Types of Korean Restaurants
Bunsik, gukbap, pocha and more — what they serve and how to order.
Fifteen kinds of places to eat in Korea, from snack bars and gukbap joints to street-tent bars and convenience stores — what each serves, how ordering works, whether you can go alone and one tip.
All places to eat
- 분식집Snack bar (bunsik)
- 백반집Home-style set-meal restaurant
- 고깃집Korean barbecue restaurant
- 횟집Raw-fish restaurant
- 포차Pojangmacha (street tent bar)
- 치킨집Fried-chicken shop
- 중국집Korean-Chinese restaurant
- 국밥집Gukbap (soup and rice) restaurant
- 편의점 식사Convenience-store meal
- 푸드코트Food court
- 카페Café
- 빵집Bakery
- 떡집Rice-cake shop
- 노포Long-running old restaurant (nopo)
- 배달 음식Food delivery
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