Tteokbokki and gimbap

God I miss those little shops that sell gimbap and ramen. It’s been nearly a decade since I lived in Korea, and those are one of the things I miss most. Fast, cheap, and delicious. I wish we had them in the states.

The holy trio: jajangmyeon, tangsooyook, and jjamppong. Throw in some mandu too 😋

LA Galbi + Naengmyeon

Kimchi Jjigae + spam and bap

Oh fuck me up with that combo!

I love mr kimbob kahit ang onti ng meat ang sarap pa rin talaga. Bonchon medyo okay pwede na rin

Sana magkaroon na sila ng own delivery fleet/courier or Grabfood. Meron na ba for online orders?

Love this, though I usually get double meat!

Mr. Kimbob, sulit na sulit kasi

Mr. Kimbob >>>>>>>>>>> Bonchon

I live in Seoul. We normally think JW Marriott Seoul(located in Gangnam area) is the best. But the price is high. Also, in general, in South Korea Marriott hotels, you should not expect any room upgrade because in my country there are so many titanium, ambassador members. Even I am not sure if you can get late checkout.

The JW Gangnam is my go-to. Great location plus the Flavors buffet is awesome.

If you want to splurge, the Josun Palace is really nice, as well as good location too.

One hotel I’d warn you away from is the Four Points Gangnam. The hotel itself is perfectly nice. However the road by it (Dosan Daero) is apparently the de-facto racetrack for all of Gangnam’s supercar owners and you’ll hear them revving loudly and gunning it all night, every night, into the wee hours of the morning - even from the upper floors. I guess the soundproofing is extremely poor despite being a new building.

I once stayed at JW Marriott dongdaemoon. Location is fanstastic, direct subway entrance from the hotel, across the street from the market, ddp, etc. I think I was a platinum back then, with MMP and was not given access to the mclub lounge. However, when I booked another hotel reservation with points for my girlfriends to stay, the second room came with club lounge access. I thought it was weird, but that was our experience.

Forget option 3 - .. with kitchen. Please enjoy Korean food delivery (i am not talking about Hotel room service)

I'd go for Courtyard. They have lounge in Asia and the price is usually on the lower end.

You might want to skip Bukchon Dodam, 24-Hour Bone Gamjatang, and Odeng Sikdang since their menus are mostly spicy :)

How many restaurants have you been to? I.e. what percent are "must go" versus ok-to-go or don't go?

Great list! Unfortunately, only some of the links work - others are not valid, it seems.

following!

Great list! Maybe this helps once you’re there - it’s a Ordering Helper for Korea I’m building, maybe it helps: https://www.menu-please.app/

What’s the address for Ssak Ssak? My partner loves a good bibimbap and we haven’t had the chance to have one yet while here..

I was in Seoul for a week on holiday, eating alone is not a problem! So much to choose from...!!

Why is that a big deal? I have only been refused at a single restaurant in my time in Korea. Doesn't seem like an issue to eat out alone.

Sorry this was in Seoul I forgot to put in the title*

Its easier to make a list where you cant eat alone.

What I miss the most about Korea were def the highway stop food courts!

That looks sooo good!

This is making me hungry ��

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It was Korea Year day last week, And we had lunch at Korea Highway Rest Area Great food, Great place!

r/KoreanFoodVideos - Korea Highway Rest Area Great food, Great place

Goddamn I love gimbap. All day everyday.

For the love of god drop the location pls 🥺🥺

The Korean church food are legit !!!

Gimbap > sushi

Good ratio of filling to 밥. Also username is ace

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This is mini/ggo-ma gimbap (꼬마김밥 = little one gimbap), more commonly called ma-yak gimbap (마약김밥 = narcotic gimbap). The rolls by themselves are good, mostly due to the liberal amount of toasted sesame oil brushed on the seaweed wrapper, but what makes them addictive is the hot mustard and vinegar sauce that comes with the rolls.

p.s. I love Gwang-jang Market. The bin-dae-ddeok is one of my favorite things to eat, ever, and Gwang-jang Market is definitely my favorite place to eat it. A couple bowls of makgeolli aren't optional.

Its kinda random. It used to be the worst when we were poor because the main protein was put in the middle of the Kimbab meaning that the ends had nothing but lettuce and vegetables. But nowadays we can afford more meat so the loose ends end up having more meat then the other pieces. Also the ratios are completely random so that adds to the fun.

The soju!

That’s usually the “cook’s piece” which is why you hardly ever see it in a roll of kimbap, the one who makes it gets the ends!

Everyone knows the kkongdari is the best part

obviously!