20 BEST Korean Cheap Eats in Seoul South Korea

Discover the ultimate guide to Seoul's best cheap eats! From savory street food favorites to hidden gems offering delectable Korean cuisine, this video takes you on a gastronomic journey through the heart of South Korea. Whether you're a foodie on a budget or looking to explore Seoul's vibrant food scene, these 20 affordable dishes promise an authentic taste of Korean culinary delights without breaking the bank.
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Places I went to:
Kimbap, Kimchi Rice, Pancake Hotdog
Multiple locations near Noryangjin Station
Best Waffles
Waffle's
Address: 89-2 Noryangjin-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Number 5
Budae jjigae (Army Stew)
Hongdae Station
Number 6
✧ 국민맥주
46 Namdaemun-ro 1-gil, Bukchang-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Number 7
Ungteori Meats
25, Hongik-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04039 South Korea
Number 8
Yeonnamjeong Buffet
Address: 79 Yeonnam-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Number 9
Korean BBQ
Daemyung Ggogi
Address: 46-6 Changcheon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Number 10
Jajangmyeon Noodles Buffet
Address: 478-2 Jigok-dong, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Number 11
Korean Buffet
일루한식뷔페
Address: 201 Songpa-daero, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Number 12
Tsukemen
316-3, Sangsu-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul
Number 13
Korean BBQ Combo
Yookssam Naengmyeon
Address: 10, Myeongdong 4-gil, Jung-gu
Number 14
Pizza Mall
Multiple locations in Seoul
Number 15
Katsu
Address: 2 Myeongmul 1-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Number 16
Rolling Pasta
Multiple Locations in Seoul
Number 17
BURGERRY
Address: 87-8 KR 서울특별시 서대문구 신촌동 1층
Number 18
Pork KBBQ
Address: 144 Eoulmadang-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Number 19
SiJi Noodles
Daerim-dong Seoul
Number 20
Chosun Brazier Grill
4, World Cup Buk-ro1-Gil, Seoul South Korea
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[@randomlyjme9]

Thank you for showcasing places locals actually eat at instead of the bougie stuff influencers are constantly showing

[@pleasetredonme]

these $5 buffets are actually for taxi, bus, and truck drivers. Obviously, not only for them but the idea behind these buffet is for busy drivers to rest up and grab quick and cheap home style meal. For obvious reason, also very popular among university students with limited budget. These kind of buffet/restaurants are called "기사식당" and literal translation is "Driver Restaurant".

[@CaptinPoser]

Is it preferred that non-drivers eat elsewhere?

[@jongyoonoh6721]

not necessarily drivers anymore. There are many restaurants like that.

[@sammiwilliams7580]

I am saving this for when I travel to Seoul one day, your videos are the best. I watch them every morning 😂

[@kn0ck2wice2]

U know ur in good hand when it comes down to food in Seoul, Korea!!! 🇰🇷🥢🍴🍝🍜🍛🍚🍢🍣🍤🍡🥟🍰🍩🍫🍪🍭🍮🍸🍺🍹🍾🍵🍶☕🫕🍲🥘🥗🍱🧆🥙🫔🌯🌮🥪🌭🍕🍟🍔🥓🥩🍗🍖🥞🥯🥨

[@Christine-xs2of]

Korea visit videos are my fav

[@tigerjonn]

Dang that waffle looks fire! I LOVE soon-dae bok-gum ...The spicy stir fried blood sausage..

[@백수-x7d]

It was sad to see so many foreigners eating commercialized food on the streets of Myeongdong!! This is a very good video. Apart from this, I recommend Galbitang and Seolleongtang. They do not contain any spicy spices.

[@tresteyu]

I enjoyed your video. Can't wait to travel to Korea to check out the street food market. Thanks, Mike.

[@CarlGorn]

Next time you go to S.K., I'd love to see you do a tasting tour of Daegu. The city itself is gorgeous, nestled in this huge bowl valley, and it has a giant research farm in the northern part of the city, so with the right timing you can get farm-to-table at its absolute freshest. And from what I've seen on KZbin, the monorail ride on the east side is nice, too.

