# Seoul's best old-school restaurants

Pyongyang cold noodles, gomtang, seolleongtang and bindaetteok: Seoul's classic restaurants with decades of tradition.

- 19 votes · 11 items
- Jan 11, 2026 · 최민수
- https://even.best/en/l/1307/seoul-s-best-old-school-restaurants

## Top 10

1. **Woo Lae Oak** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Pyongyang cold noodles and bulgogi since 1946.
2. **Hadongkwan** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Gomtang beef soup specialist since 1939.
3. **Yeongchunok** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Pork bone stew with 80 years of tradition.
4. **Yonggeumok** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Old-school Seoul-style loach soup.
5. **Jinju Hoegwan** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Old restaurant by City Hall famous for summer cold soy noodles.
6. **Myeongdong Kyoja** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Myeongdong classic famous for kalguksu and dumplings.
7. **Buminok** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Euljiro classic for yukgaejang and tripe salad.
8. **Imun Seolnongtang** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Seolleongtang house, one of Seoul's oldest restaurants.
9. **Yeolchajip** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Old-school bindaetteok and makgeolli.
10. **Mijin** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Gwanghwamun buckwheat noodle classic.
11. **Sunragil** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Jongno restaurant opened in 1981.

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