Where can you eat late at night in Seoul?
Plenty of Seoul restaurants serve past midnight, mostly barbecue, offal grills, soup houses and dining bars. Yeongcheon Yeonghwa in Cheongdam lists 24-hour hours every day, and Trois in Euljiro serves until 2 am every night.
Seoul eats late. Barbecue houses, offal grills, soup restaurants and dining bars often keep cooking well past midnight, especially toward the weekend. This post is for when dinner slips past 10 pm or you land late and want a real meal. For how late-night and holiday hours behave in general, see our holidays and late nights guide.
Before you go late
- Know the kind of place. Grills, soup houses and dining bars are the usual late-night food in Seoul. Fine dining and most cafes close far earlier.
- Arrive before last order. A closing time is not the last order. Many kitchens take their last order earlier, so aim to sit down at least an hour before.
- Fridays and weekends run later. Several places below add one or two hours on those nights. Check the card for the exact day.
- Watch public holidays. Some of these show special hours for Oct 3, 2026, a public holiday, and posted hours may not reflect longer closures around Chuseok and Seollal.
- Plan the ride home. The subway stops around midnight. A taxi is the usual way back after a late meal.
Nine restaurants that serve past midnight
In no particular order; none of them paid to be here. Prices and hours are from our data as of Sep 29, 2026.
Yeongcheon Yeonghwa (Cheongdam) 영천영화 청담점
A Korean beef house in Cheongdam whose listed hours run around the clock, every day of the week. The ground floor feels like a butcher shop and serves raw-beef bibimbap with soybean paste stew, while upstairs staff grill hanwoo cuts in private rooms. It works for a proper meal at 3 am.
What to order: Yukhoe bibimbap (육회비빔밥), Hanwoo yukhoe (한우 육회), Anchangsal (안창살)
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, every day
Donsubaek (Hongdae) 돈수백 홍대직영점
A Busan-style pork soup restaurant near Hongik University, with warm wood, a counter for solo diners by the door and more seats upstairs. The broth is milky and simmered for about a day, and boiled pork slices are kept warm at the table. From Monday morning it stays open through the night until Sunday at 9 pm.
What to order: Dontangban pork bone soup (돈탕반), Suyuk boiled pork slices (수육), Duck jumulleok (오리주물럭)
- Hours
- Mon 11 am–midnight · Tue–Sat 24 hours · Sun midnight–9 pm
- Booking
- Walk-ins welcome
Busan Agu 부산아구
An old monkfish restaurant near Sinsa Station, one of the few left on a street that used to have several. Monkfish is braised in a spicy sauce with a heap of bean sprouts, on its own or with crab, and the leftover sauce is fried with rice at the end. It serves until 1 am from Monday to Saturday.
What to order: Monkfish jjim (아구찜), Crab medley (꽃게범벅), Mixed monkfish-crab jjim (아구꽃게섞어찜)
Good to know: Walk-ins are usually fine, though the dinner peak can mean a short wait.
- Hours
- Mon–Sat 10 am–1 am · Sun 10 am–11 pm
- Booking
- Walk-ins welcome
Segwang Yangdaechang (Yongsan) 세광양대창 용산점
A retro, always-busy beef offal grill on the Yongridan-gil strip near Samgakji. You order an assorted grill of large intestine and tripe, then an offal hot pot, and finish with fried rice made in the leftover broth. It serves until 1:30 am from Sunday to Friday.
What to order: Modum-gui (assorted grill: daechang, makchang, teukyang), Gopchang jeongol (offal hot pot), Yang-bokkeumbap (jeongol-broth fried rice)
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 4 pm–1:30 am · Sun 2 pm–1:30 am (Sat: not listed)
- Booking
- Naver booking
Judorak (Sinyongsan) 주도락 신용산본점
A Korean dining bar on Yongridan-gil with counter seats around an open kitchen and windows that fold open. Food is Korean comfort cooking, such as braised oxtail and beef pancakes, next to a long list of highballs, makgeolli and traditional liquor. It stays open until 1 am from Monday to Thursday, and until 3 am on Fridays and Sundays.
