Good korean food @ Myeongdong ?

Hi, I will be visiting seoul soon and will be staying at myeong dong. I am a super fan of korean food and would love to try a place that serves good ginseng chicken or good spicy seafood soup and has great side dishes.

We love spicy stuff! If any local or regular could introduce a great place to go to at Myeong Dong, I would much much appreciate it! I don%26#39;t have much time there so I would hate to waste my meal-time on a place that serves sub-standard food

Thanks for any advise!

Good korean food @ Myeongdong ?

If you are adventurous and like Korean local fare, you%26#39;re lucky because many restaurants post big colourful pictures of their signature dishes on their shopfronts so you can always check out the place if you like what you see. That said, your best bet to try out many local dishes under one roof would be the food court in the Shinshigae Department Store across the main street where a one dish meal can be had for KRW4000-KRW5000. I tried the spicy kimchi jigae soup there and ended up all sweaty and teary but I enjoyed the dish. I did not try the ginseng chicken so I can%26#39;t comment if it%26#39;s worth the calories.

You won%26#39;t go hungry in Myongdong. There is a plethora of fast food chains and casual restaurants nestled among the shops in the cluster of streets behind the Ibis Myongdong Hotel. There are a couple of casual restaurants that offer korean dumplings (mandu) and you can pick your choice of soup base -chicken or ribs. A set meal can be had for about KRW8000. The street behind Sejong Hotel (near the Myongdong subway station) has a restaurant with Chinese tiled roofs that is famous for its bibimbap -a rice dish with generous toppings of vegetables, meat and egg that is mixed together with korean hot pepper sauce at the table. One tip about dining in Korean restaurants - if you like any of the side dishes served with your entree, do not hesitate to approach the wait staff for a second helping, free of charge. They are unusually generous in refilling side dishes and korean tea throughout the meal. Bon appetit.

Good korean food @ Myeongdong ?

IMHO your problem is going to be finding somewhere generic, rather than a specialist restaurant. There are lots of average ';normal'; Korean BBQs, and lots of regional/local places there. You may find yourself in an Andong restaurant, or a duck specialist restaurant.

Samgyetang is better in other palces -for example to the west of the Blue House there are some good places.

But I don%26#39;t think you%26#39;ll be disappointed wherever you go.

A lot of the ';hole in the wall'; places where westerners don%26#39;t go serve great food.

Have fun!

I recommend you to try myeongdong kal guk soo.you%26#39;ll find the finest spicy kimchi in the world.

burts bees