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Home-style set meals in Ikseon-dong & Jongno 3-ga, ranked by what Koreans pay

Local Rank is an independent guide that ranks restaurants in Korea by what Koreans actually spent there by card. This page covers Home-style set meals places in Ikseon-dong & Jongno 3-ga (익선동, 종로3가), Seoul. Hanok alleys in Seoul's old center. As of 10 November 2026, the top 3 by last month's card spending are Arirangyetgoeul (아리랑옛고을, Home-style set meals, top 1.8% in Jongno-gu), Suncheon Sikdang (순천식당, Home-style set meals, top 6.76% in Jongno-gu) and Songamonban (송암온반, Home-style set meals, top 13.1% in Jongno-gu). The order comes from BC Card payment data published through eat.pl, so it shows where local cardholders really pay rather than reviews, star ratings or advertising. Big chains are left out. The % is a place's position among all places in Jongno-gu: top 1% means only 1 in 100 took in more. Each place links to its eat.pl page with the map, opening hours and busy times.

  1. Arirangyetgoeul (아리랑옛고을): Home-style set meals. Top 1.8% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  2. Suncheon Sikdang (순천식당): Home-style set meals. Top 6.76% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  3. Songamonban (송암온반): Home-style set meals. Top 13.1% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  4. Ilmi Sikdang (일미식당): Home-style set meals. Top 14.4% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  5. Hyeongjebulbaek (형제불백): Home-style set meals. Top 16.4% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  6. Sodam (소담): Home-style set meals. Top 16.7% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  7. Damsot Ikseonjigyeong Branch (담솥익선직영점): Home-style set meals. Top 19.8% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  8. Chungjudaek Yangeunsotbap (충주댁 양은솥밥): Home-style set meals. Top 20.5% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  9. Hoban (호반): Home-style set meals. Top 27.7% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  10. Ilmi Sikdang Main Branch (일미식당 본점): Home-style set meals. Top 31.3% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  11. Nalmadajangnal (날마다장날): Home-style set meals. Top 32.2% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  12. Zipper (지퍼(Zipper)): Home-style set meals. Top 34.2% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  13. Wangbeoljip (왕벌집): Home-style set meals. Top 39.4% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  14. Solsot Ikseon Branch (솔솥 익선점): Home-style set meals. Top 44.8% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  15. Cheonnyeondongando (천년동안도): Home-style set meals. Top 51.6% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  16. Jangsoyu (장소유): Home-style set meals. Top 55% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  17. Bangida (반기다): Home-style set meals. Top 55.6% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  18. Ilmijip (일미집): Home-style set meals. Top 59.9% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  19. Adamjip (아담집): Home-style set meals. Top 73% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  20. Jongno Hambajip (종로함바집): Home-style set meals. Top 76.1% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  21. Ikseon Hwaro (익선화로): Home-style set meals. Top 77% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  22. Pyeonghaeok (평해옥): Home-style set meals. Top 77.9% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  23. Maru (마루): Home-style set meals. Top 80.2% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  24. Cheongchunilbeonji (청춘일번지): Home-style set meals. Top 80.4% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  25. Mansune (만수네): Home-style set meals. Top 83.1% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  26. Mogaji (모가지): Home-style set meals. Top 84.7% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  27. Gyeryung Sikdang (계륭식당): Home-style set meals. Top 86.7% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  28. Daewon (대원): Home-style set meals. Top 88.1% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  29. Hanyang (한양): Home-style set meals. Top 94.1% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  30. Ttungsunne (뚱순네): Home-style set meals. Top 96.8% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.

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How this ranking works

Koreans pay for most meals by card. Local Rank takes the card payment ranking that BC Card publishes through eat.pl and lists restaurants by how much was spent there last month. Nobody can pay to appear, and reviews play no part.

Big chains, cafés and bars are left out of the restaurant lists. Cafés and pubs have lists of their own.

Each place links to its page on eat.pl, which shows the map, opening hours and busy times. That page is in Korean; Chrome and Safari can translate it.

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Questions people ask

Which Home-style set meals places in Ikseon-dong & Jongno 3-ga, Seoul do Koreans spend the most at?

By card spending last month, the top 3 Home-style set meals places in Ikseon-dong & Jongno 3-ga, Seoul are Arirangyetgoeul (아리랑옛고을, Home-style set meals), Suncheon Sikdang (순천식당, Home-style set meals) and Songamonban (송암온반, Home-style set meals). Local Rank lists 30 in order on this page.

How is Local Rank different from review sites?

Local Rank uses what people paid, not what they wrote. The order comes from BC Card payment data published through eat.pl: the more Koreans spent at a place last month, the higher it sits. There are no star ratings, no reviews and no ads.

Can a restaurant pay to rank higher on Local Rank?

No. Local Rank takes no money from restaurants and has no sponsored spots.