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24 restaurants in the Korea on a Plate guide for solo dining in Jamsil & Songpa, ranked Monthly 30 first and then by Google rating. Each has hours, a price per person and what to order.
In this guide: Cheongwaok, Cheonggukjang-gwa Boribap, Jamsil Cheotjip, Mipojip, Sugaseong.
At a glance: Price per person ₩5,000–₩35,000 (middle ₩12,000). Average Google rating ★4.2. 2 of 24 are open late or 24 hours.
Updated 2026-11-12
First-hand: what a Seoul restaurant owner ordered here and what it cost.
I kept reaching for the sea squirt on my return visit to Haehwaro in Bangi-dong, Jamsil, Seoul.
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I visited Haehwaro (해화로) in Bangi-dong, Seoul on 5 October 2026 and paid for the meal myself.
Read the note → · How to order in Korean →| Restaurant | Area | Order | Per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheongwaok | Jamsil & Songpa | Sundae-gukbap · Korean sausage and pork soup | ₩10,000 | ★4.3 |
| Cheonggukjang-gwa Boribap | Jamsil & Songpa | Cheonggukjang with barley bibimbap | ₩10,000 | ★4.4 |
| Jamsil Cheotjip | Jamsil & Songpa | Gyeran deumppuk gimbap · egg-rich gimbap | ₩5,000 | ★4.9 |
| Mipojip | Jamsil & Songpa | Haemul jangjeongsik · seafood set meal for one | ₩35,000 | ★4.7 |
| Sugaseong | Jamsil & Songpa | Sundubu-jjigae · soft tofu stew | ₩10,000 | ★4.3 |
| Saetjip Namwon Chueotang | Jamsil & Songpa | Chueotang · Namwon-style loach soup | ₩10,000 | ★4.3 |
| Jobaksa Sundaeguk (Dr. Jo's Sundae Soup) | Jamsil & Songpa | Sundae-guk · pork blood sausage soup | ₩10,000 | ★4.4 |
| Hanmungtigi | Jamsil & Songpa | Hanwoo yukhoe bibimbap · rice bowl with raw Korean beef | ₩14,000 | ★4.4 |
| Junghwa Ilsang | Jamsil & Songpa | Jjajangmyeon · noodles in black bean sauce | ₩9,000 | ★4.3 |
| Jeongdamok | Jamsil & Songpa | Jinhan sundae-guk · rich pork blood sausage soup | ₩11,000 | ★4.6 |
Main branch
청와옥 본점
₩10,000 per person
Hours 08:00–22:00
A sundae-gukbap restaurant a few steps from Olympic Park, open from 08:00 to 22:00 every day. The soup comes full of sundae and pork with rice, and stir-fried spicy squid is the usual side to share. It is one of the most popular soup houses around Jamsil.
Jamsil
청국장과보리밥 잠실점
₩10,000 per person
Hours 10:00–22:00
A small, traditional restaurant near Samjeon Station serving cheonggukjang, a strong fermented soybean stew, with barley rice to mix with vegetables. The owner is known for helping visitors order, even through a translation app.
잠실첫집
₩5,000 per person
Hours Mon–Sat 08:30–20:00
Jamsil Cheotjip near Seokchon Lake in Jamsil is listed on DiningCode for gimbap and bunsik, Korean snack food. The menu includes egg-rich gimbap and anchovy-broth noodles.
Lotte World Mall
미포집 롯데월드몰점
₩35,000 per person
Hours 10:30–22:00
Mipojip on the 5th floor of Lotte World Mall in Jamsil is listed on DiningCode for seafood set meals. The menu has a one-person seafood set, a deluxe seafood set and abalone pot rice.
수가성
₩10,000 per person
Hours Mon–Fri 11:00–21:30
A soft-tofu stew specialist a short walk from Jamsil Station, open on weekdays only. It is a reasonably priced, quick lunch, and the office crowd arrives early.
샛집남원추어탕
₩10,000 per person
Hours 10:30–21:30
A traditional chueotang restaurant in Bangi-dong serving Namwon-style loach soup, a nourishing ground-fish stew that Koreans of all ages eat for energy. Service is quick, the side dishes are good, and there is a little parking in front.
조박사토종순대국
₩10,000 per person
Hours Mon–Fri 10:00–22:00
Jobaksa Sundaeguk in the Jangmi arcade in Sincheon-dong, Jamsil, is listed on DiningCode for sundae-guk. The menu has regular and special sundae-guk and seonji haejangguk, a beef blood hangover soup.
한뭉티기
₩14,000 per person
Hours 11:30–21:00
Hanmungtigi in the Jangmi arcade in Sincheon-dong, Jamsil, is listed on DiningCode for hanwoo yukhoe bibimbap and mungtigi, raw beef. The menu also has beef gukbap, a rice soup.
