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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. 라멘롱시즌Japanese · HongdaeYeonnam <Ramen Long Season>. Special shio ramen with all toppings. It currently serves only shio ramen, and even the presentation is remarkably beautiful. The soup blends a chicken base with pork bones and finishes with
  2. 라멘무메이Japanese · HongdaeHongik Univ. <Ramen Mumei>. Shoyu added to a cleanly extracted chicken soup. It does not feel upscale, but the generous full toppings for ₩9,000 and the gentle, non-sharp soy character are appealing. Shops that survive f
  3. 라멘파이터즈Japanese · HongdaeYeonnam <Ramen Fighters>. Niboshi paitan. Niboshi ramen is often called aggressive and fishy because of its high salinity and distinctive anchovy character. Combined with paitan, however, much of that force becomes softe
  4. 람Cafe · HongdaeSeongsan-dong <Ram>. Small and dark inside, but a special coffee shop. The filter selection includes a range of high-grade specialty beans. I ordered an iced drink with the immoral name Italian Americano, and was surpris
  5. 로스팅 마스터즈Cafe · HongdaeSeogyo-dong <Roasting Masters>. The name carries plenty of swagger, but some of it is justified. The coffee is very good. Beyond coffee, they roast cacao and make their own chocolate as well. The Meister Blend is around
  6. 로쏘 1924Western · HongdaeHongdae <Rosso 1924>. An APN-certified pizzeria. Don Adolfo pizza and bufala Margherita. Excellent. Every element a well-made Neapolitan wood-fired pizza should have is present at a high level: soft dough, good cheese, t
  7. 링키지버거Western · HongdaeYeonhui-dong <Linkage Burger>. I could almost hear it declaring, “The patty is meat. Meat, I tell you!” Cooked meat gives a satisfying chew without toughness, full of juice and aroma. I also like how restrained but suffi
  8. 마시타야Japanese · HongdaeHongik Univ. <Mashitaya>. Shio ramen. Wow—this is remarkably high quality. The aroma oil has a strong presence, yet rather than disturbing the overall balance, it gives weight to the clear soup. The menma, chashu, and no
  9. 만두바Other · HongdaeHongik Univ. Station <Mandu Bar>. Hot pot is the signature, but every dish was better than expected. The butter-cheese grilled mushrooms in particular felt worth coming here for by themselves. Truly delicious. The mandu
  10. 맨팅Chinese · HongdaeYeonhui-dong <Manding>. Access is inconvenient, but I found an excellent Chinese restaurant. The yuringi sauce is superbly balanced, and the gan-jajang is good. The design retains an old Chinese-restaurant character with
  11. 멘야 츠바사Japanese · HongdaeYeonnam <Menya Tsubasa>. An Iekei specialist. Korean Iekei shops represented by Hakuten usually foreground violent salinity and dense soup, but once a month is enough for that. A differently approached contender, offerin
  12. 멘야 코이시Japanese · HongdaeYeonnam <Menya Koishi>. The owner here is the artist type. He challenges an uncountable variety of event dishes, holds firm convictions, and cannot ignore criticism or opposing opinions, instead colliding head-on. But it
  13. 멘타쿠Japanese · HongdaeHongik Univ. Station <Mentaku>. It is remarkable that someone without a famous lineage reached this point through independent training. The tsukejiru is richer than anything I have encountered recently, topped with groun
  14. 무겐스위치Japanese · HongdaeYeonnam <Mugen Switch>. Full-topping ie-kei. A good soup rich enough but not burdensome, thick noodles cooked appropriately, and carefully handled chashu, menma, and spinach. It evenly contains every element delicious ie
  15. 믜요Cafe · HongdaeYeonnam <Muiyo>. Tea served with a selection of sweets. Among the many places in Mapo-gu built around a similar concept, I could confidently call this the one with the best refreshments. Not one of the five pieces disapp
  16. 바모스커피Cafe · HongdaeYeonnam <Vamos Coffee>. Tigre fuego... something something—not that. Whisky Cream Latte. The signature drink, with a thick whisky character that pairs well with coffee. It seems to blend small amounts of several whiskies
  17. 반가 숯불닭갈비Korean · HongdaeHongdae <Banga Charcoal Dakgalbi> flagship. The staff grills the chicken for you, and it was unexpectedly delicious. Salt, garlic, and spicy soy seasoning are served by default. I am curious about the marinated dakgalbi
  18. 빈트웰브Cafe · HongdaeYeonhui-dong <Bean Twelve>. Prices run somewhat high overall, but the coffee tastes better than the price suggests. I chose a menu that presents specialty coffee from a single farm as drip, latte, and espresso. Seeing a
  19. 사루카메Japanese · HongdaeYeonnam <Sarukame>. New niboshi ramen. The base is anchovy stock extracted by cold brew. With the open kitchen, I watched the full process; it is remarkably labor-intensive. Ramen that builds layers of umami slowly, deli
  20. 서관면옥Korean · HongdaeHongdae <Seogwan Myeonok>. Special *myeonsang* set. The broad and generous assortment of side dishes was welcome, and above all, the main event—the naengmyeon—was excellent. The seasoning is restrained, but the aroma of

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