[@user-gs7dw7tq1r]

맛있는 음식을 먹고싶다면 서울로 가시는게 좋을겁니다. 대구의 음식은 썩 맛있지 않습니다.

[@JaeyGim-jk2zt]

Best Korean food called "BaekBan" many side dishes with 1 main dish originated from King's dish & Nobles dish

[@skullfullofbats]

off to Korea next week for the first time. was nervous about solo travel but I cant wait after watching this.

[@quiqui87]

Safe travels! Have Fun 🤩

[@ChinaDollTravels]

Love this video of cheap eats exploring the vibrant streets in Korea

[@BoyAditya]

Army stew definitely my favourite Korean food cheap eats

[@Brossbaldwin]

More of these location based videos please! I use your videos when I travel and this would make things so much easier

[@jasonlange6131]

From the Missouri here . I live vicariously through you. Please keep it up.

[@JR-zw2vb]

And he said Mizurah! like in the Mid West. ;-)

[@6010babyhuey]

20 years in centerville iowa... spent lot of time in kirksville... few good restaurants there Nurachi was my fav

[@Jean-un2or]

Save up and go urself!

[@annedavidson1726]

Love your Korea series. These types of videos are a fave.

[@iampj3269]

saaaaame

[@stylishbunny6854]

So much yummy food!😍 When I visit Korea, I like to eat simple street foods the best. Casual dining seems more fun!

[@timmartin4727]

Mikey. It was nice to see you do a video from the past you. I used to love your videos. My kids even got you to wish me a happy birthday. I haven’t been watching your videos as much since you have gotten into the high life stuff. I could relate to you when you ate food like us commoners. I hope this is something that you will gravitate to. I really enjoyed your videos on Thailand eating common street food. Thanks for the memories.

[@Dingdong3696oyvey]

Totally agree.

[@dimpelzmyles]

.... bruh

[@Koicee8]

Sorry you can’t afford to go out to eat at a nice restaurant. I didn’t think that was the high life 😂

[@Smokeeyeatzz]

What? He can show BOTH. Stop being jealous

[@timmartin4727]

@@Koicee8I can afford to go to some better places occasionally. That’s not the issue. What got him here has been put in the past from my perspective.

[@irena-talita]

I love when you go to Korean Mikey it’s my fav ❤❤❤

[@JamyangKingYoesel]

As much as I like kpop , I love you soo much cause you show actual good food and not those overhyped influencer meals and idol influenced meals and places

[@richardchicago]

Nice video as always but holy crap, I get ads every 35 seconds. I'll wait til your next one. :)

[@paolonutinisshoe]

hi! try skipping right to the end and then dragging it back to the beginning, works for me a lot :)

[@adam.dzwoniarek72]

I'm actually visiting Seoul and Busan at the end of March. Can't wait to sink my teeth into the SK food.

[@R_CA]

don't take the last train! (Busan is pretty cool)

[@rodw4057]

What a sneaky Mike. At 34:10, he pulls off the pizza and leave the greens on the pizza pan! Lol!

[@TheKauaiboyz51]

Bro is like the good eats version of Jackie CHan, love your channel!

[@오징어-j1f]

I am a korean. Koreans generally do not eat spicy beef dishes, except for yukgaejang (spicy beef soup). Also, Koreans do not often eat beef with kimchi. And the peppers used in beef bulgogi are non-spicy peppers like sweet bell pepper.

[@bobbyc3076]

You can definitely eat mike! Can't wait to live in korea!

[@tinalaplaca6638]

You always have lots of good eats to share from all your travels. I love them all.....and you make your viewers very hungry.....food is everything good. Thanks for all the good eats.....

[@tammynijs]

Food ninja 😂 love it how he tels everything

[@rattank1527]

Why isn't Korea as chubby as the U.S. with these portable waffle snacks?? 😆

[@kelliephilpott4547]

Hi Mikey! Much love from Southeast Kansas!!

[@RiCKTEEZ]

You know that waffle was good because after he took a bite he started looking around 😂😂😂 Like why didn’t yall tell me!!?!?

[@karenwolf5266]

I shop at Kroger. I love how you share wish us.

