Seoul · 4 stops

Jongno market walk

Start with cheap noodles by the station, graze through Gwangjang Market, and finish with a shared chicken pot in the alley that invented it.

Day 1 Half-day loop from Jongno 3-ga

LunchYujin SikdangOld-school noodle diner · Jongno · Jongno 3-ga11:30–21:00 · Closed Mondays and Tuesdays₩12,000 per person
Get the mul-naengmyeon and split a nokdu-jijim mung-bean pancake between two people.
AfternoonSunhee's BindaetteokMung-bean pancakes · Jongno · Gwangjang Market10:00–21:00₩15,000 per person
Order the nokdu bindaetteok (plain mung-bean pancake) with a bowl of makgeolli, and add the meat bindaetteok or meat mandu if you're sharing.
DinnerJinokhwa Halmae Dak-hanmariWhole chicken hot pot · Jongno · Dongdaemun10:30–01:00₩18,000 per person
Order one dak-hanmari per 2–3 people, cook it with the noodle and rice-cake add-ons, and finish with rice fried in the leftover broth.
Late nightGyerim DakdoritangSpicy braised chicken · Jongno · Jongno 3-ga11:30–21:45 · Closed Sundays₩15,000 per person
Order the smallest pot for two, and add the ₩2,000 noodles to the leftover sauce at the end.