Korean street food you have to try
The top 3 according to 18 votes from people: Tteokbokki · Hotteok · Bungeoppang. (Updated Jul 22, 2026.)
Korean street food loved at pojangmacha tents, markets and the streets of Myeongdong, picked from the dishes most cited by Wikipedia and travel guides.
Automatically translated (original in 한국어). See the original
Top 12
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1
Tteokbokki
Rice cakes and fish cakes stir-fried in gochujang sauce, the number one street food.
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2
Hotteok
Sweet pancake filled with brown sugar and nuts, fried in oil; Busan's seed hotteok is famous.
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3
Bungeoppang
Fish-shaped bread filled with red bean paste, a winter snack since the 1950s–60s.
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4
Gimbap
Rice, vegetables, ham and egg rolled in seaweed and sliced; 'mayak' gimbap is a hit too.
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5
Twigim
Fried squid, sweet potato and seaweed rolls dipped in tteokbokki sauce.
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6
Eomuk skewers
Fish cake skewers in hot broth, the winter snack.
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7
Gyeranppang
Bread with a whole egg baked on top.
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8
Korean corn dog
Battered fried sausage rolled in sugar; there's a potato-coated version too.
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9
Dak-kkochi
Glazed chicken skewers grilled over charcoal.
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10
Bindaetteok
Ground mung bean pancake, the specialty of Gwangjang Market.
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11
Tornado potato
Spiral-cut potato on a stick, deep-fried.
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12
Gun-goguma
Sweet potatoes roasted in drum stoves, the smell of winter streets.
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13
Chicken Gangjeong
Sokcho Jungang Market is famous for its market snacks made with crispy fried chicken mixed with sweet and spicy seasoning.
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14
Sundae
Blood sausage with glass noodles, served with liver and lung.
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Comments (14)
겨울엔 붕어빵이랑 호떡이 최고죠.
떡볶이 1위 인정!
어묵 국물은 무한리필이 국룰
이번 가을 서울 갔는데 호떡 먹으러 남대문까지 갔어요
날씨 추워지니까 붕어빵 생각나네요 🐟
붕어빵 팥 vs 슈크림 논쟁은 끝나지 않는다
당연히 팥이죠!
닭강정이 빠졌네요. 속초 중앙시장 닭강정 진짜 맛있어요.
떡볶이 1위 당연하죠. 순대랑 튀김이랑 같이 먹어야 진짜!
Hotteok in Busan with seeds inside (ssiat hotteok) is amazing, try it at Nampo-dong.
겨울엔 붕어빵이랑 호떡이 최고예요 🥶
계란빵 오랜만에 먹고 싶다
회오리 감자는 비싸기만 하고 별로...
축제 때 먹으면 맛있어요 ㅎㅎ