In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the best restaurants in Seongnam.
1. Cheongdam Churjeong
This is a restaurant specializing in chuertang.
Their signature menu is a large bowl of chuertang made with sesame leaves, chives, and wild rice powder, and a smoked menu made with sulfur duck.
The deeply flavored broth warms the stomach and is loved for its refreshing texture.
Address: 37, Siheung-dong, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
‣ Menu: Chuertang Set (18,000 won), Ssangsang Chuertang (11,000 won), Homemade Pork Cutlet (10,000 won), Oolong Chuertang (14,000 won)
‣ Operating hours: 10:00 ~ 21:00
2. Cheonggyesanjang
Cheonggyesanjang is a Korean beef restaurant located between Seocho-gu in Seoul and Seongnam-si in Gyeonggi Province. The marbled sirloin and bone broth with pumpkin and potatoes are popular dishes. You can taste the savory juices and fresh texture of the beef.
Address: 212-5, Sangjeong-dong, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
‣ Menu: Korean beef sirloin (64,000 won), Korean beef tartare (62,000 won), Korean beef specialty (64,000 won)
‣ Business hours: 11:00 ~ 22:00
3. Hansoban Jjukkumi
Located near Cheonggyesan Mountain, this restaurant specializes in jukkumi and is a great place to stop for a drive or family outing.
The signature dish is the jukkumi set, which comes with stir-fried jukkumi, salad, acorn pancake, muksabal, and air rice. It is known for its intense red color and tingling spiciness.
A specialty is bibimbap, which consists of stir-fried pork, bean sprouts, and raw vegetables in a noodle dish and served with rice.
Address: 25-13 Sangjeong-dong, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
‣ Menu: Jukkumi Set (11,000 won), Jukkumi Stir-fry (8,000 won), Acorn Muksabal (5,000 won), Acorn Jeon (5,000 won)
‣ Business hours: 11:00 ~ 20:20
4. Manpuku
Specializing in Japanese home-style food, Manpuku is a neat and rustic restaurant where you can enjoy Japanese home-style food.
The melt-in-your-mouth salmon belly rice bowl is especially popular, and there are many other types of rice bowls on the menu.
Address: 203, 2F, 5113-9, Taepyeong-dong, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
‣ Menu: Sake Don (13,500 won), Sake Belly Don (14,500 won), Sake Conger Eel Don (16,000 won), Ana Etten Don (15,000 won)
‣ Operating hours: 11:30 ~ 21:30
5. Famous Galmaegi
This restaurant continues the tradition of Yeosu Village in Dolma-myeon, Gwangju, which gained fame as a pork seagull village in the 1980s, and serves mainly seagull meat with ingredients from its own farm. Seasoned seagulls and raw seagulls are the representative menu items, and there are also light meals such as cold noodles, zanchi noodles, and cold kimchi bowls.
Address: 584 Yeosu-dong, Jungwon-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Menu: Galmaegi (15,000 won), cold noodles (6,000 won), jajangguksu (4,000 won)
‣ Business hours: 10:30 ~ 22:00
6. Pong’s Legend
Legend of Pong is a Chinese restaurant popular for its handmade jjamppong. There are various types of jjamppong, such as seafood jjamppong, spicy jjamppong, mild jjamppong, white jjamppong, jjamppong rice, oyster jjamppong, and oyster white jjamppong. Erkuni jjampong has a spicy flavor with plenty of cheongyang chili peppers. Tangsuyuk is also delicious because it is chewy and crispy.
Address: 26, Geumgwang 1-dong, Jungwon-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
Menu: Seafood Jjampong (9,000 won), Jjampong Rice (9,000 won), Sonjajang (7,000 won), Tangsuyuk (14,000 won)
‣ Business hours: 00:00 ~ 00:00
7. Saseojinmi
Gyejinmi is located right across the street from Yatap Middle School. Their signature dish, soybean noodle soup, is served without any garnish, just rolled noodles in milk-like soybean water. The soup-like consistency of the bean soup is the ultimate in lightness. The bean paste soaks through the chewy noodles and goes well in your mouth. You can enjoy the dish even more if you wrap the noodles in the cabbage kimchi and strawberry kimchi served as a side dish.
Address: 338-8, Yatap-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Menu: Bean Noodle Soup (9,000 won), Soybean Cheonggukguk (8,000 won), Korean Beef Yukgaejang (9,000 won), Country Pork Pork Belly (13,000 won)
‣ Business hours: 11:30 ~ 21:30
