles and the five-day market

What to eat?

Pick by dish
Korean Seafood22 Korean Soup & Gukbap15 Korean BBQ11 Western & Restaurants10 Cafes & Dessert10 Korean Noodles9 Chinese-Korean4 Ramen & Japanese4 Korean4 Bibimbap2

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