[@amazon4716]

For the most part Street food usually tastes better Family business Recipes passed on from generation to generation.

[@Changelingheart]

The Place where you got the soup or noodles and veggies, plus the BBQ Meat is my favorite so far. The food deals are great and so much healthier than Mickey Dee's!! 😊

[@JohnHausser]

Hey Mikey You should visit Montreal 🇨🇦 for the infamous poutine 😊

[@pinkangel9597]

Mikey has been to Canada several times it’s in his videos if you look for it. Mikey has also ate poutine. He has done a video on it.

[@JohnHausser]

@@pinkangel9597Classic poutine ?

[@pinkangel9597]

@@JohnHausser yeah I’m pretty sure

[@pinkangel9597]

@@JohnHausser I want to try poutine someday it looks so delicious 🤤

[@awesomeadamfrom2099]

Awesome job Mikey drop a like .

[@danielle8925]

Mikey you are living the dream man ❤❤❤

[@adjusted-bunny]

$2.50 for that platter?! I am moving to South Korea!

[@LilBoyTasmanKim]

I'm Korean and I had no clue about these places 😂 Time for a little adventure, I guess

[@68hoffman]

yeah you can tell mikey has lived in the midwest..missoura..i live right across the river from st.louis in the metro east ..where we call it missouri :)

[@juhyuncooks]

한국 음식에 대한 소개 감사합니다.😃❣

[@dayuenkim91]

Should check out Saemaeul Korean bbq in Korea!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@HalfSweetness]

Yummy as always Mike!😋

[@aaronchapman6994]

Why does Mike always say delicious in a weird way like deluurshus 🤣🤣🤣

[@jongyoonoh6721]

bc he is happy Mike....

[@trevorford8332]

That's a lot of food to eat in one day!! :)

[@tofussing]

i would suggest you to explore area around hwayang dong and kondae next time. the places are actually one stop away from seongsu station.

[@TontoKowalski2]

Spam makes me nervous because I've been in a low-salt diet for twenty years due to heart conditions. Regular spam is way too salty, but they do make several products that are reduced salt and perfect for low-salt consumption.

[@Kchill1986]

First time I heard Mikey cuss eating the waffle

[@user-rz7mn4gx2c]

성룡 폼 미쳤다 ㄷㄷ

[@elijahdiaz5914]

Apparently both my motherr and aunt (second cousin's mom) are turning 50 so now I gotta save up a bunch of money because they wanna get a lot of family and go to South Korea? SO now I gotta pick up my 60 hour work weeks while doing college again lol, but now I know how to save the moneys

[@MayFlora]

Good luck!

[@hyunnizle]

Do you love Korean culinary more than Chinese/Taiwanese or the other way around?

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content 😊😊😊❤❤❤❤

[@kevinb551]

Mike you are awesome, love it!

[@chloew5300]

Mikey must’ve had a cold when he was wearing the red collared shirt, he sounded so congested

[@604Menu]

I want to visit Korea so badly 😭

[@andyl9920]

I didnt know PizzaHut still does buffet. Have u tried Pizza Ranch? Its pretty good

[@lomabounth]

Love your vids

[@reggiemaedizon8788]

Pleass stay healthy and keep eating to your heart's content🫶

[@AL-ws5yi]

I’m all about cheap good eats! Lol

[@Joojoobeans]

Hi Mikey :D Hope you are doing well!!!

[@Raver_S_Thompson]

What ever came of your restaurant endeavors? Haven’t seen anything about them for a long time.

[@markw1247]

Karne is successful in Houston, so either he bought in and sold out, got bought out, or got screwed, and since he never mentions it anymore..

[@macintoshhjball4686]

@@markw1247pretty sure he just left the partnership since it wasn’t really “his”

[@lunamoon7970]

when it comes to communication how do you work it out, I one day also wish to explore the streets of Korea and Tokyo but always believe that not knowing the language could be a mass setback, to having the full experience of the place. So if you have any tips or ways that could be helpful in my quest pls say so, If it is not to much trouble for you

[@NepaliCuisine2018]

Big fan from Nepal ❤

[@colegreen1291]

I can not watch this video because i love Korean food and i am extremely jealous.

