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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. 서담헌Chinese · HongdaeYeonnam <Seodamheon>. Chinese food reinterpreted through Korean cuisine. All noodles are knife-shaved and cooked to a restrained, proper point, making them pleasurable to eat. I like clean, refreshing noodle dishes full
  2. 소금제면소Japanese · HongdaeHongdae <Sogeum Noodle House>. Cold tsukemen, 270 g of noodles. This is Yuzu Ramen's flagship store. Tsukemen usually pairs cold noodles with warm dipping broth, but here the broth is cold too. A shoyu-and-yuzu base with
  3. 소바하우스 멘야준Japanese · Hongdae<Soba House Menya Jun>. Shoyu tsukemen. By placing such weight on a varied sensory experience, this may be closer to ramen dining than a conventional ramen shop. The shoyu dipping broth is closer to clear *chintan* than
  4. 소이연남Other · HongdaeYeonnam <Soi Yeonnam>. Beef rice noodles and som tam. A longstanding restaurant that has survived in Yeonnam for years. Its textbook sense of what good pho should be remains as excellent as ever. It soothed a stomach uns
  5. 숨은꼬치Chinese · HongdaeHongdae <Sumeun Kkochi>. Lamb skewers grilled before serving. If you crave lamb but dislike the smell clinging to your clothes, this ranks high among the available choices. The meat is good, while the dumplings and mushr
  6. 슈슈Japanese · HongdaeHongik Univ. Station <Chouchou>. Chouchou Tanmen. The main dish is tanmen, a Japanese-Chinese ramen loaded with vegetables. The chicken-stock base contains plenty of carrot, cabbage, squash, bamboo shoots, and bean sprou
  7. 스니커즈 버거 클럽Western · HongdaeHongdae <Sneakers Burger Club>. I rarely praise this strongly, but for so-called “American flavor,” I genuinely cannot think of anywhere in Seoul that surpasses it. Bun, patty, cheese, jalapeño, grilled onion—every eleme
  8. 스프카레 카무이Japanese · HongdaeYeonnam <Soup Curry Kamui>. At Kamui, the protagonist is not the grilled vegetables but the soup curry itself. The so-called fire flavor created by browning the vegetables dissolves into the curry with remarkable precisi
  9. 아꽁뜨Cafe · HongdaeYeonnam <À Contre>. I ordered the fig financier. Truly, does a financier need to taste this good? The bake and moderately moist center were excellent, but the balance of sweetness felt like encountering the god of pastry
  10. 아메노히 커피Cafe · HongdaeHongik Univ. Station <Amenohi Coffee>. You can drink coffee brewed from beans roasted by Nizami Yoko, the protagonist of the film The Coffeemaker. It differs from the style currently popular in Korea, but is very good. T
  11. 아스트로노머스Cafe · HongdaeHongik Univ. Station <Astronomers>. I came to live up to the name. Cosmic Dust Blend Americano. Deep dark-chocolate flavor and measured acidity are good. The slightly split-level, semi-underground structure feels separat
  12. 야키토리 묵Japanese · HongdaeYeonnam <Yakitori Mook>. The calm, restrained atmosphere was good, and the sake selection solid. A full course of three side dishes, seven skewers, and dessert. Worth fighting through the reservation war. The flavors are
  13. 어메이징 농카이Other · HongdaeHongik Univ. <Amazing Nong Khai>. Signature tom yum goong. Rather than tasting adapted for Korea, it delivers a bold, full-flavored profile with clearly defined character. Rice and noodles are not included, so they must
  14. 연남면관Chinese · HongdaeYeonnam <Yeonnam Myeongwan>. Knife-shaved fried noodles with beef and water spinach. Their lively wok work was impressive. As hoped, the noodles, water spinach, beef, and onions cooked to exactly the right point all arri
  15. 오레타치 카레Japanese · HongdaeHongik Univ. Station <Oretachi Curry>. The curry alone makes this an excellent place. Flavors are deep and concentrated, with the aromas of multiple spices condensed well. Extra scallion is free and worth adding. If you
  16. 왕소야Chinese · HongdaeHongik Univ. <Wangsoya>. Reopened as a stronger version of Hwasang Sonmandu. The flat fried dumplings here are simply art. The eight-treasure jjajang noodles also brought properly cooked vegetables and varied ingredients
  17. 요쇼쿠야코우Japanese · HongdaeHongik Univ. Station <Yoshokuya Kou>. Japanese home cooking that genuinely tastes homemade. It lacks the spectacle and stimulation expected from dining out. Japanese students coming here could probably cure homesickness
  18. 원남분식Korean · HongdaeJongno <Wonnam Bunsik>. The place has no actual sign, but searching that name brings it up. I ordered *kaljebi* with dried-squid gimbap. The anchovy-based broth contains an enormous amount of clam meat, making it intense
  19. 인터랙티브 커피바Cafe · HongdaeHongdae <Interactive Coffee Bar>. Signature Rocher Cream Mocha. The lighting is low, and both the music selection and audio system are distinctive. The cream is startlingly delicate and smooth, and the Nutella-and-espres
  20. 작가식당Korean · HongdaeYeonnam <Jakga Sikdang>. Clear chicken hot pot. Packed with vegetables and properly seasoned, it is an excellent soup that warms the body pleasantly from within on a cold winter day. Very thin slices of chicken breast ar

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