# Korean street food you have to try

Korean street food loved at pojangmacha tents, markets and the streets of Myeongdong, picked from the dishes most cited by Wikipedia and travel guides.

- 18 votes · 14 items
- Aug 26, 2025 · bakeaholic93
- https://even.best/en/l/200/korean-street-food-you-have-to-try

## Top 12

1. **Tteokbokki** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Rice cakes and fish cakes stir-fried in gochujang sauce, the number one street food.
2. **Hotteok** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Sweet pancake filled with brown sugar and nuts, fried in oil; Busan's seed hotteok is famous.
3. **Bungeoppang** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Fish-shaped bread filled with red bean paste, a winter snack since the 1950s–60s.
4. **Gimbap** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Rice, vegetables, ham and egg rolled in seaweed and sliced; 'mayak' gimbap is a hit too.
5. **Twigim** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Fried squid, sweet potato and seaweed rolls dipped in tteokbokki sauce.
6. **Eomuk skewers** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Fish cake skewers in hot broth, the winter snack.
7. **Gyeranppang** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Bread with a whole egg baked on top.
8. **Korean corn dog** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Battered fried sausage rolled in sugar; there's a potato-coated version too.
9. **Dak-kkochi** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Glazed chicken skewers grilled over charcoal.
10. **Bindaetteok** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Ground mung bean pancake, the specialty of Gwangjang Market.
11. **Tornado potato** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Spiral-cut potato on a stick, deep-fried.
12. **Gun-goguma** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sweet potatoes roasted in drum stoves, the smell of winter streets.
13. **Chicken Gangjeong** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sokcho Jungang Market is famous for its market snacks made with crispy fried chicken mixed with sweet and spicy seasoning.
14. **Sundae** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Blood sausage with glass noodles, served with liver and lung.

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