The best Seoul food nights are not a checklist. They have a rhythm: something crisp, something brothy, a little walking, and one table where everyone orders more than planned.
Start before the dinner rush
Meet at Jongno 5-ga around 5:30 p.m. and enter Gwangjang Market from the east side. Share one mung-bean pancake, keep cash handy, and save room.
Finish somewhere quiet
Walk south toward Euljiro for a final drink in a small second-floor bar. The contrast is the point.
