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Hongdae Restaurants — Where to Eat Before and After a Show

Explore restaurants around Hongik University and Hongik Univ. Station. Find a place near your venue and read visitor reviews, with Korean reviews available in English.

This list covers verified restaurants in the Korean 홍대 district, ordered by name. Review excerpts come from published visitor reviews.

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Restaurants in Hongdae

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  1. 가미우동Japanese · HongdaeHongdae <Kami Udon>. Kake udon, the basic bowl, with egg and chikuwa tempura. Unless you arrive right as the break ends, expect a long wait. Startlingly delicious. The noodles are truly excellent. Leaving without eating
  2. 거북이의 꿈Japanese · HongdaeYeonnam <Geobugi-ui Kkum>. Kaisen maze soba. Seafood and maze soba in one bowl. Delicious + delicious = quite delicious. The ochazuke made from the remainder is good too. More a type that highlights strengths than balanc
  3. 구울램 합정Chinese · HongdaeHapjeong <Gulraem>. Rarely, it has bar seating, so dining alone feels completely natural. Instead of tiny pieces no bigger than a fingertip, the skewers carry substantial chunks of lamb. The fried rice in the two-person
  4. 길상양꼬치Chinese · HongdaeHongdae <Gilsang Lamb Skewers>. It may not feel irreplaceable, but the existence of a restaurant this accessible that reliably serves one familiar, satisfying dish after another is extremely valuable. Everyone in the gro
  5. 낙랑파라 커피하우스Cafe · HongdaeYeonnam <Nakrangpara Coffee House>. Honduras. Fresh, fruit-toned acidity and a slightly slick texture that sits pleasantly on the palate. Perfectly suited to sitting by a sunlit window and talking with a friend, and they
  6. 내면의발견Cafe · HongdaeHapjeong <Discovery Within>. The unusual interior creates a good atmosphere, and the shop handles a broad range of specialty coffee. Peruvian coffee is not something I encounter often, so I chose it and received an excel
  7. 냠냠Chinese · HongdaeHongik Univ. <Nyam Nyam>. I came after hearing there was a place serving *luosifen* (螺蛳粉). The spicy noodles use river-snail broth and are topped with *suansun* (酸笋), fermented bamboo shoots with a distinctive odor. If i
  8. 네시사분Cafe · HongdaeYeonnam <Nesi Sabun>. Drinking a mugwort latte while looking at trumpet vines. With the full glass window, prepare for some heat even with air conditioning. It is a truly tiny shop with about four small two-person tables
  9. 네즈Japanese · HongdaeHapjeong <Nezu>. A refined modern izakaya, orderly and polished in a way quite different from the usual Hapjeong atmosphere, with each ingredient's flavor and aroma kept vivid. The Hibiki and Yamazaki highballs are worth
  10. 누산타라쿠Other · HongdaeHongik Univ. <Nusantaraku>. An Indonesian restaurant. Mi goreng and nasi goreng form the base for many variations. Above all, the spices are completely uncompromised: intensely flavored and aromatic, yet extremely delici
  11. 니시무라멘Japanese · HongdaeYeonnam <Nishimura Men>. A feast of extremely high-level technique. It had been a while since I saw shio this clear yet intense, but one taste of the gyokai paitan made me lose reason. Among every ramen soup I have eaten
  12. 다락투Korean · HongdaeHongik Univ. <Darak Two>. A very old restaurant specializing in chicken *gomtang*. The chicken kalguksu uses the same broth. Taste it before dissolving the *dadaegi*; it is already complete enough to make leaving it unto
  13. 대충유원지Cafe · HongdaeHongik Univ. Station <Daechung Yuwonji>. Cozy, atmospheric, and the coffee is quite good. Filter coffee seems the right order. There is nothing remarkable about the drip, but little to fault either; it is faithful to the
  14. 더 레어Cafe · HongdaeYeonnam <The Rare>. Comfortable and clean, with aromatic coffee and fairly good macarons. It is not worth visiting for that alone, but the six-story stationery store Made By Yeonnam is right next door. After browsing the
  15. 더 리얼 치즈버거Western · HongdaeHongik Univ. <The Real Cheeseburger>. No angle could rescue its appearance, so I reluctantly posted this photo, but the flavor is real. It comes closest to my ideal completed form of an American-style cheeseburger. Nothi
  16. 도월리가Korean · HongdaeMangwon <Dowolliga>. Gwangyang-style pork gukbap. Though it is pork soup, chicken and vegetable stocks lead the blend, keeping it clean. Bean sprouts beneath the meat add freshness. Chogochujang is served on the side; mi
  17. 동동곰국Korean · HongdaeHongik Univ. <Dongdong Gomguk>. Clear beef soup. The rice is served through *toryeom*. Has a bowl of gukbap ever warmed your heart? I can now answer that it happened one rainy lunchtime. The meat is tender, the broth nei
  18. 두레차Cafe · HongdaeHongik Univ. Station <Durecha>. A real teahouse where you can spend time calmly drinking many kinds of tea. White, black, green, yellow, and oolong teas arrive with simple teaware. Prices are around that of an ordinary c
  19. 들풀한상Korean · HongdaeHongik Univ. <Deulpul Hansang>. A pot-rice restaurant serving seasonal rice, a main dish, and several sides. I chose grilled mackerel; meats, deodeok, abalone, and other options are available. Nothing is extraordinary, b
  20. 라멘 야누Japanese · HongdaeYeonnam <Ramen Yanu>. Shio ramen. The level is remarkably high. More and more excellent clear-soup shops are appearing that can stand beside respected restaurants in Japan. The chashu, egg, and menma were all delicately

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