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10 restaurants in the Korea on a Plate guide for 24-hour eating, ranked Monthly 30 first and then by Google rating. Each has hours, a price per person and what to order.
In this guide: Haehwaok, Geumsu Bokguk, Jeongdamok, Hannam-dong Gamjatang, Yeongdong Seolleongtang.
At a glance: Price per person ₩7,000–₩25,000 (middle ₩16,000). Average Google rating ★4.2. 10 of 10 are open late or 24 hours.
Updated 2026-11-12
Disclosure: the editor of this guide runs Haehwaok. Ranked by the same rule as every other restaurant: this month's 30 first, then review-weighted Google rating.
| Restaurant | Area | Order | Per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haehwaok | Gangnam | Beef shank & tendon hot pot | ₩20,000 | ★4.9 |
| Geumsu Bokguk | Haeundae · Jung-dong | Bokguk · clear pufferfish soup with bean sprouts | ₩20,000 | ★4.2 |
| Jeongdamok | Jamsil & Songpa | Jinhan sundae-guk · rich pork blood sausage soup | ₩11,000 | ★4.6 |
| Hannam-dong Gamjatang | Itaewon | Gamjatang · pork spine and potato stew | ₩16,000 | ★4.6 |
| Yeongdong Seolleongtang | Gangnam | Seolleongtang · milky beef and bone broth with rice and noodles | ₩15,000 | ★4.1 |
| Phaedra | Hongdae | Haejang-ramyeon · spicy clam and chili hangover ramyeon | ₩7,000 | ★4 |
| Saebyeokjip | Gangnam | Galbitang · beef short-rib soup | ₩22,000 | ★4 |
| Jeonju Seolleongtang | Jamsil & Songpa | Seolleongtang · ox bone soup | ₩12,000 | ★3.7 |
| Gamnamujip Gisasikdang | Hongdae | Dwaeji-bulgogi · spicy grilled pork with rice | ₩13,000 | ★3.6 |
| Ilsung Susan · Noryangjin Fish Market | Dongjak-gu · Noryangjin | Hoe · raw fish sashimi platter | ₩25,000 | – |
Sinnonhyeon
해화옥 신논현 직영점
₩20,000 per person
Open 24 hours
Haehwaok is a 24-hour Korean restaurant near Sinnonhyeon Station in Gangnam, Seoul. Visit for Hanwoo beef soup, beef shank and tendon hot pot, bulgogi and Korean beef barbecue, from breakfast to late-night dining.
Haeundae main branch
금수복국 해운대본점
₩20,000 per person
Open 24 hours
A Michelin Guide Busan-listed institution near Haeundae Station, this pufferfish specialist has served bokguk around the clock on its ground floor for years. It's a classic Busan hangover cure and an introduction to a dish visitors rarely find outside Korea's coastal cities.
정담옥
₩11,000 per person
Open 24 hours
Jeongdamok in Jamsilsaenae is listed on DiningCode for sundae-guk and gukbap, rice soup. The menu has jinhan sundae-guk, pork gukbap, assorted sundae and a cauldron pork bone stew.
한남동감자탕 본점
₩16,000 per person
Open 24 hours
Tucked in an alley off the Hannam intersection, this no-frills spot has fed the neighborhood around the clock for decades, its walls covered in decades of celebrity autographs. It's a genuine local fallback for a hot, filling meal at any hour, a rarity in a district now dominated by trendy cafes and galleries.
영동설렁탕
₩15,000 per person
Open 24 hours
A long-running ox bone soup house behind the main road in Sinsa that stays open around the clock. The menu is two items, seolleongtang and a platter of boiled beef, and the soup arrives unseasoned with salt, spring onion and kimchi on the table. It is a standard last stop for people leaving the bars around Sinsa and Gangnam-daero.
훼드라
₩7,000 per person
Open 24 hours
Open since the early 1970s a block from Yonsei and Ewha, this tiny diner earned its dish's nickname — "tear-gas ramyeon" — during the 1980s pro-democracy protests, when students ducking police tear gas would warm up here with a bowl hot enough to make their eyes water all over again. Old photos and graffiti from that era still line the walls, a rare surviving trace of Sinchon's student-movement history amid the neighborhood's newer chains and cafes.
새벽집
₩22,000 per person
Open 24 hours
Saebyeokjip built its reputation as one of Cheongdam's few round-the-clock restaurants, drawing club-goers, night-shift workers and early risers for hot beef soup at any hour. The name means 'dawn house', and it lives up to it.
전주설렁탕
₩12,000 per person
Open 24 hours
Jeonju Seolleongtang in Jamsilsaenae is listed on DiningCode for seolleongtang, ox bone soup, and other beef soups. The menu also has galbitang, ox head gukbap and seonji haejangguk.
감나무집기사식당
₩13,000 per person
Open 24 hours
A gisa sikdang, the kind of canteen built for taxi drivers, serving single-plate meals with rice, soup and side dishes around the clock. The pork bulgogi, cooked on a hot plate in a sweet and spicy marinade, is what most people order. It sits on the quieter northern edge of Yeonnam-dong.
일성수산 (노량진수산시장)
₩25,000 per person
Open 24 hours
Korea's largest wholesale fish market runs a simple two-step system: buy raw fish downstairs among the shouting vendors and tanks, then take it up to a seating counter to eat it as hoe. Ilsung Susan is one of the steadier counters inside, known among visitors for straightforward pricing rather than aggressive touting.
In this guide: Haehwaok, Geumsu Bokguk, Jeongdamok, Hannam-dong Gamjatang, Yeongdong Seolleongtang.
Phaedra, about ₩7,000 per person.
Haehwaok: ★4.9 from 191 reviews.
Every place is in the Korea on a Plate guide, written by an editor who runs four restaurants in Seoul. The list is filtered from published hours, prices and tags; nobody pays to be listed.
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