Songpa
중화일상
₩9,000 per person
Hours 11:30–21:30
Junghwa Ilsang on Songridan-gil near Seokchon Lake is listed on DiningCode for Chinese-Korean dishes. The menu has jjajangmyeon, seafood jjamppong and pork tangsuyuk.
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.
잠실 백암 순대
₩11,000 per person
Hours Mon–Sat 10:00–22:00
Jamsil Baekam Sundae in Jamsilsaenae is listed on DiningCode for sundae-guk. The menu has sundae-guk, pork gukbap and wang-mandu-guk, a big dumpling soup.
Lotte World Mall
서령 롯데월드몰점
₩17,000 per person
Hours 10:30–22:00
Seoryeong on the 6th floor of Lotte World Mall in Jamsil is listed on DiningCode for its sunmyeon buckwheat noodles. The menu adds a plate of six mandu and a pork jowl jeyuk plate.
Lotte Department Store Jamsil
베테랑칼국수 롯데잠실점
₩11,000 per person
Hours Mon–Thu 10:30–20:00; Fri–Sun 10:30–20:30
Veteran Kalguksu in the basement of Lotte Department Store Jamsil is listed on DiningCode for kalguksu, knife-cut noodles, and jjolmyeon. A kalguksu and five mandu combination is also on the menu.
Lotte World Mall
신라제면 롯데월드몰점
₩13,000 per person
Hours 10:30–22:00
Silla Jemyeon on the 6th floor of Lotte World Mall in Jamsil is listed on DiningCode for kalguksu, knife-cut noodles. The menu includes clam kalguksu, octopus bibim kalguksu for two or more people, and mandu.
Songridan-gil
솔솥 송리단길점
₩12,000 per person
Hours 11:00–21:00
Solsot on Songridan-gil near Seokchon Lake is listed on DiningCode for sotbap, pot rice. The menu has brisket and scallion, steak and cockle versions.
Songridan-gil
헤세드 송리단길점
₩14,900 per person
Hours 11:00–22:00
Hesed on Songridan-gil near Seokchon Lake is listed on DiningCode for katsu set meals. The menu has pork loin, pork tenderloin and cheese katsu sets.
Lotte World Mall
서래냉면 롯데월드몰점
₩13,000 per person
Hours 10:30–22:00
Seorae Naengmyeon on the 5th floor of Lotte World Mall in Jamsil is listed on DiningCode for naengmyeon, cold noodles. The menu has mul-naengmyeon, bibim-naengmyeon and galbitang, beef short rib soup.
Lotte World Mall
간코 롯데월드몰점
₩13,000 per person
Hours 10:30–22:00
Ganko on B1 of Lotte World Mall in Jamsil is listed on DiningCode for tonkatsu, breaded pork cutlet. The menu has a pork loin cutlet, a special tenderloin cutlet and a loin and cheese katsu.
Lotte World Mall
오뎅식당
₩12,000 per person
Hours 10:30–22:00
Odeng Sikdang on the 6th floor of Lotte World Mall in Jamsil is listed on DiningCode for Uijeongbu budae-jjigae. The menu adds a set for two and a griddle budae stir-fry.
Jamsil
송추가마골 인 어반 잠실점
₩17,000 per person
Hours 11:15–21:45
Songchu Gamagol in Sincheon-dong, Jamsil, is listed on DiningCode for Songchu galbi, grilled ribs. The menu adds galbitang, short rib soup, and a premium Korean pork BBQ.
Lotte World Mall
만옥 롯데월드몰점
₩12,000 per person
Hours 10:30–22:00
Manok on B1 of Lotte World Mall in Jamsil is listed on DiningCode for Korean-Chinese dishes. The menu has jjajangmyeon, jjamppong and black garlic tangsuyuk, sweet and sour pork.
Jamsil
홍수계찜닭
₩12,000 per person
Hours Mon–Sat 11:00–21:00
Hongsugye Jjimdak in Sincheon-dong, Jamsil, is listed on DiningCode for jjimdak, braised chicken. The menu has a jjimdak set meal, small jjimdak and cheese jjimdak.
만석장 롯데월드몰점
₩17,000 per person
Hours 10:00–22:00
Manseokjang's Lotte World Mall branch in Jamsil serves home-style Korean set meals: soft tofu stew sets, bossam and gochujang bulgogi with leaf wraps, and kongbiji (ground soybean) stew, plus a tofu and pork bossam platter to share. DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as casual, lively, unpretentious and generous.
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.
In this guide: Cheongwaok, Cheonggukjang-gwa Boribap, Jamsil Cheotjip, Mipojip, Sugaseong.
Jamsil Cheotjip, about ₩5,000 per person.
Cheonggukjang-gwa Boribap: ★4.4 from 317 reviews.
Jeongdamok, Jeonju Seolleongtang.
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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What a Seoul restaurant owner ordered, paid and noticed.