EAT & DRINK

Eating well on a business trip to Korea

Food streets next to each venue, mild dishes for your first Korean meal, and a proper bowl of soup before your flight.

Korean food 101

BulgogiNot spicy

Thin slices of beef marinated in a sweet soy sauce and grilled or pan-cooked.

Contains beef; made with soy and sesame.

GalbiNot spicy

Marinated short ribs grilled at the table, often wrapped in lettuce with garlic and a dipping paste.

Beef (so-galbi) or pork (dwaeji-galbi); check the menu.

BibimbapMildly spicy

A bowl of rice topped with vegetables, egg and often meat, mixed with red pepper paste before eating.

Usually contains beef; you can ask for the pepper paste on the side.

SamgyetangNot spicy

A whole young chicken stuffed with rice, ginseng and jujube, served in a light broth.

Contains chicken.

JapchaeNot spicy

Stir-fried glass noodles made from sweet potato starch, with vegetables and sesame oil.

Often contains beef; vegetarian versions exist.

KimbapNot spicy

Rice and fillings rolled in seaweed and sliced, an easy lunch or snack.

Fillings vary: ham, tuna, beef or egg are common.

ManduNot spicy

Korean dumplings, steamed, pan-fried or served in soup.

Usually pork and vegetables; kimchi mandu is spicier.

KalguksuNot spicy

Hand-cut wheat noodles in a warm broth.

Broth may be chicken, anchovy or seafood; spicy kimchi usually comes on the side.

How ordering works

Near the venues

COEX

  • Starfield COEX Mall (underground mall with restaurants, home of Starfield Library)
  • Parnas Mall food court and restaurants
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KINTEX

  • Onemount (mall and water park complex next to KINTEX)
  • Ilsan Lake Park / Jeongbalsan-Juyeop restaurant streets
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BEXCO

  • Shinsegae Centum City (department store dining floors, next to Centum City Station)
  • The Bay 101 / Marine City waterfront (short taxi ride; listed by BEXCO as a nearby attraction, not walking distance)
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Songdo ConvensiA

  • Canal Walk (NC Cube) - canal-side street of restaurants and cafes, a short walk away
  • Restaurants and cafes inside Songdo ConvensiA, 1st floor (Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Western)
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SETEC

  • On-site restaurant on the 1st floor of the SETEC convention center building, plus a convenience area on the exhibition hall 1st floor
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aT Center

  • Basement level (B1) of aT Center: Jeju Halmang restaurant, Rosso Coffee cafe and a GS25 convenience store
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Suwon Convention Center

  • Galleria Department Store Gwanggyo and the retail complex around Gwanggyo Lake Park, interconnected with the convention center
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EXCO

  • On-site food court (2nd floor, main building) and a Korean buffet in the East (new) wing
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DCC Daejeon Convention Center

  • Sungsimdang bakery-cafe (DCC branch) on the 1st floor of DCC 1
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ICC Jeju

  • Jungmun Tourist Complex resort hotels and restaurants, within walking distance of the venue
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Kimdaejung Convention Center

  • Sangmu District (Sangmu-jigu): restaurants, cafes and pubs around Sangmu Station and a food alley toward Kim Daejung Convention Center Station
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AIRPORT MEALS

First or last meal near Gimpo Airport

Gimpo (GMP) handles domestic flights to Busan and Jeju and short-haul flights to Japan, China and Taiwan. If you land or leave there, a warm bowl of gomtang is an easy first or last Korean meal.

Partner

Gombaro Gomtang 곰바로곰탕

Clear beef bone soup (gomtang) slow-cooked with Korean hanwoo beef in iron cauldrons. Not spicy, and easy to eat on your own.

Menu
Black garlic hanwoo gomtang ₩13,000 (large ₩19,000) · Boiled beef slices (suyuk) ₩25,000 · Beef knee soup (dogani) ₩32,000
Hours
Open 11:00–23:00
Getting there
About 4 minutes on foot from Airport Market Station or Songjeong Station (Line 5); about 11 minutes from Gimpo Airport Station
Address
3 Banghwa-dong-ro, Gangseo-gu, Seoul (1F)

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Partner listings are paid placements. Prices as posted by the restaurant; please check on arrival.