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Eating
MYEONG-DONG GYOJA$
NOODLES
guksu
(noodles in a meat, dumpling and vegetable broth) is famous, so it's busy, busy, busy.
If the place is full, there's a second branch further down the street opposite Andong Jjim-
dak.
MOKMYEOKSANBANG$
KOREAN
(
Northern Namsan Circuit; mains ₩8000-10,000; 11.30am-8pm; )
Order and pay at the till, then
pick up delicious and beautifully presented
bibimbap
from the kitchen when your electron-
ic buzzer rings to pick up. The traditional wooden house in which the restaurant is based is
named after the ancient name for Namsan (Mokmyeok); they also serve Korean teas and
makgeolli
(rice wine) in brass kettles.
CHUNG-JEONG-GAK$$
Mon-Sat; Line 2 or 5 to Chungjeongno, Exit 9; )
Housed in an attractive red-brick Western
style building from around 1910 with a turret and white wood wrap-around veranda, this
restaurant is a precious fragment of Seoul's past. The food is delicious and it's a pleasure to
eat outside in the leafy garden when it's warm. The restaurant interior also serves as an art
gallery which is open on Sunday. From the subway exit turn right and it's on your right.
ITALIAN
BAEKJE SAMGYETANG$$
KOREAN
(Myeong-dong 2-gil, Myeong-dong; mains ₩14,000-25,000; Line 4 to Myeong-dong, Exit 6; )
This 2nd-
floor restaurant, marked by a sign with red Chinese characters, offers reliable
samgyetang
(stuffed chicken) served with a thimbleful of
insamju
(ginseng wine). Put salt and pepper
into the saucer and dip the pieces of chicken into it. Drink the herbal soup at the end.
