Collection

Cheap and generous

3 spots · picked by our Korean team

For that stretch of the month when the card bill already did its damage but you still want to eat properly. It works as a full cheap day: wok-fried Chinese near Ewha where most mains run 6,000 to 9,000 KRW, a 9,900 KRW weekday hansang set from a kitchen that has spent 15 years in Noryangjin, and a quiet Heukseok cafe with 'good value' sitting right in its review tags. None of it is a splurge and none of it sends you home hungry. Pick the slot your day is missing and go from there.

Ewha · Korean BBQ & Table

Baekjjamppong ₩8,000Open wok kitchen

Most mains sit between 6,000 and 9,000 KRW, cooked in a small open kitchen every seat can see into: Yuni Jjajang at 6,000, Samseon Ganjjajang at 8,000, crispy Lajoyuk Deopbap at 9,000. The whole collection's argument on one menu.

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Reservations are open for dinner; call +82 2-313-3201 to book.
It sits in a quiet alley in Daehyeon-dong near Ewha Womans University.

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Dongjak · Pizza & Pasta

Hey Italy

Naver booking15 years in Noryangjin

The 9,900 KRW weekday hansang set is the play: a kitchen that has spent 15 years in Noryangjin, a calm second floor near the station, and value called out in its own review tags. Book on Naver, and mention the homepage in-store for a free soda.

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Second floor, above street level.
Book on Naver; window seats are the calm ones.

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Heukseok · Coffee & Tea

Cafe Pillim

Korean page

Iced pave chocolateOpen till 11pm

'Good value' shows up in its review tags right next to 'good coffee': a quiet room in Heukseok, open 10 AM to 11 PM daily. The house signature is the iced pave chocolate; the Jolly Pong latte is the crowd favorite.

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