What to order: Sokkori suyuk (braised oxtail), Yukjeon (pan-fried beef pancake), Sogalbisal gui (short-rib grill)
- Hours
- Mon–Thu 11:30 am–1 am · Fri 11:30 am–3 am · Sun 11:30 am–3 am (Sat: not listed)
- Booking
- Naver booking
Ikseondong Mokjang (Myeongdong) 익선동목장 명동점
A pork and beef barbecue restaurant on the third floor of a Myeongdong side-street building, where staff grill the meat for you in two stages. The pork is premium Korean and Iberico, and there is a soup for the end of the meal. It is a useful late option near Myeongdong hotels, serving until 2 am from Friday to Sunday.
What to order: 0.3% YBD samgyeopsal, Iberico Bellota galbisal, Iberico Bellota flower neck meat
- Hours
- Mon–Thu noon–11 pm · Fri–Sun noon–2 am
- Booking
- Naver booking
Trois 트와 TROIS
A European-style wine bistro up the stairs of an old converted building in Euljiro, lit by lamps, with old wooden cabinets and a record player. The kitchen serves German pork knuckle, burrata ragu pasta and truffle gnocchi. It opens at 5 pm and serves until 2 am every night.
What to order: Sous-vide schweinshaxe (수비드 슈바인 학센)
Good to know: Book on CatchTable. Corkage is ₩30,000 if you bring wine.
- Hours
- Daily 5 pm–2 am
- Booking
- Takes reservations · Naver booking · CatchTable
Karinzi Lingane Snack Bar (Gwanghwamun) 카린지린가네스낵바 광화문점
A Japanese spot near Gwanghwamun that serves cutlets and curry at lunch and becomes a casual izakaya at night, with retro Japanese posters and city pop on the speakers. Evening food runs to an oden hot pot, an anchovy-oil pasta and seasoned popcorn. It closes at 1 am on weeknights.
What to order: Odenmori (오뎅모리), Calmond pasta (칼몬드파스타), Ringane popcorn (린가네팝콘)
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 11 am–1 am · Sun 4 pm–11 pm (Sat: not listed)
- Booking
- Naver booking
Mallijae Bistro 만리재 비스트로
An Italian-leaning pub behind Seoul Station, at the mouth of the Mallijae-ro food alley where the Seoullo 7017 walkway comes down. Wood-fired pizza and pasta come with wine and craft beer, and there is outdoor seating. It serves until 1 am from Monday to Friday, which suits a late arrival at Seoul Station.
What to order: Coppa arugula pizza, Potato gnocchi, Burrata salad
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 11:30 am–1 am · Sun 11:30 am–11 pm (Sat: not listed)
- Booking
- Naver booking
What to eat after midnight
The classic late meal in Seoul is grilled meat or offal with a soup or fried rice to finish, which is what Segwang Yangdaechang and Ikseondong Mokjang do. If you want something lighter and warm, a pork bone soup at Donsubaek or a bowl of bibimbap at Yeongcheon Yeonghwa is a simpler order. Dining bars like Judorak and Trois suit a late plate with a drink.
How we picked these
Every restaurant here lists hours that run past midnight on at least one night. We left out places that close at midnight exactly and bars without a real food menu, and aimed for a spread of food and neighborhoods. Late hours change more than daytime hours, so check the listing before you set out.
Questions
Are any of these open 24 hours?
Yeongcheon Yeonghwa in Cheongdam lists 24-hour hours every day. Donsubaek in Hongdae runs through the night from Monday morning until Sunday at 9 pm, then closes until Monday at 11 am.
Which nights stay open latest?
Fridays and weekends. Judorak in Sinyongsan runs until 3 am on Fridays and Sundays, and Ikseondong Mokjang in Myeongdong until 2 am from Friday to Sunday.
Can I just walk in after 10 pm?
At Busan Agu and Donsubaek walk-ins are usually fine. The others tend to fill within the week, so book if you have a set time, even late.