[@nonstop-pd6nd]

Hey Mikey. Looking good bro you look slimmer in the face, keep up the good content

[@philipmarlowe5249]

Anybody else want to move to Korea now?

[@Rickblack00]

Am hungry 😂

[@Natalie-xy7zy]

It looks like you got Nutella Ice cream Cheese Cake. That's what I read on the sign in Korean.

[@toburae3870]

I'm a little new to your channel(thanks to Best Ever Food Review Show via Texas Fair?), so I'm not sure if this is already part of your format... But since you love going to - and I love watching - buffets, could you please include the rules, if any? Sometimes I've heard you say there's a 45 minute limit or such. When there is a flat rate for "all you can eat" (even if you have to buy a drink) when will they actually cut you off? I'm just curious about them, because I live these places through you vicariously and can later imagine myself at the same buffet and enjoying similar foods. Just a small suggestion, even tho I know it means more work for you. Thank you so so so much!

[@백수-x7d]

It doesn't actually measure time. It means, “Eat as much as you want, but don’t eat all day long.” Even if it takes 50 minutes or an hour, it won't hold you back. I'm a Korean

[@christianhansen3292]

perilla seed powder i imagine is the green stuff.

[@Taco117.]

do a pc bang next !!

[@michaelvillaroman1090]

where and the name of these places. Noryangin was the only place you mentioned

[@johnyi50]

I need to go back this year

[@Pixlanta]

❤

[@Rashid-i4w]

تم 😊❤😊

[@Drew17455]

looks like cheesecake cubes in the waffles

[@sehyeonseo5879]

Yes they are!

[@marivera4365]

Where is your wedding ring?

[@zulemafowler1226]

Lol I am from the Bahamas we still eat it with everything but Son donf like the spam he dont no what he is missing

[@dizzyshk]

there is samaeul restaurant in buena park, ca!

[@francissantiago4110]

I think you should buy house in korea

[@viajaconamelia3596]

Creo que mi dentista no estará feliz si pruebo esa fruta, pero, me encanta la comida coreana. En mi canal tengo muchos videos sobre comida asiática en USA jajaja

[@foxy7753]

I heard that Noryangjin is not what it used to be. Most of street vendors moved out.

[@SmallGuy845]

Mike you need to start wearing your own branded merch again. It looked so good on you. Why did you stop?

[@ryanawilson8549]

Who hasn't had a waffle with Nutella? Uh, me 🤷

[@carlakinstley9255]

I would feel like I was robbing these people 😂 I make a lot of these dishes , So delicious :)

[@creekwalkin0988]

Hey Mikey

[@OlJackBurton]

meanwhile a big mac combo is $16 now...

[@kazines87]

3:30 looks like a nutella spread, cheese cubes(not like those real cheese..) and icecream

[@sehyeonseo5879]

They are actually cheese cake cubes

[@똑똑한]

Are any of these prices current. It's unbelievably cheap.

[@AshanFernando-gf9vv]

look what you have😐 done now I'm hungry

[@kobayashi75007]

😀

[@rodw4057]

@strictlydumpling You've sure come a long way, Bro! I really enjoy your videos! You put your heart and soul into your videos. What you went through in life so many of us can relate. Take care!

[@니노니노-c8r]

야미야미 😂😂😂

[@LukaBrazy.]

MIKE NOT ONLY LOOKS DIFFERENT BUT SOUNDS DIFFERENT, DID THEY CLONE HIM? 😁

[@Manooshti]

He's not wearing his wedding ring??????

[@Megan-b2x]

It's probably an older video?

[@Momoolein]

How is it even your problem 😢 😢

[@IcyTii]

​@@Momoolein fr like he needs to explain himself or smt 😂

[@christinamatzen4214]

He said in the beginning this was a compilation video through the years, most of this was before he got married.

[@Benjamins12mommy]

So

[@RandyOr]

🎉

[@l.f.6878]

Is anyone else eating while watching this, imaging they're eating everything he's eating....no only me... okay

[@KingOrr06]

Did his voice change? Or am I trippin

[@jasonabbott5161]

We don't know anything about army stew

[@Udayagrawal-r4l]

Hi